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
Treat your LinkedIn Connections Like your Twitter Followers
Let me ask a few opening questions: 1. Do you add every single person you can on LinkedIn as a connection? 2. Do you accept connections from random people overseas in a totally unrelated industry? LinkedIn is a great professional tool for connecting with new industry contacts, but taking a spammy and ‘totally open’ approach […]
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MySpace to Release Modern Redesign – Will you Use It?
MySpace is has been working hard on a new website redesign, and it looks rather modern and sophisticated. They have put together this promotional video showing off the new look and functionality. As you can see there is the login with Facebook and Twitter buttons, and the whole profile layouts have been totally redone, resembling […]
Read More | ShareHow to Find Creative Commons Images for your Blog
If you are a blogger then one of the ‘annoying’ tasks that pops up is finding quality images to go with your post. Images are important for every blog post – if you don’t have an image it can really detract and won’t be anywhere near as inviting to your readers. It just seems to […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Will Now Pass on Details of Trolls to the Police
Just in – Twitter will now work with authorities in Australia to reveal the identity and computer information of bullies on the site who are ‘trolling’. This is expected – Facebook have done this for a long time, and you could say this has helped many people avoid becoming a victim of crime or verbal online […]
Read More | ShareHere is the List of Australian Stores Selling the iPhone 5 on Friday
So do you want to buy the iPhone 5 this Friday? Here is a list of the Apple stores Australia wide (Telstra and Optus stores further down the page) who will be selling the iPhone 5 from Friday morning: ACT Apple Store, Canberra Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street Canberra ACT 2601 (02) 6224 9500 New […]
Read More | ShareHere is a Pic of the Line Outside the Apple Store, Sydney – Waiting For the iPhone 5
Yes, people are camping outside the Apple store on George Street in Sydney – days before the iPhone 5 is even available. Sleeping bags, umbrellas, chairs, cooking utensils – crazy, or keen?
Read More | ShareTwitter Introduces New Geo-Targeted Advertising Features to Setup Ads for Specific Cities
Twitter has announced via a blog post that they have updated their advertising features so you now have the ability to reach city specific audiences with Twitter’s advertising products, like promoted tweets. Previously advertisers were only able to target users on a country basis, which did make Twitter advertising somewhat limiting for those not seeking […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus Reaches 400 Million Users
Vic Gundotra, Senior vice president of engineering at Google has just announced via his Google+ page that their social network now has 400 million registered users all around the world. This is both mobile users and those visiting plus.google.com. Gundotra also went on to say that G+ has 100 million monthly active users. Google has just […]
Read More | Share4 Foundations to a Successful Blog
How do you define a successful blog? For me, this is a blog that creates impact with your target audience, provides them useful information, creates influence and ultimately makes money. There is no set procedure to create a successful blog, but I believe there are 4 key foundations that will give your blog every chance […]
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