Changing spaces in media
Kate Carruthers 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…
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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…
Can brands control their message using social media?
An email for a conference arrived the other day, and it enticed me with the tag line: Learning how to leverage Web 2.0 and Social Media sites to market your…
some real people on twitter for #followfriday
Here’s some more real people that I follow on Twitter: @firstdogonmoon – Mr Onthemoon cartoons at www.crikey.com.au & is one of the kindest people I know; IMHO he’s also a…
A taste for travel: dinner at Universal
Had dinner at Universal restaurant the other night at the instigation of the lovely @frombecca & joined by the ebullient @CarmR and some other friends. Dinner was cooked by four…