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
Microsoft Acquire Yahoo, Take 2?
There are rumors floating around that Microsoft may be looking to make another bid to acquire Yahoo Inc. In 2008 Microsoft put forward a bid of $44 Billion, which the Yahoo management team rejected. This lead to Yahoo stock price tumbling and Jerry Yang who was CEO (and also Founder of Yahoo) was removed from […]
Read More | ShareKyle Sandilands Love Child
I am a long time listener of 2dayFM. Whilst this is not social media news, this morning Kyle and Jackie-o played a song and then had a conversation on air – I’m assuming they had no idea the Microphones were still live as the topic was rather sensitive – but the whole world could listen […]
Read More | ShareAlexa for SEO?
How can you use Alexa for SEO purposes? Most SEO professionals use the Alexa toolbar, even if they won’t admit it. Today we will look at how you can use the Search Engine on Alexa.com to gain inbound links. Say today we have the task of building links from Australian web directories or submission sites […]
Read More | ShareNo iPhone 5
Apple have just had their conference at its Cupertino, California campus. Many people have been awaiting the news of an all new iPhone 5. Apple is releasing a new model iPhone, but it will be an iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S will have some new features over the regular 4G model, such as: – new […]
Read More | ShareLinkedIn SEO
I was having a look at how to use LinkedIn more and more for SEO purposes and connecting with the right people in your industry/ location. LinkedIn is without a doubt the best business Social Networking website. Google Plus also does seem to be doing a decent job, but LinkedIn functionality and user numbers are […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Jobs Relaunched
Hello All, Just a quick note to let you know I have relaunched our jobs section. If you are looking for Social Media Jobs or Tech/ IT related in Australia or worldwide, we have partnered with JobServe.com who is one of the leading international job boards and specialise in the IT space. Functinoalty through JobServe […]
Read More | ShareSubscribe to Social Media News
Would you like to subscribe to the leading Social Media News website in Australia? Of course it’s free – however we have recently updated our subscription options so we are now compatible with most major Subscription Services, particularly those offered by: – Yahoo – Google – NewsGator – AOL – Excite – Hub Mobile – […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – September 2011
It’s nice to end the month on a Friday and we have collated our monthly Australian Social Media statistics for September 2011. We are again reporting Google Plus user numbers in Australia by using global estimates – but please do remember this is very much an accurate assumption at this stage. Google haven’t been releasing […]
Read More | ShareFriday Follow – 30 September
Morning All, Friday Follow time again #FF #FridayFollow #FollowFriday #Twitter @shesinsane @BMWGroup – I like how BMW use Twitter.
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus User Numbers Australia – September 2011
We previously reported Australian Google Plus user numbers for August – and I’ve been keeping track of global stats going around. Paul Allen has been analysing Google Plus user numbers since the launch of the site, and his recent analysis (https://plus.google.com/117388252776312694644/posts/EwpnUpTkJ5W) puts Google Plus at around 50 million users globally. Now in my opinion the […]
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