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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

Facebook iPad application coming October 4

There have been rumors floating around that the official Facebook iPad application will be released at the Apple iPhone event on October 4. Apple haven’t released many details about the event except saying ‘Let’s talk iPhone’. Will Apple unveil the new iPhone 5 on this date? We will have to wait and see next week. […]

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Michael Arrington launches new Blog – UNCRUNCHED

David Correll on September 27, 2011 | Blog | Comments (0)

TechCrunch founder, Michael Arrington – has launched a new blog: Uncrunched This is sure to ruffle the feathers over at TechCrunch, where he was asked to leave the company last week. This has been widely reported in the media and according to Alexa – on the 24th of September he had a daily Alexa Rank […]

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Twitter Button Count Bug

David Correll on September 27, 2011 | Tweetmeme Twitter | Comments (0)

Currently there seems to be an issue with the official Twitter button where the tweet count is incorrect. I have the official Twitter Tweet button installed above ^ It seems not every Tweet and Retweet of your content is being counted, only some are – if any. This is kind of annoying as it’s not […]

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Google Car, Surry Hills – Sydney

David Correll on September 25, 2011 | Surry Hills/ Darlinghurst Sydney | Comments (2)

Photo of the day: I saw this cool Google car parked in Surry Hills, Sydney. It seems to be an Electric Mitsubish model. It’s not a Google Maps car, but maybe a test vehicle for some energy conservation project. Anyway here is the picture: Please ReTweet this article!

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Facebook major changes at F8 [VIDEO]

David Correll on September 23, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)

So we know Facebook have recently revamped the news feed with top stores, friends lists and the real-time updating in the top right of your home screen (this feature is called ticker) Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook has attracted the users – there are now over 800 million members. Now Facebook is looking to drive […]

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Google to add +1 Button to Adwords

David Correll on September 22, 2011 | Google +1 | Comments (0)

Google has emailed Adsense publishers to let them know that from next month they will be adding the +1 button to certain Google Ads. Specifically the +1 button will be added display ads (ie picture ads) in the following categories: – AdSense for Content – AdSense for Mobile Content So your website users will be […]

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Oldschool: Reid Hoffman and Biz Stone

David Correll on September 22, 2011 | LinkedIn Twitter | Comments (0)

I was scrolling through the LinkedIn help pages today and I came across an interesting video of 2 great entrepreneurs. Reid Hoffman – LinkedIn Founder Biz Stone – Twitter Founder If you are not already aware, the LinkedIn Today product, which has been very successful – draws the most shared news across the internet, specifically […]

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ACCC taking Google to Court

David Correll on September 22, 2011 | Google | Comments (0)

Breaking News: The ACCC is taking Google to court. Why: The ACCC alleges that the way Google displays sponsored ads at the top of the search results page is misleading. This looks to be a world first. More to come as news unfolds..

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Facebook Updates News Feed + Real Time Updating

David Correll on September 21, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)

This afternoon Facebook has rolled out some new features for their News Feed and also a tab showing Real Time updating. There have been 3 main changes: – News Feed, top stories – News Feed, regular updates – Real Time Updating widget 1. The News feed has been changed showing Top Stories first These would […]

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