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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

Looking back, Yahoo Australia’s purchase of OzTips

It was an interesting move around 1 year ago when Yahoo Australia purchased sports tipping website, Oztips.com. Due to Yahoo’s strong market position as a leading sporting news publication in Australia it was a strategic move to get its news users moving across and complementing their sports tipping service which can be played amongst family, […]

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How to build your brand with Social Media

David Correll on July 4, 2011 | Social Media | Comments (0)

If you are looking to do social media marketing or press releases via social platforms then check out our tips to help get your brand out there in the social media world and connecting with your users. If you are looking to promote your business and brand – traditional PR is still important but we […]

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60 seconds on the Web

David Correll on July 1, 2011 | Internet Social Media | Comments (0)

Here are some great statistics put together by www.go-globe.com (Web Design company). Every 60 seconds on the web this is happening (in regards to social media): – 320+ new Twitter accounts created – 98,000+ Tweets – 100 new LinkedIn accounts created – 1 new Article published by Associated Content (Yahoo owned company) – 6,600+ new […]

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Managing your Social Media Policy

David Correll on July 1, 2011 | Social Media Social Media Policy | Comments (0)

We previously wrote about creating a social media policy for your organisation. This is always an important aspect of any businesses social media activities so all ‘rules and procedures’ are understood and followed by staff and outside agencies. Today we will look at effectively managing your Social Media Policy. 1. Don’t simply outsource your Social […]

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WordPress releases version 3.1.4 – Security Updates

David Correll on June 30, 2011 | Blog WordPress | Comments (0)

Hi All – just a quick update to let you know WordPress has released version 3.1.4 of their popular blogging software to feature a number of security updates. Specifically the update addresses Database and Editor level vulnerabilities that could allow deeper access into the site beyond assigned user roles. So go in into your WordPress dashboard and […]

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Best Tip to increase your Alexa Rank

David Correll on June 30, 2011 | Alexa | Comments (0)

These-days many webmasters use Alexa.com to check traffic stats of a particular site they are visiting. This is done by having the Alexa Toolbar installed in your web browser, or looking up the URL directly on the Alexa website. Whilst the Alexa ranking system is not all that accurate – it is an ‘ego boost’ […]

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Google launches Google+ Social Network

David Correll on June 30, 2011 | Google Google + | Comments (0)

Google has launched a new social network/ social media site called Google + https://plus.google.com The product is in Beta mode and only available for selected people with an Invite from Google. The tool is to rival other social media sites, mainly Facebook. The product has a couple different features: Circles Circles allow you to share […]

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MySpace sells for $35 million USD

David Correll on June 30, 2011 | MySpace | Comments (0)

MySpace has been sold for $35 million USD to US company – Specific Media (www.specificmedia.com) According to the press release MySpace is attracting 70 million users to the site, and 20 million of via a mobile devices. News Corporation purchased MySpace in 2005 for $580 million USD, so this has been a total failure that […]

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Social Media Statistics Australia – June 2011

David Correll on June 30, 2011 | Australia Social Media | Comments (4)

It’s that time of the month again where we collate our Social Media Statistics for the most popular social networking websites in Australia – June 2011. Please note I used checkfacebook.com for the Facebook stats, and for all other sites I use the Google Adplanner tool, which allows you to view Australian unique visitor stats […]

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Alexa.com now selling Web Stats – AWIS

David Correll on June 29, 2011 | Alexa | Comments (1)

Many of you may not know this, but Alexa.com has a program called the Alexa Web Information Service (AWIS), which sells historic and detailed web stats about any site in the Alexa index. You only pay something like $0.15 to view detailed stats of up to 1000 sites. Alexa which is owned by Amazon.com – […]

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