Social Media

You Need to Read This Presentation

21. July 2009

This is the best presentation I have ever read regarding social media and organisations. Read it. Think about it. Take steps to implement what it says. What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later View more documents from Marta Kagan.

Too Much Social Media Spoils the Broth

21. July 2009

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In Sydney last night, the 3rd monthly Social Media Club Sydney (SMCSYD) event was held. Unfortunately I was not able to attend it due to other commitments and I was disappointed. I have been to the previous two and found them extremely useful in relation to both the information presented as well as the people [...]

MySpace, Music and the Future of Online Networking

6. July 2009

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Much has been said about MySpace’s gradual decline in the social networking space. Sure we cannot deny that overall traffic is down, they have lost out on the Google advertising package that was their main source of revenue, but I think we are far from attending it’s funeral. Its not so much that Facebook has taken [...]

Judging Books By Their Cover on Social Networks

3. April 2009

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We all know we can choose our friends, and we have been doing it as soon as we start interacting with people at a young age. As we grow and develop our own social skills, we refine our processes so that we are able to determine who we want to spend time with and who [...]

Is Facebook a vital tool or a costly drain on productivity?

20. August 2007

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Facebook is a social networking site that is well and truly taking Australia by storm. According to an article on news.com.au there are more than 230,000 Facebook users across the country, with reportedly more than 100 Australians joining the phenomenon each hour. I have been reading a lot of articles lately, some of [...]

Evolving from Search Marketing to Social Marketing

17. May 2007

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Much the same as web developers made (and are making) the move from web development into Search Engine Optimisation and then onto sponsored search management - these days an increasing amount of marketers are making the move into social media marketing.

The future of Web 2.0 discussed from two viewpoints

17. May 2007

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I came across an interesting article today that discusses the future of web 2.0 based on two very different views expressed by Forrester Research and The Leading Edge Forum respectively.

Introducing del.icio.us

23. April 2007

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del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website. It allows you to keep your bookmarks online and share them with others, as well as browse other members bookmarks and find new resources, be it for entertainment, research or to find other members with similar interests to you.

Introducing Digg

23. April 2007

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Digg is a user driven website where users will either Digg or Bury content submitted to the site. The more Diggs an article gets the further it will move up and with enough Diggs it will be displayed on the home page of the site.

Introducing 8Hands

22. April 2007

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8Hands is a small and friendly desktop application that presents a concise summary of all your online social networking activities (your MySpace & Flickr profiles, your blog, etc.) with useful statistics (the number of friends in each network, activity meter, etc.). With 8hands you can always stay connected to your favorite networks and your network [...]