Posts tagged "social-media"

What cost your Social media?

There are so many social tools / hang outs that people can interact in or with. Sites, apps and integrations with other places you visit online, the social digital revolution is well and truly amidst us. As a user of some of the social tools, and like many I would...

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A dummies guide to understanding Tweet utility

Of course with all the hype/ marketing / spam and invariable boorish behaviour that will become part of the micro blogging scene, there is still great value and practicality in using Twitter. No matter what crafted ‘simple’ media skits, like Letterman, or Rove (boring Aussie TV) say, there is a...

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Social Media Tips; The little things about the Obama Campaign

My take on the speech to the National Press Club by Ben Self, from the agency Blue State Digital, who managed Barack Obama’s campaign online. Ben’s speech to the NPC highlighted several important items in using electronic communication, although some might say all forms of communication should follow the same...

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With Social Media, getting started is like crossing a river

I have used this analogy 3 times in the last 20 odd years. The first time was back in the early adoption days of PCs for the masses at home, the second with the birth and early stages of the Internet (although I seem to still use it for companies)...

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Leaping out of your comfort zone, and Social Media

Ok, so those that follow my tweets will know yesterday evening I took a pretty big challenge for me and did a tandem parachute jump. At 13 I wouldn’t stand on a chair for the height. I have progressively through the years, thanks to Physics teacher Fred Flintstone (nickname), used...

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Recruiting, with a little help from your friends!

One of the lessons I learned last year was that not paying attention to our culture when recruiting, was to the detriment of my business. (see point 3 of Riding across bumpy ground). Over my holiday this year, I have reflected on how I used to interview staff at an...

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internet rights vs human rights?

Brain fodder, I guess you might call this. Certainly it is an observation, personal but then it is my blog, so I guess my observations are the point. Over the last few weeks I have noticed the following topics getting lots of heat across social media and blogosphere: Note: I...

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