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
Roamz – Local – Social – Mobile
Roamz is a local start up in Surry Hills, Sydney who have created a new geo-location mobile application for the iPhone. The application merges local, social and mobile technology to provide users real time data about what is around them, anywhere in the world. Roamz is integrated with other social media sites such as Facebook, […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Music Service due in 2 weeks
There are rumors floating around that Google’s music service could be launching within the next 2 weeks. This will be a similar system to iTunes that Google are adding onto their free music store system at http://music.google.com – which currently lets users store up to 20,000 of their songs in the cloud for free. You […]
Read More | ShareZynga IPO – November
Zygna, the Social Gaming company is reported to be filing for IPO next month in mid-November. Zygna has become a successful company by their numerous gaming applications on Facebook, such as: FarmVille, MafiaWars, Zygna Poker, City Ville, Empires & Allies being their most popular games. Zygna has now also started building games on Google Plus. […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Keyword Tool gets makeover
The Google Australia Keyword tool for Adwords has been given a makeover. This tool lets you see how many people are searching for a particular keyword/ phrase in Australia and also globally. So for keyword analysis this tool is great for SEO professionals. As part of the chances you are now able to search for […]
Read More | ShareiOS5 Bug – SOS Only
If you have upgraded your iPhone to iOS5 you may notice occasionally your network coverage says SOS Only. This seems to be a bug affecting iOS5 users. I’ve tested this and it seems you can still make calls and send text messages, but the error is confusing as you may often think you have no […]
Read More | ShareSEO Principals 2011
The world of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is ever changing. Today I wanted to highlight some of the most important aspects you should be paying attention to in your SEO work. There are a number of areas of importance: 1. Utilising all search engines available 2. Promoting your product/ landing pages 3. Building Links and […]
Read More | ShareLatest Facebook Global Stats
Looking for an overview on global Facebook statistics. We’ve been compiling stats as we read them across the internet, mainly stats released by Facebook themselves – here they are: – 800 million users, half of which login daily. – 250 million photos uploaded every day – 2 billion pieces of content liked or commented on […]
Read More | ShareSteve Jobs and Bill Gates
One of my favourite tech interviews I’ve ever watched has to be between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the AllThingsDigital conference in 2007. Steve and Bill had been competitors, business partners and friends over a 30 year period when Microsoft and Apple were first started as companies. Watching this interview gives you great insight […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus User Numbers Australia – October 2011
We recently reported that Google Plus reached 40 million users around the world, as reported by Google CEO Larry Page. According to checkbook.com, Australia has 1.44% of the global Facebook population. My Estimation for Australian Google Plus users – October 2011 Therefore to work out the Google Plus stats for Australia, 1.44% of 40 million […]
Read More | ShareReminder: Surry Hills Social Media Club
Hi All, I wanted to post a reminder for everyone about the Surry Hills (and Darlinghurst) Social Media Club. We will soon be organising our meet-ups and your input would be appreciated. We want to get a small community of Social Media enthusiasts from the inner-city area to collaborate in a nice relaxed atmosphere. This […]
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