The plight of folks who build their online business worlds on the whimsy of a bunch of faceless corporations is on my mind as Twitter appears to be imploding before our eyes. It is very imprudent to build your business on a platform that is subject to changes that are outside of your control. For example, Meta makes changes to to how Facebook and Instagram … Continue reading Advice on building your own ecosystem
In my previous post, Radical shifts in the media economy, I spoke of the changes that have arisen in the media landscape, touched upon the democratization of communication, and mentioned the emergence of the influencer economy. Today I am going to delve into the influencer economy and some of its implications for society now and in the future. What is the influencer economy? At its … Continue reading The influencer economy
Life for an academic these days seems to be getting more complex. In addition to the traditional tasks – teaching, researching, and publishing – the job has expanded to include endless grant applications and the need to develop a public persona to publicise their work. All of this is in addition to having some kind of personal life and human relationships. The advent of social media has made life … Continue reading Navigating the social media maze for academics
Mobile and social media have created a new business landscape If you’re not already working out how to disrupt your business and your industry then you will be disrupted… Who succeeds at amazon? “Explorers and pioneers”. Who fails? Those who focus on killing our competitors. -Bezos — Spencer Rascoff (@spencerrascoff) May 9, 2014 The web 2.0 revolution and social media changed the game for business. At … Continue reading Mobile and social media – what it means for business
I used to think of LinkedIn as a boring but worthy social network for business contacts. But I was wrong. Over the years it has become a critical B2B social network, with multi-million dollar deals often being done via the platform. LinkedIn has also disrupted the recruitment business and reshaped the way people find jobs. It changed the power dynamic in recruitment by enabling the jobs to … Continue reading LinkedIn and the power of networks
As part of Social Media Week Sydney 2014 I was honoured to host a panel discussion about the Politics of Social. The panel made for a lively and interesting chat – wish we could have had more time as there was much more to discuss! Panel Members Ariadne Vromen – Associate Professor, The University of Sydney Alex Greenwich – Independent Member for Sydney, Parliament of … Continue reading Politics of Social – Social Media Week Sydney 2014
Did a panel with http://media140.com on the online search revolution. Facebook announced ‘Graph Search’ as a way to revolutionise social search and transform how people find recommendations, places and people. Our panel takes a closer look the important changes Social Search will bring to businesses built in social data and how you can take advantage of it. PANELISTS: Kate Carruthers http://www.twitter.com/KCarruthers + http://www.katecarruthers.com/ Colm Flanagan: … Continue reading media140: Online Search Revolution
Joined Sky News political contributor Peter van Onselen, Sky News Social Media Editor John Bergin, Manic Studio Online Campaign Strategist Daniel Stone, and The Daily Telegraph’s Business Editor Phil Jacob on the TV. Continue reading Sky News the contrarians
Joined Sky News political contributor Peter van Onselen, Sky News Social Media Editor John Bergin, social media commentator Thomas Tudehope, and Network Ten Political Correspondent Matt Moran on the panel. Continue reading Sky News the contrarians
Was on Sky News Australia with the lovely David Speers, John Bergin, and Gizmodo Australia Editor Luke Hopewell to discuss the week in politics and social media. Continue reading Sky News – Politics and Social Media
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