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6:10 am on a Saturday morning and unreliable NetBank (Commonwealth Bank) is down. Again. I’m on my way to the airport, to Singapore. I need to pay some bills blah blah. I wouldn’t mind but I get this message 1 in 3 times I log in, and I log in only a few times a month. Anyone got a better bank? I’d rather they shut the branches down than the online thingie. The bank I had in England had brightly coloured “pockets” and I could name them – travel, Xmas present, new phone – and move money around small amounts. Continue Reading…
Last night: The Sun sinking into the Red Sea Just a quick post – last hour in the hotel here at Jeddah. Then heading to the airport – women aren’t meant to be travelling alone, so this could be interesting. I overnight in Dubai (should be at my hotel after 9 I guess) and leave first thing in the morning for the last leg home to Sydney. I will try to Twitter from my mobile phone but don’t worry if you don’t hear from me for a few days. Thanks to everyone who had taken such an interest in this Continue Reading…
Update: Michelle’s new site.My friend from Massey University in New Zealand is Michelle Mars. Today she was interviewed by Kate O’Toole at Triple J’s hack program about, of all things, designer vaginas. Have a listen to her recorded interview – it’s an intriguing phenomenon. If you’re a major fan of the Brazillian… you’ll wanna know about this! 2 academics at MASSEY University in New Zealand reckon that the designer vagina has inflitrated pop culture – so much so – that there’s not alot of room for full bush anymore. Are we really such sheep? It reminds me of Snow Crash Continue Reading…
Laurel has been creating and managing virtual communities for 20 years, teaching social media for the last 5 years and was named Industry Head, Social Media by Marketing Magazine (Australia) in 2010.
Forbes Magazine named her in the 50 Most Powerful Social Media Influencers in 2012 and she is also listed in the 100 Most Powerful Women on Twitter, as well as Number #12 AdAge Marketing and Media blog (Australia). More on the About page if interested.
I'm running small, one-day computer based social media classes in September 2011 - Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. If you know someone who would like to do a more advanced class, please let them know! Laurel Papworth @SilkCharm
