NOTE: I just deleted a tonne of contacts on LinkedIn – if one of ‘em is you, yell at me. I probably did it by mistake. I was trying to get rid of nasty recruitment spammers. I’m down from over 100 to just 55. And more to delete…. I should really sit back and polish this whine, presenting it as some sort of pseudo- research-ethnographic – profound -unbiased report on the social network, LinkedIn. Sod that! It’s my blog and I wanna have a bitchfest. (Feel free to join me). Reasons why I hate LinkedIn: I paid for full membership. Continue Reading…
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:42 pm Tagged with: asia, Cisco, Europe, Facebook, MCI WorldCom, Middle East, social network, social networks, the Publish Post, web 2.0
Sep 172007
I’m supposed to be writing a presentation. But I’m laughing at emails instead. From my mate Amanda. Apparently these are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. I checked the book out and it’s called Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History and this is what the Publishers Weekly said: Misstatements from the courtroom–legalese marred by malapropisms, slips of the tongue, eccentric Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:40 pm Tagged with: alive and practicing law, attorney, Denton, myasthenia gravis
Bit of a silly article from The Times: Facebook suicide: the end of a virtual life Can online friendships ruin real-life relationships? Some users of a very popular social networking site believe so – and that’s why they’re taking drastic action, says Emma Justice Stephanie Painter’s death was swift and painless. At 9.10pm on February 11 she bid her 121 Facebook friends goodbye with one last “poke” (mood: sorrowful), then left the virtual world peacefully with a quick click of the mouse. “It was hard to kill the profile I’d spent so long creating, but I felt it was the Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:09 pm Tagged with: Bank, Danny, DunMorogh, Facebook, Hall of Thanes, king, Laurel Papwort, laurel papworth, london, men I, mobile, Pennsylvania, Peter Lalor, producer, Reading, Social Media Australia, Stephanie Painter, Steve Irwin, TV producer
Uh oh, Rachel Slattery from SlatteryIT is up to her usual tricks – roping in women to get up and talk in public. Are you up for it? ’twill be recorded by ABC Radio, late November, live somewhere in Sydney. Wonderful Web Women Wanted! DebateIT: The Web is a Wonderful World for Women will be held this November and we are looking for women with web business models to speak. (Email us suggestions) DebateIT is Slattery IT’s new debating series and follows on from last week’s topic DebateIT: Blogging is as useful as talkback radio, where speakers such as Fairfax’s Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 4:27 pm Tagged with: ABC, Pippa Leary, Social Media Australia, Sydney, Tony Walker, web, web 2.0, Web Women, women
Sep 162007
Having a great time at MLC in Sydney. Smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.au – hi everyone!
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:23 pm Tagged with: Governor, Sydney
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Sep 152007
There’s no censor on the ‘net so fashion designer Tom Ford has created something viral. Don’t watch at the office!: Click here for naughtiness If you hear of a customer-created response, lemme know? You know, a send-up, sarcasm or tribute site. Think Mastercard… Technorati Tags: advertising, tom ford, sexually explicit, warning
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 8:12 pm Tagged with: Advertising, fashion designer, Tom Ford, tribute site
I think Google’s project to privatise the moon – cutely called Moon 2.0 – is a big mistake. The Google Lunar X PRIZE seeks to create a global private race to the Moon that excites and involves people around the world and, accelerates space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. The use of space has dramatically enhanced the quality of life and may ultimately lead to solutions to some of the most pressing environmental problems that we face on earth — energy independence and climate change. For more information, please visit www.googlelunarxprize.org It’s not clear enough quickly enough why Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:49 pm Tagged with: Advertising, Al Gore, anti advertising, cellular telephone, energy independence, exhibitionism, firewall, Google, Microsoft, mobile, Search, Social Media Australia, space advertising, web 2.0, www.googlelunarxprize.org, youtube
Sep 132007
I’m assuming that the belligerent writers on the 2clix or not 2clix thread etc on whirlpool.net.au are legit grumpy consumers and not some sort of sh*t-stirring competitors of 2clix: GOING TO WAR WITH THE CONSUMER: What would happen if everyone created a blog post called 2clix sucks? Would that come top of the various search engines when you search for 2clix? What if we all linked to each other’s blog post called 2clix sucks – and Google Juice connectivity – what impact would that have on 2clix?Like this: Digg Social Media voting page QGL forum Hoops SA The forum Sunshine Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:56 pm Tagged with: Advertising, Amazon, internet discussion, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, USD, whirlpool
The new york times blog review: From Cartoonstock Very cool blog post from Tish Grier in the US. It’s about the move from A-list bloggers (big fish in big ponds) to little well loved fishies. In other words, if you blog about something obscure and niche and well… how about this one? Michael Hovnanian’s Fingerings are Wrong! (Where Sensible Bass Players Try to Right the Mostrous Evil Being Done on Michael Hovnanian’s CSO Bass Blog). You may not make it to the top blog list. But other bass players will love/hate you for it. I think. (the constant observer): Now Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:24 pm Tagged with: a TV programmer, Bloggerati, constant observer, Dave Sifry, editor, Google, Michael Hovnanian, social media, Social Media Australia, software development guru, Tish Grier, travel books, United States, web 2.0
OMG. Oh. My. God. If anyone ever asks you to chair a conference DON’T DO IT! Seriously. It’s really hard work! (And we’ve already established that I’m lazy). I’m involved with a Enterprise 2.0 conference at the Crowne Plaza and we’ve got about 12 speakers per day. My job is to introduce the speakers – but not read their bio out loud because the attendees have already read them – but I don’t know some of these people! So I ask them if they are on Facebook, or submit to YouTube or blog and introduce them that way. Then I Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:41 pm Tagged with: cellular telephone, Chair, Chris Gilbey, Crowne Plaza, Damian Smith, Darling Harbour, Deakin University, Dwayne Thompson, Facebook, finance, great speaker, Head, Helen Benge, Hugh Martin, Jeffrey Cook, king, media industries, mobile, online conversation, online/offline integration, Pippa Leary, Queen, Ron Weasel, Ross Monaghan, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, sooooo Web, Sydney University, Talkback Radio, telecommunications, the Brits, the guardian, Victorian Public Service, Viva La Web, web 2.0, youtube
Sep 092007
I DID mention that there is a debate on Wednesday night, right? On another blog post about Radio/TalkBack/Blogs. DebateIT: Blogging is as Useful as Talkback Radio Wednesday 12th September; 6.00pm – 7.30pm; Lecture Theatre, Museum of Sydney. Organised by Rachel Slattery. I probably won’t go. Probably. I am chairing a two-day conference on Wed/Thursday on Web 2.0 and Collaboration and Knowledge Management. I really shouldn’t attend – No, I mean it! I can’t go out on a school night. Oh… You’ll buy me a drink? Ok, we’ll see. But if you are there, flaunt your knowledge of dial-in podcasts: These Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:29 pm Tagged with: even satellite radio station, Host Channel, Radio, radio talk show host, Social Media Australia, web 2.0
I need an excuse to show you that very funny clip (hat tip: Lee Hopkins). So here goes: Penn Masala are an a capella group from University of Pennsylvania. I like the fact that they took a Brand (Facebook) and an associated Topical Point (stalking online) and wrote a song, scripted, acted, directed and edited a video and then became their own marketing channel (YouTube). 10-15 years ago, how would a University choir have done it? If they could’ve talked the creative arts department into helping out, how would the audio/video have been distributed? If a University Choir gets hold Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:18 pm Tagged with: consultant, Facebook, lawyer, Pennsylvania, social media, University of Pennsylvania, user generated content
It’s pretty scary when you get through Thursday’s Gate. Well I was scared. Friday’s Gate whispers: Before you enter this lifetime, make sure you remember and take courage and intuition. But I took a nap instead. I finally found something in Second Life that I will come back too – The Afterlife! Thursdays Fictions. A fantastica, Esperance (240, 40, 21) “Consider the qualities you would like to take with you into your next incarnation. Say the word three times to yourself and keep it in your memory. “ By the way, I’m in appropriate clothing. I think. At least, it’s Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:13 am Tagged with: Gary Hazlitt, Jim Benson, second life, Social Media Australia
Ripped from Zdnet Were you there for the WebJam a few months ago where I talked about the need for an industry organisation – or an unIndustry organisation – to protect content providers and interactive media producers who happened to be you and me? To assert how and where and when we access our profiles, content, swarms, and so on? You’d remember if you were there – I was the one wearing Pink Wings and a Pink Wig. Well Joseph Smarr, Marc Canter, Robert Scoble, and Michael Arrington seem to be heading in the same direction – from Marc Canter’s Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:57 pm Tagged with: crash, Identity, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, social web, web 2.0
Sep 062007
The Washington Post has about 9 standard widgets -newsfeeds a bit like the Netscape one I have on the right hand side of my blog. But this new one The Issue Tracker is cool:You can see that you can select a date range. I like the possibilities of this for traditional media – a mashup and analysis tool put in the hands of the subscriber. The ability to select which candidates you are interested in is both convenient and scary: The “Issue Coverage Tracker” allows users to read articles, breaking news and commentary right in the application’s window, and also Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:36 am Tagged with: Brady, Facebook, social media, Social Media Australia
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