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 4.1 Lets You Upload Videos From The Camera Roll
As detailed on the Instagram Blog, they have updated their iOS and Android apps so that users can now upload videos from their camera roll. Instagram have released a number of new features in this update v4.1: Automatic Straightening for iOS There are few things more distracting than a crooked horizon in a photo. We’re happy […]
Read More | ShareYes – You Can Go Almost 1 Week Without Charging Your iPhone
The iPhone has revolutionised mobile phones as we know it today – however one very common annoyance is having to charge the phone almost daily just to be able to use it. The battery does drain fast, even on the latest iPhone 5 model. If you are a heavy user you may even need to […]
Read More | ShareFacebook To Let You Embed Status Updates Like Twitter
Facebook has announced that they will allow users to embed status updates on external websites to Facebook. Similar to Twitter, this will allow Facebook content to spread even further across the web, in addition to the Facebook Like Button and their other social plugins. This feature is not publicly available just yet – only a […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2013
It is the first day of the month and that means today we post our monthly report showing Social Media Growth in Australia over July 2013. You can view last months report here if you want to see the figures for June. July 2013 Stats: (Please note all stats represent the Unique Australian Visitors to the […]
Read More | ShareHamilton Island Proves Social Media’s Positive Effect on Travel Desires
Hamilton Island’s Ultimate Instameet social media campaigns have proven to be the Island’s most successful standalone PR activity to date, according to new results released today. Following the inaugural Instameet, Hamilton Island witnessed $2million room revenue growth over the campaign period, compared to the same time last year, as well as a nine per cent […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Posts Record Earnings At US$1.81B for Q2
Earlier this morning Facebook released their Second Quarter Earnings Report for 2013. The news is in, and it’s good for Facebook – they have posted a record revenue for the quarter of US$1.813 Billion, with mobile ads counting for 41% of total revenue. Net Income for Q2 was US$333 Million. For anyone doubting Facebook and […]
Read More | ShareYouTube Launches Off-Site Subscribe Buttons For Your YouTube Channel
If you have a YouTube Channel and use the service extensively, you will be happy to hear that today YouTube has created off-site subscribe buttons – allowing developers to add the ‘Subscribe Button’ to external websites encouraging more user subscribes. Previously the only way to subscribe to someone’s channel was on the YouTube site itself, […]
Read More | ShareFacebook’s Like Button Count Is Not Actually The Total Number Of Likes
Millions of sites across the internet have the Facebook Like button included to add a layer of social sharing to website content. Next to the Facebook like button is often a number, presumed to indicate the number of times the content or page has been ‘liked’. This is not actually the case. The number next […]
Read More | ShareJudge Dismisses Class-Action Lawsuit Against Instagram
You may remember last December when Instagram changed their Terms of Service – there was much outcry from users and even celebrities/ brands using the service. Many people had concerns that Instagram would start selling user photos without notice. After the outcry Instagram reverted their Terms of Service to their original terms before the proposed change. […]
Read More | ShareYahoo Profit Up After 1 Year with Marissa Mayer At The Helm
Yahoo have just released their Q2 2013 Financial Results, 1 year after Marissa Mayer was appointed as the company’s CEO. The reaction from investors and commentators has been mixed but there are a couple key points to take away from this update: Net Profit up 46% from a year ago to $US331 Revenue fell 1% to $US1.07 […]
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