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Companies struggle with how to innovate when their existing business is stable or growing. There is often a perception that innovation requires a lot of investment. However, it has been my experience that it is much harder to innovate in a successful and prosperous organisation than in a leaner and
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This coming Thursday, 25 March, many folks will be attending the Social Business Summit in Sydney. I will be on a panel discussing Transparency in Business - Risky or Essential?. The debate will be moderated by Headshift's Anne Bartlett-Bragg and Robin Hamman and the panel members are Nicholas
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Social media and social networking do not reduce the need for good social skills. Rather, the disconnection from physical presence in online communication makes social skills (what some call EQ) even more critical. Some of the recent fracas rebounding across Twitter are a good example of this - covered well
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My dog T-dog* is a somewhat bolshie little beast and she does not like it when I travel away from home overnight (I'll come back to this fact later). Recently we (T-dog and me that is) were asked to participate in a trial of a new dog food
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It was fascinating to be at the inaugural Digital Citizens event in Sydney last week - the topic was: Private Parts: Personality and Disclosure - Finding a Balance in the Digital Space. There was a great line up on the panel with visiting US lawyer and social media specialist Adrian
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moar Lolcats
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It is fascinating to note on this International Women's Day that one of our major newspapers has an article titled "Gender pay gap shows no sign of abating" The gender pay gap can cost women up to $1 million over a lifetime * Women earn 17pc less
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The best place to see engagement marketing in action is in a small town that is not far from a large shopping centre. Here the shopkeepers know that if they do not engage with you then you will simply jump in the car and head off to the choices offered
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Spoke during the last session of the day at Media 140 Perth about realtime web and how it might evolve into an internet of connected people and things. Our evolution towards a networked and hyperconnected society is under way. The slides might be somewhat opaque without the commentary but please
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Nearly 9,000 women signed up for the Febusave 2010 campaign, for example: * 2,307 pledged to give up buying lunch * 1,118 pledged to give up treats * 162 pledged to give up taxis These might not seem like much; but little changes like this can make a real difference
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Over the past few years a plethora of Social Media Experts* have cropped up and their tweets, posts, podcasts etc serve up a cacophony of advice and pontification. Here's a few of my thoughts on the matter, from the perspective of someone who sees herself as an apprentice
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For the month of February I decided to give up driving to work and bank the savings. It's been surprisingly easy to catch the train each day, even if it does mean I need to plan ahead a bit more. The savings have been a real eye-opener, especially