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
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 […]
Read More | ShareWordPress 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 […]
Read More | ShareThe #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 […]
Read More | ShareFacebook 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 – […]
Read More | ShareEmo 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 […]
Read More | ShareAustralia 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, […]
Read More | ShareGoogle 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 […]
Read More | ShareSponsored Stories in Ticker
There are rumors floating around that Facebook will be adding sponsored stories to the ticker news-stream in the top-right of their site. This is a highly visible area and expected to increase CTR and prominence of sponsored stories. This change is expected to rollout tonight Australia time and we will keep an eye on the […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Search Quickly Indexing Google Plus Content
Now both personal and business pages are available on Google Plus there is currently a fair amount of content being shared. Not sure how long it will last but most major brands are atleast setting up Google Plus Business Pages. The other day I wrote about Google Plus SEO and how you can maximise your […]
Read More | ShareGoogle RealTime Analytics rolls out to Australia
Recently Google updated the analytics interface to the new design, boasting a number of new features and functionality. This afternoon I have had several confirmations from Australian users that the RealTime analytics feature has been enabled in their account. What is RealTime Google Analytics? This is a feature inside your tracking account that shows how […]
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