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
Taking A Leaf From Twitter – Vine Finally Adds Trending Hashtags
Twitter’s Social video sharing app, Vine has finally made the update many have been waiting for – the inclusion of trending hashtags, as mentioned in their latest blog post. The application has an explore tab, similar to how Instagram shows off their most popular content – however many users have been wondering why Twitter hasn’t […]
Read More | ShareMark Zuckerberg Reveals Facebook Home on Android [VIDEO]
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Mark Zuckerberg and the team at Facebook have built a modified version of Android, so users can have Facebook’s social functions to built into the Android home screen. This new product is called Facebook Home. This means that your Android home screen basically becomes your newsfeed. Users will be able to Like and Comment straight […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – March 2013
Today is Easter Monday and whilst a public holiday time to post our monthly stats for March. We are starting to get to a point in Australia where social media growth is slowing and for some sites, static. We see larger sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and blogging platforms driving much of the engagement. […]
Read More | ShareSnapchat, Sexting Tool or Photo Phenomenon?
In case you are not aware, Snapchat is a new iOS and Android app that allows users to send photos among their contacts, which automatically delete after a short period of time (between 1 – 10 seconds). If the recipient takes a screenshot of the photo before it deletes, the send is notified, sometimes. The app […]
Read More | ShareWhat Is Wrong With The Official @TwitterAU Account?
Every month I report the latest Australian Social Media Statistics based on figures freely available and estimations I use on global data. When Twitter created an official Australian Twitter account – @TwitterAU – this was good news for many of us in the industry looking to find out more about how Twitter is actually going […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn Reaches 4 Million Australian Members – But How Many Are Active?
LinkedIn has now reached the milestone of 4 million Australian members. It was only in March 2012 that we reported LinkedIn reached 3 million members - so over the last 12 months LinkedIn has added 1 million Australian’s, or about 83,000 news sign-ups per month – about 2700 a day. This is a rather impressive milestone […]
Read More | ShareHamilton Island To Launch Second Instameet Campaign
After the success of their first campaign, Hamilton Island has announced their plans for a second Instameet to be held from 17-19 May 2013. Earlier in the week, we saw Hamilton Island ambassadors – The Pilgramers release a new video with some behind the scenes footage from their first adventure. The May Instameet will see Instagrammers from the […]
Read More | SharePilgramers Release Another Video About Their Hamilton Island Instagram Adventures
The Pilgramers have released another video showing off their Hamilton Island adventures and also some words from the Hamilton Island marketing team themselves. The ever funny, Jody Johnston shows off our tropical paradise to his friends, fans and followers with his usual humourous and entertaining style. This whole campaign has been rather unique – focusing on visual imagery and […]
Read More | ShareIs This How Guys Will Use Google Glasses?
Google Glasses looks to be a new tech fad – but will it help pick up women? This video shows a ‘real life’ example of how these glasses can lead to success with the opposite sex. This seems incredibly accurate..
Read More | ShareMark Zuckerberg Explains New Facebook News Feed
Mark Zuckerberg has explained Facebook’s plans to roll out a new, simplified news feed to users. As per Facebook’s general roll out procedures New Zealand will probably be the first country to have access to the new layout. See the below videos for more information: Facebook Press Event Facebook Promotional Video Goodbye Clutter. Want to […]
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