As the online community provider Ning moves from freemium to pay-for services (and eventual death, by Christmas, I reckon) they are sending out warning, reminder notices on email. None of those emails tell you how to remove or delete your Ning network:

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Electrolux global social media summit in Stockholm with video of me Laurel Papworth as the representative from Australia/Asia. Peter Shankman from HelpAReporterOut was part of the summit too!

 

Social media ROI return on investment is a popular topic but what about cost of inaction, COI?

 

Social Networking World Forum is on in California 9-10th November.

 

MySpace Australian launches – find filter and forward music, a front end on to iTunes and stuff. But given that Apple iTunes already has an affiliate membership program – members benefit from helping to sell music – one wonders why MySpace isn’t offering the a similar deal to MySpacers who help sell music from their MySpace pages… ?

 

Why is a keyword trending on Twitter? Brizzly gives you a “why” button on their dashboard.

 

Thailand have a social media competition – inviting bloggers to undertake a “team” holiday set with challenges they have to blog about.

 

Is your Facebook home page filling up with stuff from a few noisy friends? Do you really just want updates from around 20 or 50 people, not the hundreds you have somehow acquired? First of all Create a new Friends List: From Facebook.com/Home click CREATE (bottom right) (see above). This will create a friend list for you Fill in the details. Mostly that just means giving the group a name like FAVOURITES. I call mine, MY NEWSFEED. Then add the people who you DO want in the newsfeed – start typing their name. Make sure they have a tick next Continue Reading…

 

Explanation of a bunch of virtual goods products and services companies, monetizing social media and social network activity, as a revenue stream or business model for online communities.

 

Australian group OzCollab are doing a survey on collaboration in Australia – please fill in the survey?

 

Australian Marketing Now social media conference speakers include Chris Brogan, Laurel Papworth, David Armano, Jim Stewart, Darren Rowse (Problogger), Stephen Johnson in Melbourne September 22/23rd.

 

Head of MI6 has fotos placed on Facebook by social networking wife. Social media guidelines for staff do not always extend to family…

 

Avon use cloud computing to create a social network of salespeople.

 

Was on a panel today, at Cebit 2009 at Darling Harbor, Sydney.  You might like part two where I showed a list of Enterprise 2.0 tools and “built a company” from them. In 15 minutes.  FredCavazza.net for social enterprise layout Prosper.com for peer to peer loan for startup TheFunded.com for checking out your Venture Capitalists (I’m a paid member) InvoicePlace for invoicing in the cloud Twitter.com/BigPondTeam running customer service in social networks Yammer.com - Twitter wannabe for Enterprise ThoughtFarmer - cool enterprise Directory for sociability API stuff eBay, Amazon, Salesforce – I’d open up my products for devs to create widgets and apps and to the customer Continue Reading…

 

WINNER OF MASTERCLASS TICKET CAPTION WILL GO HERE!!!! Mumbles doesn’t believe that Yours Truly would be caught dead in a newsagency. Well, here’s your proof – loitering with intent to pick up a marketing heritage mag.  As he now owes me a free pass to his Social Media Extravaganza Advanced Uber MasterClass, And in the meantime, I’m more intrigued by the idea of you being spotted in a newsagent. I may run a competition – first person to email Mumbrella a photo of Laurel buying a newspaper or magazine wins a free place at out social media masterclass… (Tim Burrowes) Continue Reading…

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