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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

Social Media Statistics Australia – February 2013

David Correll on March 1, 2013 | Australia | Comments (0)

Today we report our Social Media Stats for February and as most of us are back at work, we see a couple noticeable increases across the board. As always - The stats below represent the number of Australian users or unique Australian visitors to the site over February. Feb 2013 Stats: 1. Facebook – 11,677,680 Australian users/accounts (down approx 106,780). […]

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Google Creates Google+ Sign-In To Compete With Facebook Connect

David Correll on February 28, 2013 | Google Plus | Comments (0)

Google is creating their own ‘Sign in with Google+’ button to compete with Facebook Connect, which is deeply integrated across tens of millions of websites around the world. Google Plus actually launched almost one and a half years ago – so I’m a little surprised to see it has taken them this long to create […]

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Looking Back: Hamilton Island Enjoy Social Media Success With InstaMeet Campaign

David Correll on February 21, 2013 | Australia | Comments (0)

In late November last year, Hamilton Island created an interesting social media campaign by launching a photo competition - with the help from a number of celebrity users, ambassadors and competition winners who all focused around the Instagram app, accompanied by postings across Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Tumblr and Pinterest. Also the ever entertaining, Pilgramers were along for […]

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Make A Picture Out of Your Instagram Photos With PosterCandy

David Correll on February 19, 2013 | Instagram | Comments (0)

So you have a kick ass Instagram feed and want to get these photos printed off to hang around the house? A new service, PosterCandy allows your to create a poster (in various different sizes) made up entirely from your Instagram photos, ranging in price from $19.95 to $49.95. All PosterCandy posters are of photo-quality and come in […]

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Is This A Picture Of Mark Zuckerberg Raving?

David Correll on February 15, 2013 | Facebook | Comments (0)

This picture has been doing the rounds lately and according to the DJ in the photo this was around 3 years ago. Dj Dory goes on to say there were other Facebook staff there that night, so it seems legit. Even Zuck Dawg likes to get down and party. Nice! 🙂

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The Hidden Costs of Facebook [VIDEO]

David Correll on February 13, 2013 | Facebook | Comments (0)

Here is an interesting video sent to me that shows you some of the hidden costs from using Facebook, both as a user and the costs Facebook as a business creates. It’s short and sweet. Enjoy.

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Apple Reportedly Testing New Device – the iWatch

David Correll on February 11, 2013 | Apple | Comments (0)

There is much speculation going around this morning, originally from The New York Times, that Apple is working on a new device – the iWatch. The article goes on to explain that Apple is still very much testing and experimenting with such product, and no official production has been finalised or even set to go ahead. You […]

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Instagram’s Latest Update is Another Blow to Twitter

David Correll on February 7, 2013 | Instagram | Comments (0)

The other day I was updating the apps on my phone and noticed there was a new version of Instagram available. I thought maybe there would be some new features or another filter added, but reading the update description it’s just a vague – bug fixes and other improvements. Not that Instagram was ever really […]

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