Can of worms anyone? From Twitter: DEFINITION: Bloggers – write about what they are passionate about. Journos – write about what other people are passionate about. (SilkCharm) Heh. Remind me again, what do journalists add to our filtering and discoverability process? I’m not talking about the type of journos who create original content by living undercover somewhere, risking life and limb to break stories. But stay at home types who interview a few people – compare them to bloggers who live above covers, risking life and limb to bring their true blogger stories. Do you want “objectivity” – stories filtered, Continue Reading…
From Fergus Pitt over at the ABC – click here for the job, based in Sydney Australia. UGC TECHNICAL SPECIALIST ABC INNOVATION Salary range: $61,127 to $66,624 pa + super Location: ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney Term: Full time position Contract up to June 2009 Closing date : 25/04/2008 Overview ABC Innovation develops and manages the award-winning website abc.net.au. We are also responsible for driving strategic innovation in the ABC through developing new areas of content creation, audience connection and platform distribution, in partnership with other ABC content divisions. We are seeking an experienced technologist to assist in the implementation and Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 4:48 pm Tagged with: ABC, advice and solutions, computing, Digital Media, experienced technologist, HTML, online technology, Operations Manager, Social Media Australia, specialist advice, technical specialist, technical specialist for the UGC application, technology concepts, UGC TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, UGC technologies, user generated content, web 2.0, web environment, web interface solutions
Apr 092008
This one’s doing the rounds of online communities, so you might see it in a few places:Not quite Yes We Can by Obama but interesting use of YouTube by John McCain The Daily Dish likes it. Slate calls it the Barney the purple dinosaur ad. One of the commenters at Ross Douthat said it reminded them of 6th grade sex education films. Me? It starts off well – contention and debate is good – then gets subverted into a support for the military actions overseas. What’s our (Australia) most powerful and charismatic political message by a politician? Will watching and Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:27 pm Tagged with: hunky tutor, John McCain, Online Communities, politician, Republican Party, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, We Can, youtube
Apr 082008
This is the sort of thing I have been talking about. Oh ok, I know I come across as some old technophobe but seriously, dataportability has to be TOTALLY in the hands of the member who can guard the gate to the gated community. Otherwise it is so ripe for abuse. An ad-technology firm called Lotame is trying to aggregate inventory on several of the smaller, so-called second-tier social– networking sites and, in doing so, create a system where it targets not just by interests but also by how often people comment, upload photos and video, and rate other people’s Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:24 pm Tagged with: ad-technology, Advertising, AOL, Facebook, Google, MSN, MySpace, Online Communities, online interactions, personal social networks, social media, social network, social networking, social networks, web 2.0, Yahoo!
Google App Engine just launched. Get ready, Google has your email and your webhosting and your documents. Now they want your Apps. Read more on TechCrunch. Similar to Amazon S3 you’ll need to find a Python developer. And good luck with that here in Australia -I’ve tried! Found two. One of ‘em was at Barcampsydney.org. The other probably hiding from the stampede wanting his/her services. From Qik. Tags: web 2.0, web 3.0, python, amazon, s3, google app engine, australia, sydney, developers
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:18 pm Tagged with: Amazon, Google, his/her services, Python, Social Media Australia, web 2.0
From seek.com.au Digital Marketing Executive – Web 2.0 – CBD Based – $NEG * CBD Based * World-class technology organization * Salary Package Starts at $45-50k, Commensurate with experience Our client based in Sydney CBD is a world class innovative technology company looking for a Marketing Executive to join a highly creative team that are at the forefront of creating the next-generation of technologies in human-to-machine interaction. You will be involved in marketing and branding of an up and coming brand in the WEB 2.0 space by contributing to the development and implementation of the strategic marketing and business plans, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:22 pm Tagged with: 02 8920 8155, Digital Marketing Executive, instant messaging, marketing executive, Online Communities, Phillip Paez, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney, Sydney CBD, technology company looking, technology organization, USD, web 2.0, World-class, www.atomicrecruitment.com.au
Seen this one?Nothing quite says “I hate your product” like a good quality user generated anti advertisement…I like the line: Hope this song has helped you understand,Now you know, how You Killed Your Brand. Full lyrics: Step 1, You make your console cost the most,You Beat your chest and proudly Boast,Despite no good exclusive gamesYou make a bunch of ridiculous claims, Then ignore our need to play onlineDon’t make it fun like Xbox LiveUse Blue Ray, Which I don’t needNow you’re getting your ass kicked by the Wii Sony, you went wrong, with your PS3I’ll just keep playing my 360Hope Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:38 am Tagged with: Advertising, anti advertising, anti community, anti marketing, anti-site, at war with your customer, Phil Harrison, social networks, youtube
| View | Upload your own Barry’s presentation on social media and citizen journalism and how it shapes up online to activism (to PHD Royal Inquisitors and Torturers). Barry Saunders is such a clever clogs: The consensus from the panel was drop the politics, focus on the data analysis – basically I have to develop a working methodology for determining the shape of political discussion online. That might sound boring to one or two people out there, but to me, it’s sex-on-a-stick. Can’t wait to find out what he finds out. Technorati Tags: social networks, Citizen Journalism, web 2.0, Politics, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:46 pm Tagged with: Barry Saunders, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, web 2.0
I’ll be going to this one: Sydney Girl Geeks Dinner #2, Powered by Google Sydney Girl Geeks was founded in 2008 in the same spirit of all Girl Geeks Dinner worldwide, to bring together a local group of women technologists, with a primary focus on computer scientists and software engineers. While the group is technically focused, the intention is also to create a supportive community and to have fun! With Dinner 0 & 1 successfully under their belts, Sydney Girl Geeks invites you to join us for Dinner 2 – happily sponsored by Google. The evening will include a tour Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:15 pm Tagged with: food, Google, Google Australia, local group, Online Communities, Social Media Australia, social networks, software engineers, Sydney Girl Geeks, women
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