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
Alexa Toolbar or Status Bar?
It’s worth noting that the popular Alexa Toolbar has a minimalist product called the Alexa Status bar. It basically does the same thing as the Toolbar – by sending your browser usage back to Alexa, and showing a websites Alexa Rank but it doesn’t take up a big section of your browser. In case you […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Updates PageRank again! 5 August
Hi All Just a quick note to let you know Google has again updated their PageRank measurement for many websites, today 5th of August 2011. I have checked a few of my sites and they have had a nice PR increase so I am happy 🙂 As I am sure you are aware, Google have […]
Read More | ShareYahoo7 builds and launches new Oztips site
Over the past couple of months it seems Yahoo has had some issues with the Oztips site. I’ve had many people come to me and explain their frustration with an unreliable and inaccurate tipping service. I have been told of tipping competitions that have been ruined by Oztips providing the wrong stats about games, players […]
Read More | ShareI have launched my own Social Media Agency
Hi All, A self-promotional post today – after 16 months of building this blog and getting my name known across Australia, I have decided to make my own Social Media Agency – Vivid Social. I have been fortunate enough to have been sourced as a ‘Social Media Expert’ frequently in the press, including Newspaper, TV, […]
Read More | ShareTop 10 Google Plus Productivity Tips
If you are a new user on the Google Plus Social Network, have a look at the below productivity tips that may help with your day-to-day social activities. 1. Hotkeys in Stream When viewing your stream – Press ‘j’ to skip to the next status update – Press ‘k’ to skip to go back to […]
Read More | ShareCensus Australia goes Social Media
Australia is getting ready for Census night on Tuesday August 9, 2011. This year the Australian Bureau of Statistics has utilised Social Media channels to spread the word and get the community further engaged. The ABS has released some interesting facts about the census on Twitter, such as: – 29,000 volunteers helping distribute census forms. – […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – July 2011
We have collated our monthly Social Media statistics showing the most popular social networking sites in Australia. These stats show average user numbers over the month of July. UAVs / mo = Unique Australian Visitors Per Month visiting the site. Social Media Statistics Australia - July 2011 1. Facebook – 10,436,860 users in Australia 2. […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Plus traffic down
There have been several reports across the internet that the Google Plus social network has been dropping in traffic numbers. Experian Hitwise data reports a 3% drop in traffic for average daily visitor numbers. Whilst the site is still in beta mode, basically everyone can signup now if you get any invite from soneone already […]
Read More | ShareAlexa now ranking sites by Suburb
I was checking my Alexa Rank yesterday and noticed something new about the data summary that is displayed. When you look up your Alexa Rank you get a summary of broad demographic information about your users, such as gender, age, and salary level. I have noticed now that on my listing – Alexa is displaying […]
Read More | ShareLinking to Google Search Results Page for SEO
A trend I have noticed lately is people linking to a Google Search Engine Results Page (SERP). But why? I have seen many high ranking sites and blogs doing this kind of linking and I am trying to understand why. Does linking to high quality sites improve your own SEO? I am under the proviso […]
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