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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 was the level of fear and fear-mongering by some of the print journalists on day one. For example in
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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 Twitter). These women are all intelligent and forthright, don't say I didn't warn you! @katiechatfield
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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 the speakers that resonated for me in the afternoon sessions: Julie Posetti (a.k.a. @julie_posetti)
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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 cites the famous example of Coke v. Pepsi - where blind taste tests showed a preference for Pepsi, whereas visible labels
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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 phone call only to have a diametrically different conversation on the next call with the other university. Also, it seemed
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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 a video from the RSPCA:
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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 - blogger, geek, librarian, chocolate lover who's always got an interesting perspective on things @mkrigsman - writes about IT project
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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 brand and control your message This got me wondering can brands really control their message using social media? One
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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 comic genius @Mediamum - start-up entrepreneur, mother of a small tribe, intrepid breastfeeding campaigner, journalist,
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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 of Australia’s most renowned chefs – Christine Manfield (Universal), Frank Camorra (Movida, Melbourne), Kylie Kwong (billy kwong, Sydney), and London-
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moar Lolcats and funny pictures
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Here’s some more real people that I follow on Twitter: @salisburydowns & @susiecameron - I put these together as they're partners in crime most of the time, if you're interested in entertaining your kids or getting them active these tweeps are it @PeterBlackQUT - lectures in law