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
Book 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 […]
Read More | ShareDoes a Legal Disclaimer on Twitter Really Work?
You may see many people on Twitter with a legal disclaimer in their bio that says something like: These views are mine and not that of my employer. People do this in the interest of protecting their company from any legal ramifications resulting from a bad tweet (defamation etc). But does this really work and […]
Read More | Share5 SEO Tips for your LinkedIn Profile
Websites are always changing and when it comes to the leading Social Networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn they are constantly tweaking their sites to generate the best financial results, drive visitors and increase engagement. As a small business myself, one of the most important tools for generating new business, finding contacts and industry […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Lets Same Sex Couples Get Married, Introduces new Icon
Facebook has let same sex couples get married on Facebook for a little while now. However yesterday they made an update to the site where if 2 men get married the marriage icon shown is 2 men next to eachother. If 2 women get married then it shows 2 women next to eachother. Facebook co-founder Chris […]
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