Just a quick update from my other blog post ( peer to peer lending in australia): New peer-to-peer lending websites starting up in Australia Lenders and borrowers set the terms of the loans P2P lending could be worth $5bn globally within three years P2P in Australia First to market in Australia is Sydney-based iGrin which softly launched www.igrin.com.au in October. It has recently brokered Australia’s first online P2P loan, worth $5000. It will be joined soon by Brisbane-based Peermint which will operate in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. In New Zealand, www.nexx.co.nz has announced it will be up and running Continue Reading…
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:18 am Tagged with: Bank, Brisbane, Canada, ebay, Google, New Zealand, p2p, Social Media Australia, social networks, Sydney, USD, www.igrin.com.au, www.nexx.co.nz
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 slide from a community media presentation I give. Have you ever been asked “…but how can we trust the content online? how do we know the identity of the person writing the review? how do we know the person is a recognised authority on the subject?” I’ve never fully understood this issue of societies ‘established authority’ figures, particularly when it comes to news on events. Maybe because I’ve always questioned traditional media. Made myself very unpopular after the first Gulf War asking people “you don’t really think we won that war, do you?”. I am reading Remote Control – Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:49 pm Tagged with: Andrew Keen, Anne Dunn, Catharine Lumby, Cherry Ripe, Duncan Ivison, ebay, Elspeth Probyn, Fiona Patten, Ghassan Hage, Jim Moser, John Hartley, John Safran, judge, Kate Crawford, Linda Jaivin, Margo Kingston, Maxine McKew, Michael Moller, Milissa Dietz, public relations department, social media, Social Media Australia, web 2.0
Oct 202007
Who’s handling the launch of the current.tv in Australia, anyone know? I’ve got some ideas – and I don’t want the standard VCAD $1000 bucks for ‘em either. Anyone know the agencies that normally work with Foxtel? I spoke with Kim Williams and he said Foxtel was in discussions with current.tv. That was back in March just as current.tv doubled their subscriber base from 28 million in the US by adding in 25 million viewers from the U.K. For those of you who’ve never heard of ‘em, current.tv is a user generated channel with user generated ads. Oh shi….vers. I Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 6:45 pm Tagged with: Al Gore, Chairman, ebay, England, instant messaging, Kim Williams, media distributor, Online Communities, peer to peer, Social Media Australia, social networks, UK, United Kingdom, United States, USD, user generated content, youtube
Aug 292007
EDIT: last paragraph – built in modules in Pligg to give back money to citizen journalists (people who submit articles) for Pligg sites like Bloggerati and Kwoff.Quite a lot was written in the late nineties about importance of giving your social network members a way to get some extra cash themselves. Or revenue share with you. It builds loyalty and traction for the community. Handing over a million dollars is one way of gaining members, but enabling members to buy and sell, or take a clip of advertising, or auction or something else will keep the members. It should become Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 6:48 pm Tagged with: Al Gore User Generated Content TV station, big social networks, creator/member, ebay, Facebook, Google, hostess, Monetizing Social Networks, niche online communities, Online Communities, online community revenue, revolutionised advertising, social media, Social Media Australia, social network, social network member, social networks, user generated content, youtube
I’ve written before about how classifieds aren’t moving quickly enough into Web 2.0 collaborative content. There’s a tendency for classifieds that are controlled by traditional media to try to stick to traditional models. ie. “We are the content aggregator, upload your ad to us and we will publish it”. I’ve got some ideas for other ways of working – and yes, I’m still tinkering with my declassifieds.com.au – but seriously, there’s a lot of room to play here. eBay and Craigslist notwithstanding. What do you think? Technorati Tags: classifieds, social media, Media, Australia, declassifieds, web 2.0, autotrader
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:37 pm Tagged with: classifieds, ebay, social media, Social Media Australia, web 2.0
I belong to the Real Life Education group in Second Life. Thought I might help a few members by posting these: Volunteers Needed For… (sorry can’t read the rest, window doesn’t expand)Hello again everyone, Putting out a call again for those interested in taking part in my visitor survey for my dissertation on virtual museum exhibitions. The survey involves you looking around the exhibition and then answering some questions…it takes about 30-40 minutes all up to complete. Let me know through IM if you are interested (VirLucis Hush) or just come on down to the plot and see if I’m Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:53 pm Tagged with: Australia Council Literature Board, ebay, online spaces, ONLINE VIRTUAL WORLDS, press /media, second life, Social Media Australia, telstra, USD
Anyone here use Facebook? *poke* poke* From Ad Age: 23-Year-Old Mark Zuckerberg Has Google Sweating Idealist Entrepreneur’s Facebook Offers Something Search Doesn’t–Distribution By Abbey Klaassen Just as Google has become what some people call the operating system for search, Facebook is turning itself into the operating system for social networking. While Google knows what millions of people are searching for, Facebook has something the search giant hasn’t been able to grow: a network of connections between people that creates a viral distribution platform unrivaled by any portal or search engine. In late May, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:29 pm Tagged with: Abbey Klaassen, Abbey Klaassen Just, Amazon, CEO, chief, ebay, Facebook, Google, Internet Explorer, laurel papworth, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Mountain View, NEW YORK, news corp, Online Communities, operating system, Robyn Twomey, rupert murdoch, search engine, search giant, social network, social networking, social networks, social research tools, social search, Social search coming, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, USD, Wall Street Journal
Ever have one of those days when total strangers (well, to each other anyway) all bring different parts of a puzzle? Conversations that return to a theme? AHA! moments abound? Today has been like that – about virtual economies and currencies. IGE Sued By World Of Warcraft Player In a new twist on an old MMOG debate, gold-farming company IGE has been sued by a World of Warcraft player.Instigated by long-time World of Warcraft player Antonio Hernandez, the class action suit filed against IGE claims that the company made a “calculated decision to reap substantial profits by knowingly interfering with Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:32 pm Tagged with: Antonio Hernandez, ebay, executive producer, Online developer, online gaming, online gaming community, Social Media Australia, user generated content, Warcraft player
When I was in primary school there was another little girl who’s birthday was around the same day as mine. (Who said Aries are competitive? pfft.) Instead of being friends, we came to hate each other because it was always a competition to see who in class was buddies with whom. “You can’t go to her party, you’re my friend, you have to come to mine!!” *tantrum* Oh the Tears! the Drama! The Heartbreak! Thankfully it stopped when we reached 30. So I completely commiserate with eBay, the poor loves. eBay yanks ads from Google AdWords network Online auctioneer eBay Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:33 pm Tagged with: advertising system, AdWords, auctioneer, Computerworld, ebay, Freedom Party, Google, Google AdWords, Hani Durzy, media channels, mobile, on its site, online payment system, PayPal, Search, social networks, spokesman, Technology trade publication, United States, Web searches
May 022007
From Webbys released today: Special Achievement Awards Webby Lifetime Achievement: David Bowie Webby Lifetime Achievement: eBay Webby Person of the Year: Steve Chen & Chad Hurley, Co-Founders, YouTube Webby Film & Video Awards Best Actor: Ask A Ninja Webby Film & Video Awards Best Actress: Jessica Lee Rose (Lonelygirl15) and for the first time, video awards: ยท Webby Film & Video Awards and After Party Join us for the first-ever Webby Film & Video Awards Ceremony at New World Stages, hosted by Rob Corddry of Fox’s “The Winner” and formerly of “The Daily Show.” The ceremony will feature special guests Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 5:37 pm Tagged with: actor, Actress, Ask A Ninja, Chad Hurley, David Bowie Webby Lifetime Achievement, ebay, Film & Video Awards, Film & Video Awards Ceremony, Jessica Lee Rose, Rob Corddry, Special Achievement Awards, Steve Chen, The Daily Show, The Winner, Video Awards and After Party
Dec 052006
Remeber I said that not only media will be affected by Web 2.0 technologies handing power across to the consumer. I think this little problem has been building since Web 1.0 and will only get worse: Ebay suing Big Day Out over ticketing Internet auction site eBay is reportedly suing the organisers of the Big Day Out concert tour over their new anti-scalping ticket policy. EBay claims the promoters are breaching trades practices legislation by tightening their ticketing conditions, News Ltd has reported. The changes mean Big Day Out tickets brought from eBay will not be valid if promoters can Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 4:22 pm Tagged with: big day out, ebay, mobile, News Ltd, Online Communities, Social Media Australia, social networks, the Big Day Out, web 2.0
From e-consultancy: LiveWorld gets WPP cash injection Ad giant WPP has continued its online spending spree, leading a $2m round of funding in internet marketing outfit LiveWorld. The move comes after WPP and LiveWorld formed a joint venture in July, with both firms saying they have seen growing demand for marketing services focusing on online communities. LiveWorld has developed social networking applications such as blogs and messageboards for firms including MTV Latin America and eBay. “In less than two months since announcing the LiveWorld-WPP joint venture, we have already closed new community marketing programs with major brands,” said Mark Read, Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 10:05 pm Tagged with: Abundance Partners, Adam, Adam Selig, Allegis Capital, America Online, AOL, California, CEO, China, community services, developed social networking applications, e-consultancy, ebay, gungho advertising, internet marketing outfit, LiveWorld, Mark Read, media space, MTV Latin America, Online Communities, online customer communities, online reputation monitoring, online spending spree, social networking, strategy director, tv guide, USD, video game advertising, Visible Technologies, web soap opera outta, WildTangent, WPP, wpp.com
Sep 172006
Snippets from New York Times’ David Barboza article, courtesy of The Ledger Online: Today, Baidu has a market value of $3 billion and operates the fourth-most trafficked Web site in the world. And Baidu is doing what no other Internet company has been able to do: clobbering Google and Yahoo in its home market. But Baidus evolution, and Mr. Lis journey as an entrepreneur, offer textbook examples of the payoffs and perils of doing business in China and suggest that Baidu may prove to be far more resilient than some analysts believe. China has a population of 1.3 billion, about Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:08 pm Tagged with: Amazon, analyst, Baidus headquarters, Beijing, China, Chinese government, Citigroup, ebay, entrepreneur, foreign Internet, Google, Internet, Internet battleground, Internet giants, internet users, Jason D. Brueschke, Kaifu Lee, Online Communities, online market second, online merchandiser, President, president in China, search industry, search results, USD, Yahoo!
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Different types of Social Networks
Caveat: There’s a lot of different ways of slicing and dicing social networks. In this post, I want to show the three fundamental approaches that social networks use for activity around social media. If I was writing about identity, profile and management of friends, it would be a whole different grouping of examples.. I think. Another caveat: blogs are a technology, not a social network, so they can be used in different ways e.g. a PR blog is one-to-many, but you can have group blogs (few-to-many). They can be link sites (post a link) or media blogs (whack up video, Continue Reading…