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
Overly Sexual Roxy Ad Causes Social Media Stir
Australian women’s surfwear brand Roxy has been slammed on social media for using an overly sexual advertising promotion for their latest pro surfing contest – the Pro Biarritz 2013 in Biarritz, France. The video shows an attractive female surfer (presumed to be five-time world champion - Stephanie Gilmore) waking up in the morning, putting on a white shirt, […]
Read More | ShareAs Instagram’s Video Gains Momentum, Twitter Starts Email Marketing Vine To New Users
Instagram’s new video service has been live for about 2 weeks now, allowing users to post short 15 second clips to their profile. Instagram’s video has a number of features to better Vine (such as image stabilisation and video filters – not to mention the much larger audience) – and now Twitter are trying whatever […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – June 2013
Today we post our montly report, showing the most popular social networks in Australia over the month of June 2013. You can see our report from May which has a number of interesting insights and commentary from last month. June 2013 stats: (Please note the numbers below are the number of Unique Australian Visitors to […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat Now Sending 200 Million Photos A Day, Attracts New Investors at US$800M Valuation
It looks like Snapchat is currently right in their peak growth period. We saw back in April when Snapchat announced 150 million photos were shared through their app each day from 5 million daily active users – up from 60 million per day in February. Then earlier in June we saw a major update to […]
Read More | ShareThe Social Media ‘Flipout’ – Is It Becoming A Regular Occurrence in Digital Life?
When I created this blog in early 2010, the social media industry wasn’t as hyped up as it is today. In 2010 (in Australia) the industry was slowly building momentum. Many of us had Facebook accounts, but other social networks like Twitter and LinkedIn were still in their major growth periods. Over my 3 years […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Updates App to Now Include Video – Users Can Share Short 15 Seconds Clips
We reported earlier in the week there was some speculation about a Facebook Press Event being held on June 20. Some thought Mark Zuckerberg would be unveiling a new RSS reader to take over from the retirement of Google Reader. However today, Instagram have confirmed that they have shipped version 4.0 of their app which […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Press Event On June 20 Could Be Release Of Video On Instagram Platform
There are rumors and speculation going around today that Facebook will be holding a special press event on Thursday 20th of June (in the US of course) that could be the unveiling of video features inside the Instagram app. This would obviously be in direct competition with Twitter’s app, Vine - which allows users to post […]
Read More | ShareApple Unveils iOS7 At WWDC 2013
Apple have just held their annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco where they have unveiled the new iOS7 operating system to the world. iOS7 is the software that will run on the latest generation of iPhones, iPods and iPads. Despite a completely designed user interface, there have been a number of under-the-hood tweaks: All […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat Launches v5.0 “Banquo” With Updated GUI And New Features
Snapchat, the application which allows you send photos and videos that automatically erase themselves has had a major update today which gives users a whole new GUI and some new features. The most noticeable changes of this latest version, dubbed ”Banquo” includes: Swipe Navigation from your inbox, to the camera, friends list, then add new friends […]
Read More | ShareTim Cook Interview at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business [VIDEO]
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I’ve always enjoyed watching Tim Cook up on stage during Apple Conferences or at interviews with the media and press. He has a strong character, but calm and calculated approach to the way he does business. I like to think I have a similar outlook. Mr Cook gave an interview last week at Duke Fuqua School […]
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