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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

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SocialShout! – Rewards from Social Networking

on November 25, 2011 | Social Networking | Comments (0)
SocialShout! - Rewards from Social Networking

How much time and effort have you put into building your social network and general social media presence? You know, searching and inviting all your friends to join you ; inundating them with endless (and often mindless) updates on what you’re doing, where you’re doing it and who you’re doing it to ; uploading pictures […]

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Kyle Sandilands trending on Twitter

on November 24, 2011 | Australia | Comments (0)
Kyle Sandilands trending on Twitter

After Kyle Sandilands publicly and personally attacked a female journalist, it seems sponsors of the 2day FM Kyle and Jackie O are leaving. So far it seems to be: Holden – http://twitter.com/#!/holdennews/status/139216064453165056 The Good Guys – http://twitter.com/#!/TheGoodGuysAU/status/139234472431333376 Vodafone – https://twitter.com/#!/Vodafone_AU/status/139278137048571904 This morning Kyle Sandilands is trending on Twitter as public outcry is disappointed in his […]

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4sqwifi iPhone App gets you Free Wifi

on November 24, 2011 | Foursquare Wifi | Comments (0)
4sqwifi iPhone App gets you Free Wifi

A new social mobile network is upon up. Yes a new one. Built on the Foursquare API, 4sqwifi is an iPhone app that lets you share Wifi Hotspots and their passwords with any member of the public. This is particularly useful if you are visiting a new city and need free Wifi access. What I […]

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How to Blog Faster

on November 23, 2011 | Blog | Comments (2)
How to Blog Faster

Let’s face it – unless your blog is making thousands of dollars a month, spending an hour to write a blog post is not an efficient use of your valuable time. They key to many successful blogs is being able to produce a lot of useful content, quickly. From my research – over 90% of […]

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WordPress 3.3 Coming Soon

on November 23, 2011 | WordPress | Comments (0)
WordPress 3.3 Coming Soon

WordPress has changed the way web content is created and blogging as know it. WordPress have been working hard on their 3.3 version release, which is expected to be released at the end of November. There are a number of new features in version 3.3, the most useful being: 1. Redesigned Admin Bar 2. New […]

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The #QantasLuxury Fail – Part 2

on November 23, 2011 | Australia | Comments (1)
The #QantasLuxury Fail - Part 2

You often hear the term: Social Media Backlash Yesterday we reported on the bigtime #QantasLuxury fail. It seems Qantas is still trending on social media (particularly Twitter) with plenty of innovative and smart alec mocking from users, further rubbing salt into the wounds on how bad this social media disaster has become for Qantas. Have […]

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Facebook Messenger Desktop App – Win7

on November 22, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook Messenger Desktop App - Win7

Facebook is beta testing a new Windows 7 Desktop Application that lets you chat to your friends without being on the Facebook.com website. Similar to Windows Live Messenger, the application will let you: – Message and Chat with your Facebook friends – Get notifications as they happen on Facebook, eg someone liking your photo – […]

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Emo Social Network Launched

on November 22, 2011 | Social Networking | Comments (2)
Emo Social Network Launched

A new social network has been created where uses don’t have to use the real names, can discuss ‘sensitive’ topcis and generally geared towards an  alternative audience. Ok, it may not be specifically designed for the ’emo crowd’ but it seems nice to have a blog post with this title, maybe lots of people are […]

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Australia posts 80 Tweets a second

on November 21, 2011 | News | Comments (0)
Australia posts 80 Tweets a second

According to a National research study by University of Technology Sydney (UTS), on average Australian’s send out around 80 tweets per second, or 5000 Tweets a minute on average – which equates to about 234 million tweets a month. Dr Suresh Sood from UTS undertook the study and has a number of other interesting facts, […]

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Google Plus SEO

on November 21, 2011 | Google Plus SEO | Comments (0)
Google Plus SEO

Want to expand your understanding of Google Plus SEO? This article will summarise the main SEO points you should consider with your Google Plus profile – both personal and business pages. 1. Use your correct name on your account as this will show your profile when people Google Search your name. 2. The Introduction section […]

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