Journey to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – I fly out late tonight, Sydney time. Heigh ho, Heigh ho, it’s off to Jeddah I go. In December 2006, a major Middle East broadcaster had a writing competition. They invited young Arab women to write in and say why they mattered. As in “why do Arab women matter”. The prize was an internship at the company, working with their Arab Women’s channel and other media properties. Over 2000 women responded. HRH Princess Abta Al Saud attended the ceremony and 17,000 women signed up for an as yet unformed online community to support Continue Reading…
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 11:55 am Tagged with: Abta Al Saud, broadband, Cambodia, chosen site, Christmas, Fes, food, Hassan II, Jakarta, Jeddah, king, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, laurel papworth, Media, media properties, Middle East, mobile, Morocco, New Year's Day, observer, Online Communities, online community, Princess, Saudi Arabia, social media, Social Media Australia, social network, social networks, unformed online community, web 2.0, women
| View | Upload your own Erietta created me the template (matches my business card) completely unasked while I was in Victoria last week. I found it in my Inbox when I got back – I cried. She’s such a sweetie! anyway click through the slides and ask questions in the comments if you want. I would’ve enjoyed this conference in Sydney a lot, lot more if I hadn’t -stupidly – double booked this morning’s presentation with something else. No clue how it happened, I’ve had Glenn booked in since October last year. Grrrr. My bit was the timeline of Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:03 pm Tagged with: anti advertising, anti marketing, broadband, conference, Event, events, Google, Kodak, Kylie Johnson, Matt Overington, naughty staff member, Roads Transport Authority, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney, Tracey Arthur, Twitter, Victoria, youtube
I would’ve called it Social Media but then again I’m just teaching it. Plus it’s also convergent devices so I guess Convergent Media is ok. Contact Rachel r.bentley@uws.edu.au. for more information Master of Convergent Media Traditional media (television and radio) are responding quickly to the new digital and online challenges of the 21st century. Creative producers need to design content across all platforms, while user-generated content is being used as an interactive tool to generate a dialogue with audiences. The School of Communication Arts is offering the Master of Convergent Media and Graduate Diploma in Convergent Media encouraging students to Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:52 pm Tagged with: broadband, Communication Arts, conferences, events, laurel papworth, media future focuses, media production, media technologies, media/marketing organisation, mobile, online challenges, Online Communities, School of Communication Arts, seminars, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney, term convergent media, user generated content
Comcast supplies broadband. They are also similar to a Foxtel in America. Here’s the key sentence: …which claimed that the cable company was abusing its control over its network to impede video competition. Comcast now admit to slowing down delivery of services like AppleTV, bitTorrent, YouTube and other video services. Comcast said yesterday that it purposely slows down some traffic on its network, including some music and movie downloads, an admission that sparked more controversy in the debate over how much control network operators should have over the Internet. (more)Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:47 pm Tagged with: America, broadband, broadband networks, Chairman, Comcast, control network, Edward J. Markey, Federal Communications Commission, House Energy and Commerce Committee 's subcommittee, Internet policy, Massachusetts, Social Media Australia, telecommunications, video services, Washington Post, youtube
Virtual world job at Disney, via Monster: 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 for preschoolers, Disney Connection – a Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:19 pm Tagged with: America, broadband, career, high speed internet, jobs, MMORPG, online games, producer, select high-speed Internet service providers, Senior Producer, subscription product, USA, virtual worlds, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Corporation
Jan 312008
Well, that sucks: BUSINESS USE OF IT Key indicators of business use of IT include: adoption of IT (computer use, Internet use, web presence); use of broadband; and Internet commerce (placing and receiving orders via the Internet or web, Internet income). The move to the BCS vehicle has not had a significant impact on the comparability of key IT indicators with those previously collected. For more information about the impact of moving to a new survey vehicle on business use of IT statistics, please refer to Explanatory Notes 27 to 29. Business Use of Information Technology, Key Indicators(a) 2002-03 2003-04 Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:15 am Tagged with: broadband, Internet commerce, Internet income, Internet use, Social Media Australia, web 2.0, web presence
Nov 222007
Hat tip: young Priscilla I could have fun with a real estate site. It would get sued – I’d call it SlumLordAndLady.com.au but it would be a hoot! Why not just tag these ones with “humour” and change the puky green menu bar to some lovely colour with smiley faces on it, so we all know it’s not real? Then leave it be? gosh I have so many ideas for how to build community around classifieds. I really need to concentrate though… Property ID: 2006832414 Kirribilli House: OPEN FOR INSPECTION sorry OPEN FOR ELECTION Impressive waterfront views! Poised on the Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:38 pm Tagged with: accountant, Advertising, broadband, Canberra, classifieds, Internet access, Kyoto, Online Communities, Property, real estate site, SlumLordAndLady.com., Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney Uni, treasurer, USD, youtube
Guess which country – UK or Australia? Oh, ok stupid question. :What’s the max download speed in Australia? Max monthly usage without shaping, for home use (ie not paying corporate rates)?Does anyone in Australia offer free broadband? Around $38 per month – broadband, international calls, line rental. That doesn’t sound too bad to me. Where do I sign up? Oh wait… TalkTalk from Carphone Warehouse is only in the U.K. Technorati Tags: talktalk, carphone warehouse, u.k. australia, broadband
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:54 pm Tagged with: broadband, Carphone Warehouse, England, Social Media Australia, u.k. australia, UK, United Kingdom, USD
You know eyeballs marketing or Olde Worlde economy – business to business (B2B) and business to consumer(B2C)? Attention Economy online – where is our attention? Well Doc Searls talks about The Intention Economy (consumer to business or C2B) . Where the consumer says what he wants and the business vies for attention/intention. That was back in 2006 and the world has changed. Oh how it has changed. The New Economy is not Attention, Intention, Communication or Creation (media) but Action Economy. Consumers meeting Consumers needs. C2C. Don’t listen to PR slash Marketing slash Advertising folk – they focus on their Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:42 pm Tagged with: Avis Wizard, Bank, book travel, broadband, business to business, car rental customer, car rental market, Caribbean, consumer economy, cricket, ebay, economy, Facebook, Federal Reserve System, food, Hertz 1 Club, Lending Club, micro finance, Monetization, Online Communities, peer2peer, Root.net, Seth Goldstein, social media, Social Media Australia, social network, social networks, telecommunications networks, travel agency, Twitter, web 2.0, youtube
A new study from IpsosInsight (pdf), but I gotta say, this PR blurb makes it look like same-old, same-old. Eg. Europeans are more advanced than Americans with using mobile technology. So, I won’t be paying the 2000 bucks for the report. But if you do, and they’ve just marketed the report poorly, lemme know? I’ll reconsider then. Here is the blurb from their site: New York, NY — Web 2.0 and Social Media is all the rage but what does the Social Networker really look like? And how does visiting a social network really impact technology ownership, mobile phone features, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:45 pm Tagged with: Brian Cruikshank, broadband, cellphone, cellular telephone, digital media consumption, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, feature-rich mobile devices, GPS, Ipsos Insight, mobile, mobile devices, mobile social networking, MP3, NEW YORK, Online Communities, online music, online/mobile behavior, sms, social media, social network, social networking site, social networks, social-networking sites, Technology, technology ownership, United States, web 2.0
You think this is a joke???!!! Mesh is where you – at home or in your office – donate a tiny sliver of your broadband to the ether, to create a mesh around Sydney or San Francisco or whereever, so people can walk around with mobile devices or laptops and access the internet using wifi. Until now, I’ve been wondering why people would do that. I mean, I get that they would – we donate a lot of time and energy to collaboration online, peer-to-peer support and content for free – but still, I thought it would be a bit Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:54 pm Tagged with: B&T, broadband, BT FON Community, communications industry, FON, market leader, mobile, social networks, United Kingdom, Wi-Fi, WiFi
Oct 032007
Please cover your ears and eyes, your childrens’ ears and eyes, and probably the dog’s too. Friggin’ stupid marketing moronic idiotic moronic loser bonehead marketing dipstick dummy moronic wallys – did I mention moronic? – marketing jerks that 3 Business Mobile Broadband employs. I wanted to find out about “Make your workforce more productive with $29 mobile broadband” – it’s not a whitepaper full of research goodness, not an invite to a private launch, not anything of value other than sales information. And this is the hoops I have to jump through. (Click on this to see the bigger picture, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:17 pm Tagged with: broadband, Business Mobile Broadband, mobile, social media, Social Media Australia, social network, USD
EDIT: I had a very nice voicemail from NZ Police Superintendent Hamish McCardle, the officer in charge of developing the new act – he wanted to let us know that they agree about transparency and that today the wiki is back up as a Document of Record. He also mentioned that they got a huge amount of press coverage overseas including the BBC. The Sydney Morning Herald asked me about a New Zealand Wiki that had emerged out of the New Zealand Police Department. I (of course) pretended I was completely up to speed on it all, while madly Googling Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:32 pm Tagged with: 2.0, 21st Century Cabinet, action National Library of Australia, appropos social networks, Arjun Ramachandran, Australian Government, BBC, Bill Obtain, Bill Opportunity, broadband, Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon, Department of Education, educationau site, favourite social network site, Frank Connolly, Government Department, Governor, Hamish McCardle, journalist, laurel papworth, Major, New Zealand, New Zealand Police Department, NZ Police, officer, Online Communities, online technology, Parliamentary Counsel, Policing Bill Obtain Cabinet, Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation, Roads and Traffic Authority, Senator, shock site, Social Media Australia, social networks, Superintendent, sydney morning herald, The Sydney Morning Herald, Treasury Corporation, Victoria, Victoria Police, Whirlpool.net.
Sep 222007
Yeh I know, pollies in online communities is boring, but here’s an interesting debate at broadband’s most powerful online community, Whirlpool (WP), posted half an hour ago: Does Whirlpool have a formal policy on what sort of contributions political candidates can make here? A few weeks ago, I ran upon the site of a NSW senate candidate with very forwarding thinking IT/broadband/comms/energy related policies. I pointed it out with a thread in OtI which was promptly deleted for being promotional. Yesterday while idling in a Linux-related IRC channel, I read someone (who turned out to be the same person!) saying Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:37 pm Tagged with: Andrew, broadband, Broadband General, company/politician, energy, general, Google, ISP, Kate Lundy, Linux, normal search engine optimisation, not just this specific instance, NSW senate, Online Communities, online community, politician, search engine, Senator, Shadow Minister for Communications, Social Media Australia, social networks, sponsored search, telstra, voice over IP, VOIP, whirlpool
I don’t need your attitude, mr/s telstra bigpond marketing dude, I have my own. For you nosy Americans and Brits – Telstra is Australia’s biggest telecommunications company. And one of the largest Australian companies, full stop. Sort of our version of British Telecom. Or Sprint I guess. Their broadband division is called BigPond. And *drum roll, and excited yelpings* they sent little ol’ me an email: Dear BigPond® Member, Are you social, belong to lots of networks and love being involved in online communities? We’re interested in listening to your ideas, feedback and suggestions to help shape the future of Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:09 am Tagged with: Are, British Telecom, Brits, broadband, designer, Industry, Marketing, Member, Online Communities, retail outlets, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sprint, technologist, telecommunications, telstra, web 2.0
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