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
Napster Finally Shuts Down
Napster was the origional Peer to Peer music software sharing platform, created by Sean Parker (who now has major stakes in Facebook, Spotify, Plaxo, and others). Napster had consistent legal issues since it’s inception, mainly Music companies prosecuting Napster for allowing the distribution of their content illegally. As a result the company has changed hands […]
Read More | ShareAds now in your Twitter Stream
You may have noticed that Twitter is now putting ads in your Twitter Stream. Specifically these are promoted tweets from companies you are not following. Here is an example of an Australian advertiser this afternoon when I logged into Twitter: You then have the option to Dismiss (remove) the ad from your stream if it […]
Read More | ShareThe Secret to Viral Content
So what is the secret to Viral Content? Well if there was one hard and fast rule, everyone would be doing it and all content on the internet would be viral – that doesn’t make much sense, and it wouldn’t last long. Firstly, we need to define exactly, What is Viral Content? Lets keep it […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – November 2011
It’s the last day of the month and time for us to report our monthly social media statistics for Australia. As per previous stats, when compiling these figures we look at actual user numbers if officially reported (or by a reputable source ) – otherwise we look at the number of Unique Australian Visitors Per […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Settles with FTC
Facebook has today settled a dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Facebook made a number of ‘privacy mistakes’ with its users such as: In December 2009 making your Friends list public without approval or warning. 3rd Party Facebook Applications were getting a lot more user data that specified on the site. Facebook has […]
Read More | ShareYelp launches in Australia
Social Recommendation website Yelp has finally launched in Australia. They are initially focusing on building up the Sydney and Melbourne markets. Yelp is one of the most successful user generated content/ review sites in the world, and are getting ready for their Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the US. Yelp has an application for iOS […]
Read More | ShareWikipedia Donations – Align Right!
Many of you will have noticed on Wikipedia, Founder Jimmy Wales asking for donations again this year to keep Wikipedia’s services running smoothly. Wikipedia is a not for profit and relies heavily on donations and corporate funding. The only problem with this is Wikipedia should align the photos of staff to the right, not left […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Manager or Community Manager?
We are seeing an increase in organisations and and companies hiring staff internally to manage their social media activities. Most medium to large companies now have staff responsible for the social media management. What exactly is the difference between a Social Media Manager and a Community Manager? Community Manager – a community manager is responsible […]
Read More | ShareThe Digg Effect – a Google Analytics Visual
In the world of blogging we are always looking to social media tools and websites to help drive traffic and engagement from users. One website that is often overlooked to achieve this is Digg.com. For some time I have been experimenting with a wide variety of content on Digg and trying to determine what would […]
Read More | ShareJulian Assange wins Walkley Award
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder has won the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism. This is a significant prize for Journalists and Julian Assange released the following acceptance speech, whilst still being under house arrest. You can watch the video here on the SBS website: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1608279/WikiLeaks-Assange-awarded-at-Walkleys Walkley Twitter Update:
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