Take the Quiz! What kind of information technology user are you? Take the Internet Typology Test to see where you fit. A short version of our daily tracking survey is available online. To share your input, please take our poll. Pew internet Here’s my results (I know you guys love these crappy polls. Heh).***********************Your Results Based on your answers to the questionnaire, you most closely resemble survey respondents within the Omnivores typology group. This does not mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic. Omnivores make up 8% of the American public. Basic DescriptionMembers of this group use their extensive Continue Reading…
Jun 162008
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 4:42 pm Tagged with: cell phones, cellular telephone, Digital Cameras, information and their many devices, information technology, information technology user, Internet Typology Test, iPod, non-television device, Online Communities, social networks, Technology, video online and digital content
Jun 162008
Today Tonight’s whisper marketing story last week is an old story rehashed and mashed-up. For example: Ruth: Oh… They’ve got the eggplant. Have you tried this one?Woman: NoRuth: It’s the best. — Channel 7, Today Tonight, 8th March, 2004 The clip with that “discussion” was shown in both 2004 and 2008. No need to come up with a new story if you can just cut and paste old footage, right? Whisper marketing sucks by the way. Which is what Tim Longhurst was telling them. Tim Longhurst: It’s a huge risk for a company to take, to take a whisper marketing Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:55 pm Tagged with: ABC, Bloggerati, David Richardson, laurel papworth, Media Watch, Only Channel, Social Media Australia, social networks, tim longhurst
Jun 152008
… and that’s all she cried. Clicking doesn’t take you anywhere (well I was using Flock, a Firefox derivative). facebook.com.au Doesn’t matter, Facebook, Georgia just won a court case against (Cocktail King subcompany?) Callverse from Edgecliff Australia. They have to hand over Facebook.com.au to some little Georgia office, Facebook.com. The cheek! heh. That’ll teach the yanks to keep their hands off our uggies! And Vegemite! Tags: Australia, Facebook, Online Communities, social media, social networks, web 2.0, callverse, cocktail king, court case, facebook.com.au
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:45 pm Tagged with: Facebook Australia, Facebook Australia court, Facebook.com., Georgia, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, web 2.0
Jun 152008
Oh I don’t know what’s going on over at wikipedia (also called “NotNotableEnoughEncyclopedia” or “NotMadeInAmerica Wikipedia) about poor ol’ Sol Trujillo. From IT Wire: Telstra heavies Wikipedia to protect CEO’s imageReports have emerged revealing that, back in March this year, Telstra lawyers wrote to Wikipedia alleging that some parts of the entry on Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo were defamatory and demanding their immediate removal: Which may explain why his entry today is bereft of any reference to the many critical articles about him published in the early days of his Telstra leadership. (There is now a follow-up article on this Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:56 am Tagged with: irresponsible media, Social Media Australia, telstra, Trujillo
Jun 152008
Hey, if you can figure out a login/password, lemme know? But ssshhhh! Oh y’know it’s funny to find out the CIA are using social media for intellipedia: Intellipedia was founded in April 2006 [1] and consists of three wikis running on JWICS, SIPRNet, and Intelink-U. They are used by individuals with appropriate clearances from the 16 agencies of the United States intelligence community and other national-security related organizations, including Combatant Commands and federal departments. The wikis are not open to the public. … well goshdarnit *pouts* I guess if your organisation says they don’t want to use ‘social’ media cos Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:13 am Tagged with: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Director of National Intelligence, Facebook, Fort Meade, host networks, Maryland, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, U.S. intelligence, United States, United States intelligence
Jun 152008
I have spoken – publicly at conferences, and here on the blog – over the last couple of years at least, about the need for an unIndustry organisation to protect our content from interactive, new and digital media agencies, amongst others. Here’s another example of why (definatalie): Get FUNK’D! Say no to design contests. FUNK’D have posted in the Red Bubble forums (and I suspect a few others) about their label competition. Please consider absolutely all the entry conditions before entering a design contest like this. From their website’s FAQ: Do you offer a cash prize?We do not offer a Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:56 am Tagged with: anti advertising, anti marketing, creative services, ethics, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, user generated content
Jun 142008
David N Wallace has written a great post about accessing touch technologies and the disabled. The Touch Barrier – Accessibility and usability issues around touch technologies June 14th, 2008 I’m Worried. Worried about recent technology developments – actually the application of one technology in particular – touch. In this instance, when I say ‘touch’ I’m referring to devices requiring skin – a finger as opposed to a stylus – ala the iPhone and nearly every laptop on the market. (read more) Yes. It’s important and not a minority issue.How about this for game benefits? Disabled Gamers’ Comprise 20% of Casual-Videogame Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 8:47 pm Tagged with: Casual, developmental disability, iphone, learning disability, MMORPG, one technology, Online Communities, recent technology developments, social networks, touch technologies
Jun 122008
I’m tired of being told that we bloggers, (which is, y’know, the general population) are: in an echo chamber and have no original thoughts, that we only copy and paste traditional media articles and add no value, that we find other bloggers we agree with and never hear the opposing point of view (*falls off chair laughing* you have to be KIDDING, right?) that we write crap grammar and can’t spell (oh ok, I’ll pay that one, but ‘ave you read the Telegraph lately?) that we are paedophiles, sometimes spelt pedophiles (depends on the journo’s spellchecker), scam artists, have no Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:16 pm Tagged with: A Current Affair, Australian Communications and Media Authority, CEO, Eddie McGuire, ethics, Mercedes Corby, Nine CEO, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney, Today Tonight, USD
Jun 122008
Awesome video: Social Media in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo. Do you know how hard it is to make something sound easy? Tags: social media, Marketing, Online Communities, social networks, commoncraft
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:02 am Tagged with: Online Communities, social media, social networks
Jun 122008
This is a fun job! Title: Sr Producer – Virtual Worlds US-CA-North Hollywood RESPONSIBILITIES: Job Description:Senior Producer, Virtual Worlds, Multiplayer Online Games – Job ID 138859Disney Online is committed to leading the market in creating, marketing and operating, industry defining, entertaining, interactive and high quality, premium online experiences for kids and families.Products in the team’s portfolio include Disney.com (including Disney Xtreme Digital), Disney’s Toontown Online – the award winning and first massively multiplayer game for kids and families, Disney’s Game Kingdom Online – a subscription product for kids 3 – 8, Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online – a subscription product Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:35 am Tagged with: broadband, high speed internet, jobs, Jobs, select high-speed Internet service providers, Senior Producer, Snr Producer, Social Media Australia, social networks, subscription product, United States, virtual worlds, web 2.0
Jun 112008
I speak at a few conferences. I don’t consider myself a professional public speaker – no more than I am a professional blogger, it’s an aside from my main business – but I like public speaking. It gives me an audience for high level views of my ideas, forces me capture the essence of my thoughts in 40 minutes which in turn helps me to develop the concepts into 1/2 day, 1 day or 3 day workshops. I meet people who love what I talk about and I get free coffee and bikkies. Sometimes a rather average glass of white Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:21 pm Tagged with: Australian Film Television, Building Social Networks, conference, conferences, course advertising, Event, events, Facebook, long-form live advertising, media conference, Melbourne, professional public speaker, Radio School, seminars, Social Media Australia, social networks, speaker, USD, web 2.0
Jun 102008
Don’t want to open up discussions in the Enterprise? Oh ok, they’ll have them in public. Your staff are members of social networks too…. Stopped by a glass ceiling? Well, don’t worry, the Glass Door will fix that…Ratings/Reviews, Salaries, How it Works and Post a Review or Salary anonymously An inside look at companies from those who know them best.See company ratings, reviews, and salaries. Membership is free. I blogged about eBoss a while ago but can’t find it – RateYourBoss style site.I had a dickens of a job getting an exit interview with Cisco when I left them – Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 11:05 pm Tagged with: AMP, asia, ATM, Cisco, Manager, passionate Web, recruitment, Social Media Australia, social networks, style site, Sydney, web 2.0
Jun 102008
Picture: Click for Facebook, Blogs and Marketing public course info Question: I teach a marketing 2.0 course at the University of Sydney public courses. Which Australian Marketing or Social Media Marketing blogs should I use in my set up an RSS reader and read these blogs spiel? I am updating the courseware… I’m revamping the marketing 2.0 course I pitched, wrote and started teaching waaaay back in 2005 through the Professional Development arm of the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney. It used to be called Conversations with your Customer or something equally naff. Had a few Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:22 pm Tagged with: conferences, events, Facebook, Online Communities, seminars, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, web 2.0
Jun 102008
From Isco 72 on Flickr: Isole Maldive, Atollo di Ari, Bathala Hell Yeah: Dreaming of Beach Holidays Posted: 10 Jun 2008 12:22 AM CDT With the winter weather upon us, it seems Australians are looking to escape the cold with a Queensland holiday rather than making the most of the snow fields, with searches for ‘dreamworld’, ‘hamilton island’, ‘australia zoo’, ‘gold coast accommodation’ and ‘movie world’ appearing amongst the top 30 search terms referring traffic to the Travel – Destinations and Accommodation industry during the 12 weeks ending 07/05/2008. Comparatively, during the same period only 3 ski holiday terms appeared, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:24 pm Tagged with: Online Communities, Queensland, search terms referring traffic, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, web 2.0
Jun 102008
Google/YouTube aren’t quite there yet… : NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Google has struggled to find the best way to monetize YouTube. The latest idea: Let content creators sell ads. Professional content producers — those who come equipped with their own ad-sales teams — are now able to sell advertising on their YouTube channels. That includes the click-to-expand overlays that run across the bottoms of YouTube videos and display units on the page that hosts the video player. The revenue is split between the content creator and YouTube, just as it would be if YouTube sold the ads. In August last Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:33 am Tagged with: Advertising, content creator, creator/member, Google, Media distribution, NEW YORK, Online Communities, Premium, Product Manager, ROI, Shiva Rajaraman, social media, social networks, user generated content, video advertising, video player, youtube
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