David Correll
Editor and Founder of SocialMediaNews.com.au. I also run a Social Media Agency where I do consulting work and Social Media Management. Connect with me: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook or contact me here. Alternatively, you can send me an email at david@socialmedianews.com.au
Instagram Reveals How Their Ads – ‘Sponsored Posts’ Will Look
Instagram have just announced how their first ads and sponsored posts will look on their site. Earlier in the month Instagram told their community ads were coming, and now the first brands to have signed up for Instagram’s advertising include: Ben & Jerry’s, Burberry, General Electric, Lexus, Levi’s®, Macy’s, Michael Kors, PayPal and Starwood – […]
Read More | ShareNew Twitter Feature Lets You DM Users Who Don’t Follow You
It seems Twitter has been rethinking the way users communicate on their site, particularly around their Direct Message (DM) feature. Twitter has just made a change on the site that lets users enable an option to allow any Twitter user to send you a Direct Message, even if you are not following each-other. This will […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Will Soon Start Showing Ads In Your Feed
This October celebrates 3 years of Instagram, and now the photo-sharing service has announced they plan on making money by including ads into the feeds of its 150 million+ users. This will now present an opportunity for brands to show off their pictures and videos via Instagram advertisements. The company saying: “Our aim is to […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – September 2013
Wow, 2013 is just flying by. Another month has gone and that means it is time for our monthly social media stats update. You can view last months report for August if you wish. September 2013 Stats: (Please note all stats represent the number of Unique Australian Visitors [UAVs] to the site over September – except […]
Read More | ShareReview: MyKronoz ZeWatch Bluetooth Smartwatch
Today we are reviewing this new smartwatch called the MyKronoz ZeWatch BlueTooth Smartwatch, sent to us by MobileZap. There has been a lot of talk about smart-watches over the past year or so as Apple and Samsung are reportedly working on their own devices. However some manufacturers have shot ahead and already produced their own smart-watches to […]
Read More | ShareUber Offers Free Taxis In Sydney Till The End Of The Week
In-case you are not aware, Uber is the smartphone application (on iOS and Android) that can quickly order you a taxi with a few clicks. You can see your taxi approach turn by turn on your maps, and at the end of a journey you simply get out the cab with the trip billed to […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Tweets Intent to File For IPO
After much speculation from the technology and media community (over many years), Twitter has acknowledged that they are filing for their Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Facebook is now valued at over $100 Billion USD thanks to strong financial performance over the past year. It will be interesting to […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Confirms They Have Reached 150 Million Monthly Active Users
Instagram have confirmed on their blog that their social network has now reached 150 million monthly active users. It was only in February that they announced 100 million monthly active users, so their user base is still growing fast – by 50 million members in the past 6 months. What is also interesting is that […]
Read More | SharePublic Servant Loses Job For Criticising Goverment Policy On Twitter
This week Michaela Banerji, a Canberra civil servant who wrote critical tweets about Australia’s asylum seeker policy, lodged an appeal with the Federal Court after losing her right to post her private opinions under an anonymous name. Her dispute is likely to become a test case for every civil servant in the country, as Damien […]
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