Are social networks breeding social isolation?
Kate Carruthers I recently had a thought provoking note from a buddy, Sheetal Patel, who’s not really a fan of social networking apart from LinkedIn. He commented that “perhaps this increasing human…
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3 essential elements of a business social media arsenal
Joel Postman argues that A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter. I tend to agree, especially from a business perspective. His post got me thinking about the…
Media140 feed
Have been chatting online with Evan from Sency.com and decided to experiment with his new gadget using the Media140 Twitter feed: http://www.sency.com/scroll.php?bgcolor=white&textcolor=black&h=300&w=200&q=media140&border=1&borderstyle=solid&bordercolor=black&textsize=12 #media140
Changing spaces in media
The Media 140 Conference in Sydney has offered a vast amount of food for thought my brain is buzzing with ideas, issues and concerns. The first thing that struck me…
A #katebreak for #followfriday
There is not just one interesting Kate to follow on Twitter. Here’s a few interesting ones I follow – we do know each other real life (having met mostly via…
Day one #Media140 Sydney
I attended the afternoon sessions for day one of the Media 140 conference in Sydney today as a live blogger/twitterer and have been consolidating my thoughts. Here’s a summary of…
Neuromarketing and mind over matter
A recent study in Scientific American about How the Brain Reveals Why We Buy discusses advances in neuroscience that are giving rise to a new field of neuromarketing. The article…
Full fees mean universities owe good customer service
In recent times I had parallel customer service experiences with two different universities: Queensland University of Technology and Charles Sturt University. It was very strange to hang up from one…
Free the chickens
Normally I post a cute or amusing cat picture to celebrate Caturday. But today let’s think about ensuring a better quality of life for the chickens that nourish us. Here’s…
more real people on twitter #followfriday
Here’s some more real people that I follow on Twitter: @jeffsonstein – teaches IT, supports causes, knows his geekery & I often enjoy interesting chats with him on Twitter @neerav…