Kate Carruthers Inspiring: Girl Develop IT #becauseiamagirl
One thing I’m passionate about is the possibilities opened up for all of us by technology. And techincal literacy is an important way that we can open up those possibilities…
Public discourse and private citizens – how free is freedom of speech? #groggate
A recent disclosure that a Federal public servant has been blogging about matters political in his personal time has come to be referred amongst Australian journalists and bloggers alike as…
Twitter, commonsense and journalism #groggate
I’ve been observing the discourse in the mainstream and social media worlds about the ‘outing’ of the blogger Grog’s Gamut – the so-called #groggate. Craig Thomler has made an excellent…
Help a girl and you help a family, a village and the world #becauseiamagirl
I’ve been a big supporter of the Plan Because I am a Girl campaign – if you haven’t shared your story do it now! The other day @uskovic shared this…
Rethinking a girl’s place in the world #becauseiamagirl
Sheryl WuDunn’s Half the Sky investigates the oppression of women globally. Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world’s women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced…
inspired stuff from @firstdogonmoon “Nostradamus arm of productivity commission” ROFL #media140 #ozpolitics
Update: I am informed by @firstdogonmoon that this cartoon was actually inspired by @Pollytics
Does your company have a “message gap” problem?
Burson-Marsteller has just realased a study on Message Gap Analysis where they investigate the cut through of corporate messaging to mainstream media. Their research indicates some scary results: “… a…
Making digital marketing work
Much of the digital marketing I see is a bit tragic. Tragic for the businesses who are investing hard won income into campaigns that might not deliver a return on…