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
The Hidden Costs of Facebook [VIDEO]
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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.
Read More | ShareApple Reportedly Testing New Device – the iWatch
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 […]
Read More | ShareInstagram’s Latest Update is Another Blow to Twitter
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 […]
Read More | ShareHow To Setup Twitter Cards for WordPress
As Twitter becomes one of the main content distribution platforms many of us now use to consume media on a daily basis – publishers and marketers should look at every possible avenue to give their content the highest chance of success and share-ability. One way to give your content extra prominence on Twitter is by […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – January 2013
It is now time to report our Australian social media statistics for January 2013. Summer holidays in Australia has a significant impact on the social networking sites we use. Generally over the December holiday period we see some business networks drop in user numbers, then regain as everyone comes back to work in January. The […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reports Q4 and Full 2012 Year Revenues
Facebook has just reported their Q4 financial results and full 2012 year revenues. The results are interesting and Mark Zuckerberg says more people use Facebook everyday on their mobile compared desktop computers. In the 4th Quarter Facebook achieved: Revenues: $1.59 billion versus $1.53 billion expectations 618 million daily active users For the first time ever, […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Acquires Short Video Service – Vine
In an interesting move, Twitter has acquired a short video service application called Vine. Vine is an iOS application and allows you to embed a short 6 second or less video in your tweets, and also the option to send to Facebook. The app is also integrated with Foursquare so you can check-in with any […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare Shows Us What 500 Million Check-ins Look Like, Australian Usage Still Significant
Over the last 3 months, Foursquare users have checked in 500 million times all around the world. The team at Foursquare have put together this neat infographic showing a world map with the check-ins, giving us an interesting visual on where the service is most used. Lets look at Australia: We can see users are […]
Read More | ShareInstagram Reaches 90 Million Monthly Active Users
Instagram has updated their press page recently to release a number of new statistics to the public. Here are the important numbers you need to know about Instagram: 90 million Monthly Active Users 40 million Photos Per Day 8500 Likes Per Second 1000 Comments Per Second Even after all the (over-hyped) backlash about Instagram changing their Terms of Service, […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn Answers To Be Retired January 31
In a surprising move for many, LinkedIn has decided to retire their Q&A product – LinkedIn Answers on January 31, 2013. This feature has been on the site ever since 2007 and whilst has always got use from users it’s clear not enough to satisfy LinkedIn in keeping this product alive. One of the issues for many […]
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