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 Timeline rolls out to New Zealand
Facebook has confirmed that New Zealand is the first country to start officially getting the new profile layout – Timeline. As per this Facebook Blog Post, more countries will be rolling out shortly as Facebook test everything goes ok with New Zealand users. We will keep you fully updated as to when the Facebook Timeline […]
Read More | ShareTop 10 Australian Topics Discussed on Facebook in 2011
Facebook just released the 10 most popular topics discussed globally in 2011 on their site. They have also released the top 10 for Australia – the 10 most discussed topics Australian’s spoke about on Facebook in 2011. Here is the list: 1. Planking 2. Cyclone Yasi 3. Census 4. Death of Osama bin Laden 5. […]
Read More | ShareTop 10 Global Topics discussed on Facebook in 2011
Facebook has posted an interesting blog on their site showing the Top 10 Global topics during 2011 – basically what we are posting as status updates and liking the most. Here is the list: 1. Death of Osama bin Laden 2. Greenbay Packers win Superbowl 3. Casey Anthony found not Guilty 4. Charlie Sheen 5. […]
Read More | ShareUnderstanding your Search Engine Ranking
One area that I focus a lot of time to (on this site and others) is SEO and my overall search engine ranking. I really do believe search engine marketing and social media marketing go hand in hand with each other. Analyse your websites SEO and look at the following 7 critical points to SEO […]
Read More | Share5 Ways to Improve your Blog Writing
There are now a couple hundred million blogs online today, and this has allowed us to create a huge amount of content effortlessly, I’ll be first to admit the writing quality has certainly depreciated. So how can you improve your blog writing skills? We explain 5 tips below. 1. Write Regularly – Consistency is the […]
Read More | ShareXXX Domains are Here
XXX domains have now been released and available for purchase through major Domain Registrars. There has been a fair amount of controversy over xxx domains as it’s been argued that ICANN and the ICM Registry are just doing this to make more money. Which seems hard to believe right..?? Some adult companies are actually in […]
Read More | ShareTop 10 Tips to get ReTweeted
So you want more ReTweets? Want more Social Juice? Google and Bing now add weight to Twitter profiles which get lots of ReTweets – this is social authority, and you want it. Here is our Top 10 Tips to get ReTweeted: Have a clear profile picture of your face. Make sure this is a quality […]
Read More | ShareMy Guest Blog on OpenForum.com.au
Today I’ve had the opportunity to post on OpenForum.com.au – an independant website dedicated to thought leadership and discussion. The article in on Social Media ROI and discusses several ways you can track your social media efforts, and the best way to show management tangible results from your social media marketing. To view the article […]
Read More | ShareGowalla to Shut Down Shortly
We reported on the weekend that Facebook has purchased Gowalla. This move was a strategic talent purchase, Facebook is not actually interested in the Gowalla product as a whole – Facebook just want the highly talented team of staff. Gowalla has reported that the service will be winding down in January 2012 and users will […]
Read More | ShareFoursquare reaches 15 Million Users
Foursquare has released some new stats, the geo-location service now has 15 million users – half of which are in the USA, the other half international users. In the last year Foursquare has gained 10 million new members. Growth in the US is strong, but in Australia I must admit I’m losing interest. Facebook places […]
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