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
Uber 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 […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Says It Received 546 Data Requests From Australian Authorities In First 6 Months of 2013
Facebook has revealed that in the first 6 months of 2013, Australian Authorities have made 546 requests for users data in regards to 601 user accounts. Of these requests, 64% had some data produced to the government authorities. In the United States there was 11,000 - 12,000 data requests involving 20,000 - 21,000 users. 79% of these requests for US […]
Read More | Share9 Million Australians Use Facebook Every Day
The Facebook operation in Australia have released a number of interesting stats today as we see the company globally share more insights about particular regions and demographic stats. Australian user metrics: 12 million MAU = Total monthly active users (desktop and mobile) 9 million DAU = Total daily active users (desktop and mobile) 9.8 million […]
Read More | ShareCan Social Media Predict The Election Result?
That is the big question everyone is asking. Both sides have been working tirelessly on getting their social media followers to Like, Comment on and Share their latest political messages. We have seen the Facebook pages for both Liberal and Labor explode over the past month. Just going on the Facebook comments and Tweets there […]
Read More | ShareInstagram 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 […]
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