I’ve spoken a few times about classifieds – carsales.com.au (Carpoint), – cars and stuff. Try my SniffPetrol post. So, if you are intrigued about what I was saying, have a look at this community – CarGurus.com. I like it – maybe because it looks and feels like Flickr. Blogs, forums, fotos, and content. If you like cars, and you like chatting about them, and you can’t think of anything better to do, than get in and discuss the nuts and bolts – or is it pistons and cylinders? – then click here.

Which reminds me, I’ve got some ideas for taking this a step further, into the classifieds area – declassifieds.com.au. Don’t bother clicking, its not public yet. :P Anyone interested? Ping me – the proof of concept and prototype will be up by end of March. And your hosts will be *hint hint* Head Huntrix, Slum Lord and Lemon Bomb. *sniggers* Or similar.

 

I run another blog on location based services and GPS technology. Problem is, the online communities/social networks and user generated content Web 2.0 area and location based services are starting to merge… Webraska’s new Web 2.0 initiative to be fully compatible with Webraska Navigation for GPS mobile phonesWebraska, a leading provider of mobile GPS navigation solutions and high-end geospatial software platforms for wireless carriers and major service providers worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of Webraska Inuk, its new platform designed to allow location-based service operators to support user-created dynamic content. Webraska Inuk is a powerful and flexible platform Continue Reading…

 

A job in Adelaide – online communities and Education: Education.au www.educationau.edu.au www.edna.edu.au 182 Fullarton Road Dulwich SA 5065 Telephone: 08 8334 3210 education.au is Australia’s leading information and communications technology agency providing technology for online education and training. The Education and Training Services Team is seeking applications for the following position: Higher Education Information Officer The Information Officer builds links with and supports the information needs of the Australian higher education community through online resources, newsletters, events noticeboards, email, membership of online communities and facilitation of workshops. Applications close at midday (CST), Monday 12 February 2007. Job and person specifications Continue Reading…

 

Ok, six-apart have been around for the best part of a decade… but for some reason them and their product Vox is suddenly The Word On The Street. (or simply word >.

 

I watched the cutest 6 year old play with an even cuter Penguin avatar on the weekend. Bigger than NeoPets? Prolly… Club Penguin Media Releases Club Penguin Q&A December 11, 2006 Kudos continue as Club Penguin marks one-year anniversary October 12, 2006 Club Penguin partners with renowned Internet safety resource April 24, 2006 Club Penguin Secures BBB OnLine Kid’s Privacy Seal of Approval October 24, 2005 Innovative website strives for safest online gaming and chatting for kids I found it interesting that emoticons are used to get around the inability to spell/type. Though for a six year old, she was Continue Reading…

 

One for the chix from my friends at LaVolta: Online Editor Wonderful opportunity to work with this start-up in building their Online Content strategy. The role reports directly to the MD and is responsible for the editorial voice and tone of the network of sites. It’s a web 2.0 publishing enterprise offering an online community for women and so much more. LaVolta is delighted to be working with this new Online business. We always find start-ups invigorating and good to see that they are back in vogue. The role is a senior editorial position created to drive editorial quality and Continue Reading…

 

From November originally Mercury newspaper, I think: THE popular reality TV show Big Brother plans to expand into virtual reality with a new edition in the online world of Second Life, the Dutch unit of television programmer Endemol said today. “Big Brother” to be launched in Second Life Second Life is a three-dimensional virtual world with more than 1 million registered users and its own economy and currency. It was created by San Francisco-based Linden Lab. Endemol will select 15 international Second Life contestants to spend at least eight hours a day inside a specially constructed glass-walled house for one Continue Reading…

 

From Hays Specialist Recruitment – job link. Web Product Analyst ManagerCBD, Melbourne, VICSalary $90,000.00 Leading Superannuation Administrator Building Online Communities Circa: $90,000 As Australias leading superannuation administrator, this company aligns people, processes and technology to meet specific client objectives. They live through their values of Service, Unity, Partnership, Energy and Reliability every day to be the Administrator of choice within the industry. Reporting to the Manager E Commerce, this client requires a Web Product Analyst Manager responsible for growing and driving online traffic and delivering customer value. Product development will be driven by reaching out tointernal and external users for Continue Reading…

 

As most of you know, I do a bit of work with Mobiles2Go.com, the LBS GPS mobile solutions people. Here’s a brill story I picked up today from an email: Approximately 3 months ago my daughter took the ikids with her to the swimming pool. Later that day she calls me from a pay phone saying that she had lost it. I performed a ‘find’ and found that it was still in the same suburb. I then did a mobile route search a found that the i kids was in the same suburb but quiet far from where she was. Continue Reading…

 

From Cnet about a 10 months ago: Despite the fact that it can be a bit of a mess at times, I love Wikipedia. I’m an information fiend (the kind of geeky kid that asked for encyclopedias for Christmas), and all those Web pages are an amazing source of great–if not always accurate and objective–facts and data. And now I’m pleased to hear I can get all that goodness on the go. Wikipedia has introduced a mobile version for cell phones and PDAs. You’ll get access to all links both in and outside the site, but due to bandwidth limitations, Continue Reading…

 

The Beeb is getting in on the act: BBC boosting online communitiesNetwork to create social networking sitesBy STEVE CLARKELONDON — The BBC is jumping on the social networking bandwagon as commercial arm BBC Worldwide looks to increase profits from Web-based activities. Worldwide CEO John Smith, who has overseen a doubling of profits at the outfit in the last two years, thinks the BBC can create social networking sites based around communities of interest linked to BBC magazines. Existing Web sites such as BBC Good Food are being beefed up to enable readers to interact with one another online and thus Continue Reading…

 

… is one of my all time favourite movies. The next time I get married (I try to do that every few years) it will be Bollywood style, I swear. From my fave Indian online newsletter, Alootechie. Online matrimony market in India expected to touch Rs 90 croreWhen: 1/10/2007 8:05:04 AMBy Rajesh Barnwal The size of the online matrimony market in India is expected to grow by more than 50 per cent this fiscal, to touch about Rs 90 crore against the estimated Rs 58 crore in 2005-06. “Online match-making has assumed industry proportions and is growing at a good Continue Reading…

 

I don’t usually post this type of job but lookee lookeee: Business Development Manager Professional Video Solutions Lucrative Package OTE $100,000 Melbourne Eastern Suburbs We are a leading distributor of professional video products specialising in compression, encoding and streaming. With new products and new markets emerging we are ready to increase our focus in these environments. Target markets include post production, video to portable devices, HD and SD encoding applications, HD-DVD / Blu-Ray authoring, IPTV, User generated content for the web, HD and SD archive for studios and broadcasters and Digital Cinema content creation. Does anyone out there in pixel-land Continue Reading…

 

I don’t think that anyone has really realised how much the web 2.0 stuff is going to affect law and the courts and judgements on defamation and privacy. If web 1.0 was bad enough – html savvy pissed off punters creating a page that a handful of people could find and view, what do we think the limits are of everyone from 11 year olds up creating anti-marketing, anti-advertising, anti-privacy campaigns? From the SMH: A Brazilian judge has ordered YouTube to find a way to stop Brazilians from viewing steamy footage of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli and her boyfriend on the Continue Reading…

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