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
Instagram 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 […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Launches Graph Search – Their Answer to Social Search
Facebook have just held a press conference at their Menlo Park headquarters and announced a new (search) product, Facebook Graph Search. This is Facebook’s answer to social search. You will be able to ask Facebook questions and instead of getting a load of links like regular web search – Facebook will present you with the […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media in Australia – 2012 Year in Review
Over 2012 we have seen Australians further embrace Social Media across all spectrums of society. Not just individual users, but companies, government departments, organisations, not for profits, industry associations, politicians, celebrities – all sorts of people and entities are now using social media. In fact over half of the total Australian population is now signed […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – December 2012
January 1, 2013 – a new year, a fresh start. Happy New Year to all. To keep our stats moving along we will briefly report our latest social media statistics for Australia showing the most popular social networks over December 2012. As the December/ January period in Australia is summer holidays we are seeing a […]
Read More | ShareIs Keek the Video Instagram? The Kardashian’s Sure Love Keek
There has been a fair amount of speculation about when will a Video type Instagram service come? Well it’s been here for sometime, since early 2011 actually. It’s called Keek, a Canadian startup – and the Kardashian’s love it, all of them. Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendal, Kylie, Kris Jenner and even Scott Disick. Truth be […]
Read More | ShareCelebrating the Life of a Loved One? There’s An App For That
While the digital world turns without the funeral industry, a funeral director in Melbourne decide it’s time to adopt a proactive approach in funeral planning with the Memory Maker app. Memory Maker (available for iOS and Android coming soon) gives the user a funeral planner at their fingertips. A world first, this app has certainly given Tobin Brothers Funerals […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Mobile Apps Updated To Now Include Photo Filters
So the battle between Instagram and Twitter has been heating up lately. It seems Twitter have just updated their iOS and Android mobile apps to now include photo filters – very much like Instagram offer. There are currently 8 filters available, which are: Vignette Black and White Warm Cool Vintage Cinematic Happy Gritty and of […]
Read More | ShareEvent: Social Media For The Public Sector, March 2013, Sydney
We are pleased to partner with GovTechReview to promote this event – Social Media For the Public Sector. What is this event about? The Social Media for the Public Sector Conference 2013 will provide the three tiers of government and the wider public sector with detailed information about how to strategically, meaningfully and effectively connect with the […]
Read More | ShareWordPress Version 3.5 Released
WordPress has just released version 3.5 of their popular blogging software. This updated is dubbed ‘Elvin’ in honor of musician Elvin Jones. This upgrade is really designed to enhance the experience on mobile devices (from an admin perspective) and more prominence around using various forms of media in your blog posts. The new WordPress package is […]
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