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
Facebook Just Sent out an Advertiser Feedback Survey
Do you advertise on Facebook? They have just sent out an advertiser feedback survey to many customers, asking how you feel about advertising, value for money, ROI etc. I don’t think I have seen an email like this from Facebook before so good to see they are taking on board our feedback. Only problem I […]
Read More | Share7 Tips to make your LinkedIn Profile more Professional
I have recently been thinking – how do you stand out on LinkedIn? How can we make our presence on LinkedIn look more professional than the average person so we stand out and can get more business? After coming across so many profiles that lack detail, credibility and basic interest I put down some points […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media and Sporting Events
Generally my experiences on Social Media websites, mainly Facebook and Twitter have been positive, fun and insightful. However over the last couple of months (and years) I have seen one area on social media sites that is causing controversy and a rather unpleasant experience: Sporting teams and events. For example, I am a fan of […]
Read More | ShareBook Giveaway/ Blogging Competition – Enter Now!
We have a few spare books to give away, and want to give them to one lucky reader. 1. Do you have a blog – either your company or personally? 2. Do you have a spare 5-10 minutes? Write a quick article (min 100 words) about our monthly social media stats and you will go […]
Read More | ShareMarissa Mayer is the new Yahoo CEO
Can this be right? One of Google’s top executives poached by Yahoo? It’s happened, Marissa Mayer – the former VP of Maps and Local at Google is now CEO of Yahoo Inc. This is obviously going to be a very challenging position for Marissa, no doubt one of the main reasons why she has taken this […]
Read More | SharePinterest Social Media Strategy
Today we wanted to look at some ways you can use Pinterest in your social media marketing strategy. Looking at our monthly social media statistics, Pinterest has over 620,000 unique Australian visitors in the last month (June 2012), and has been seeing continued growth over the past several months. In fact Pinterest can be used as […]
Read More | ShareDigg sold for $500,000
Social Bookmarking and news website, Digg has just sold for $500,000 USD plus equity to San Francisco company Betaworks. Digg was once a very popular social media website and had a massive US and international audience. Over the years the company received $45 million USD in venture capitalist funding. Apparently the site still gets over 16 million […]
Read More | ShareOptimising your Blogs Internal Link Structure
If you have a blog with a significant number of blogs and articles, say over 500 then it is important you continually optimise your site for best SEO practices. One area often overlooked is the internal link structure of your blog and this is important for 2 main reasons: 1. This will encourage visitors to click around […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn App – Year In Review
LinkedIn have just launched a new application that analyses your current connections and shows you who has taken a new job this year. The app is called Year in Review and can be accessed here: http://yir.linkedinlabs.com/ 1. You first authenticate your LinkedIn account with the new application: 2. LinkedIn will analyse the job data of […]
Read More | ShareHow do we measure Social Media ROI?
Social media networks are a revolutionary marketing tool for businesses these days. This is because these social media networks have staggering numbers which are almost impossible to reach through any other internet marketing strategy or advertising campaign. It is for this reason that more and more companies are opening pages on social networking sites with […]
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