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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

Google PageRank Update – 8 November 2012

David Correll on November 8, 2012 | PageRank | Comments (10)

It seems Google has updated their Toolbar PageRank indicator today, 8th November 2012. I am pretty happy. SocialMediaNews.com.au has gone from PR4 to PR5 Allinstagram.com has gone from PR0 to PR4 – big jump Most of my other smaller sites have remained the same. I have noticed many other publishers in Australia (somewhat similar to […]

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iPad Mini – Old A5 Processor, No Retina Display, 5MP Camera – worth it?

David Correll on November 8, 2012 | iPad | Comments (0)

So the iPad Mini is out and it has been sold out in Sydney since release last Friday – 2nd of November. I’ve tried various JB HI FI stores and they are also out of stock. The Apple Store on George steet said they will have more stock this week, but this delay has me […]

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Instagram is Almost Ready to Roll out their Web Based Social Network

David Correll on November 6, 2012 | Instagram | Comments (0)

According to the Instagram blog, they are about to release a full web version of their social networking app – so we can now Like, Comment and Update our Instagram profiles from the official Instagram.com website. For some time many users have been relying on WebStaGram, Statigram, GramFeed and other 3rd party web viewers to […]

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A Problem With Instagram’s Popular Page – 15 Reports And Your Photo Is Removed

David Correll on October 29, 2012 | Instagram | Comments (1)

I received an interesting tip from a reader over the weekend about Instagram’s popular page. Since the recent update the popular page is now called the Explore Page or Explore Tab. On this page we see many popular users and celebrities get their photos promoted – because they receive such a large amount of likes in a […]

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Was Albert Einstein Right About Technology?

David Correll on October 26, 2012 | Tech | Comments (2)

Is this what we have come to? In the coffee shop… Get together in a restaurant… Enjoying the beauty in a Museum… Pleasantly Chatting in a cafe… Enjoying a day at the Beach… At the Stadium supporting the team… Having fun with the girlfriend… Appreciating the Town in a convertible… Albert Einstein: “I fear the day […]

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Windows 8 Launches in Australia [VIDEO]

David Correll on October 26, 2012 | Windows 8 | Comments (0)

At midnight last night, some electronics stores around Australia – namely Harvey Norman started selling Microsoft’s Windows 8 Operating System. I was not there, I was tucked into bed asleep but the people at Gizmodo Australia got this video of Gerry Harvey selling the first copy of Windows 8 in Australia. Do note this video […]

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The Final Price Facebook Paid for Instagram: $715 Million USD

David Correll on October 25, 2012 | Facebook | Comments (1)

Facebook recently reported their quarterly earnings and the news is rather positive. To give you a recap on the most important highlights for their Q3 2012 earnings: Total revenue for the quarter – $1.26 billion USD Year-over-year ad revenue growth accelerated to 36% Ads in Facebook’s news feed make $4 million (USD) per day and […]

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Apple Announces the New iPad Mini & 4th Gen iPad

David Correll on October 24, 2012 | Apple | Comments (0)

On November 2, Apple will start shipping their latest tablet release – the new iPad Mini. The device will weigh just 0.31KG and 7.2mm thin, making it 53 percent lighter and 23 percent thinner than the current iPad 3. Preorders will begin on October 26 (the same day Windows 8 is realeased) – it’s going […]

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