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
Pinterest finally open to public, removes Registration Invitation
Pinterest has finally opened their social network to the public, removing the Invitation Registration feature previously set. For around 2 years you have had to register for an invite to the social network, which was usually approved within 2 business days or so. Considering millions of people use Pinterest on a daily basis I find […]
Read More | ShareIs Guest Blogging still worthwhile?
When I first started this blog in early 2010 – at that time guest blogging was one of my main strategies to build exposure to the site, gain new traffic, build relationships, and admittedly build relevant contextual links. I still to this day have these pages on my site inviting guest bloggers – Guest Blogging in Social […]
Read More | Share6 Tips to Build Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn
In their latest earnings call, LinkedIn reported their social network has now amassed 175 million members worldwide. With such a strong business network we need to look for ways to stand out from the crowd and one aspect I find very useful with the LinkedIn site is the potential for personal branding and reputation management. […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2012
We have compiled our social media statistics for July and have them to share with you today. There has been some interesting changes recently in terms of social media user numbers. Facebook just announced last Friday Australian time that their social network now has 955 million monthly active users. In addition to this Facebook has […]
Read More | ShareIs this what the iPhone 5 will look like?
According to 9to5Mac they have got their hands on some photos of possibly the new iPhone 5. Here is what it could look like: You can see more photos at this link: http://9to5mac.com/2012/07/29/new-purported-next-generation-iphone-part-photos-show-fully-assembled-device/
Read More | ShareFacebook Q2 Earnings call – up to 955 Million Active Users
Only hours ago Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg did their first ever earnings call since being traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange. According to the Facebook Investor release, these are the key points you need to know: Monthly active users have increased to 955 million from 901 million in March. Daily active users averaged 552 million […]
Read More | ShareProduct Recalls via Social Media
In early 2010 I wrote about the ACCC suggesting that companies should start using social media networks when issuing product recalls to consumers. This was over 2 years ago! We are now starting to see companies running Facebook ads for example when issuing a product recall. I am no expert but I believe there are […]
Read More | ShareYou can Finally Autopost your RSS Feed to your Google+ Page
That’s right. You can finally autopost all your RSS feeds to your Google Plus Company Page, via Hootsuite. Many of us have been patiently waiting for Google+ to open up their posting API so we can post automated feeds. Google has been working with some select providers and they now have a product available. The […]
Read More | ShareiOS App – Tonight! Releases Major Update
Australian Social Media startup, Tonight has just released a major update to their iOS Application. If you are not aware – Tonight! is a social networking app that lets you see what is happening tonight in your area and where your friends are going. We have seen location based apps like Foursquare tell us where […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Removes +1 Button from Search Results Page, Adds Share Button
In an interesting change I noticed over the weekend – it seems Google has removed the +1 button from Google Search Results and replaced it with a simple ‘Share’ text. (You have to be signed in with your Google account to see this) Eg: This is interesting for Google to specifically remove the +1 button […]
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