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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

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Top 10 Jobs in Social Media

on September 27, 2011 | Social Media | Comments (0)
Top 10 Jobs in Social Media

I came across some interesting data from the US showing the top 10 jobs currently in Social Media. The jobs cover junior roles from an intern level all the way to management. These top 10 roles are the 10 most popular job titles advertised in Social Media – so there would be plenty more social […]

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Google Car, Surry Hills – Sydney

Google Car, Surry Hills - Sydney

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]

on September 23, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook major changes at F8 [VIDEO]

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

on September 22, 2011 | Google +1 | Comments (0)
Google to add +1 Button to Adwords

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

on September 22, 2011 | LinkedIn Twitter | Comments (0)
Oldschool: Reid Hoffman and Biz Stone

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

on September 22, 2011 | Google | Comments (0)
ACCC taking Google to Court

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

on September 21, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook Updates News Feed + Real Time Updating

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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Facebook has huge event tomorrow: F8 Conference

on September 21, 2011 | Facebook | Comments (0)
Facebook has huge event tomorrow: F8 Conference

Tomorrow (Thursday 22 September US time) Facebook is holding their annual F8 conference in San Francisco to update Developers, Platform partners and the press what Facebook’s plans are and new products. Some of the topics for discussion are as follows: 1. Facebook music service that allows users to share what music they are listening to. […]

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Google Plus now open to Public

on September 21, 2011 | Google Plus | Comments (1)
Google Plus now open to Public

Google Plus has now opened their site to the public – allowing anyone to register an account on Google’s Social Networking website. As to what other features may be coming – it is very much speculation. Will there be deeper integration with existing Google products? – Will we get business pages? – More Games? – […]

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Alexa Claimed and Certified

on September 21, 2011 | Alexa | Comments (8)
Alexa Claimed and Certified

Alexa has recently rolled out some new analytics products and also created 2 new visual icons on Alexa Listings. If you are a webmaster you may have noticed the change about a week ago when Alexa added a Claimed and Certified badge/link on all websites. Here is how it looks: To get the Claimed Badge, […]

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