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
Steve 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 […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Marketing tips for Google Plus
How do we make the most out of Google Plus? Whilst still a relatively new website in the social media arena, I’m looking to utlise Google Plus for Social Media Marketing as more and more users from Australia and around the world sign-up. So how can we get the most out of Google’s social network? […]
Read More | ShareBret Taylor on Facebook Mobile
Bret Taylor, Facebook CTO has had a video interview with TechCrunch, giving some great insights into Facebook’s mobile platform. Recently Facebook launched a suite of new mobile products – an iPad application, Facebook Messenger, and also totally revamped their Mobile Site to match their application layout. Bret goes on to say of Facebook’s 800 million […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft releases earning figures FY12 Q1
Microsoft has released their Q1 results for FY 2012, showing continued business and consumer growth across the Microsoft product lines. Key Stats of Interest: – Since the release of Windows 7 in 2009, more than 450 million licenses of Windows 7 have been sold. – Windows 8 will very much have an ‘App based’ layout […]
Read More | ShareTwitter reacts to #Curtseygate
When Julia Gillard met the Queen in Canberra, it seems all didn’t go to plan in terms of greeting our Royal Queen. Normally ladies are meant to curtsey the Queen, however Julia Gillard decided a handshake and bow is more her preference. Twitter erupted! (but thankfully all seems to be settling down now) More tweets […]
Read More | ShareGoogle’s Sergey Brin and Vic Gundotra at Web 2.0 Summit
A very interesting aspect of the Web 2.0 Summit has been the discussion between host Tim O’Reilly with Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin and VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra. They go on to discuss Google Plus, social networking in general, Facebook and what the future holds for Google products and services. One of the funny aspects […]
Read More | ShareFacebook CTO Brett Taylor at Web 2.0 Summit
It’s a shame that Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t go along to the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco but one of his technology leaders, Chief Technology Officer at Facebook, Brett Taylor has sat down with Tim O’Reilly to discuss Facebook, Social networking and Google Plus. You may not be aware but Brett Taylor is the founder […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Messenger for iPhone now available in Australia
Facebook Messenger for iPhone is a new mobile application by Facebook. It’s specifically a messaging application that allows you to chat with your Facebook friends in a much easier format. The application supports for following features: – Push notifications every time someone sends you a message on Facebook – Ability to add your location and […]
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