Job: Social Media Researcher, Sydney

 Jobs, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks  16 Responses »
Sep 242009
 

This is an exclusive. i.e. I have no idea how to post this to a job search engine so it’s going up here. social media researcher

A company I work with (PR, Communications) is looking for a social media researcher to work with them for a month or so. You have to be pretty fluent in social media – how to work with the blogosphere, how communities work, how to identify keywords and influencers and sentiment and stuff.

The job is in Paddington, though they might be flexible about where the work is done. Dunno, haven’t asked. Caveat: You’ll be working with me a bit. Which may or may not make you run screaming for the hills.

If you think you could sit still for a month, scurrying around the ‘net documenting what you find, reporting back in a reasonably articulate fashion and updating a database or spreadsheet, please send me an email? laurel at laurelpapworth.com – I need an email address and probably more than 140 characters .

Journalists: Bloggers give a helping hand?

 Media, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks  12 Responses »
Aug 062009
 

Journalists are starting to receive grants to learn social media technologies like SEO. Should we hold a Media and Career Expo where bloggers donate knowledge and expertise to help Journalists adjust?

Australia EVENTS: Free Social Media seminars

 Event, Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks  12 Responses »
Apr 272009
 

… not all are free, some are $60. But free works better at grabbing attention. It’s called “online marketing”. (haha) Please don’t tell the ACCC!  HEAPS MORE INFORMATION HERE SOCIAL MEDIA SEMINARS OVERVIEW: April 22nd 9:30- 1pm Innovation in Cross Platform content. We basically showed TV and film using social media in a really really extended way, including games and full collaboration. You missed it. April 29th Wed 29 April – 6pm – 7pm seminar on Free Open Source and Creative tools No Registration Required, just show up at AFTRS in The Entertainment Quarter (next to Hoyts). Social Media is Continue Reading…

Social Media and SMBs

 Corporate, Featured, Marketing, Online Communities, social media, social networks  21 Responses »
Oct 152008
 

I took an email from a guy who said he was interviewing me for a Cisco newsletter, on social media and small to medium size business. I gave him these answers and then realised: I never checked. He could just be some dude wanting free tips to give to clients. Heh. But I doubt it. Anyway, in case, here are his questions and my answers. Gained from teaching several hundred SMBs for the Department of State and Regional Development for Small Business September etc. Feel free to give your own (answers, that is): 1. What is your definition of social Continue Reading…

From Visitor to Registered: Signups in Social Networks

 Facebook, Online Communities, social networks  No Responses »
Mar 032008
 

I get these emails all the time. You probably do too: invitations to join yet another social network. Like Dostagi: Dostagi, a new social network site opens its doorsDostagi, a fast growing social network, today announced to open its doors to the Turkish, Dutch and English speaking community to start building their friends network. On Dostagi.com the members can create a profile, upload photo’s and connect to friends. By providing information that is relevant to their lives, Dostagi.com becomes part of the members daily routine. With Dostagi members communicate with each other, breaking down location barriers, making it easy to Continue Reading…

Australia: The Foxtel killer?

 Online Communities, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, TV  7 Responses »
Jan 082008
 

From CNN: OKYO, Jan. 7, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) — Japan’s Matsushita Electric Industrial Co (NYSE:MC) , the world’s largest consumer electronics maker, has teamed up with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and YouTube to commercialize flat panel television sets that allow users to access and view videos online, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday, without citing sources. This will be the Google group’s first tie-up with a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer in TV-related services, the business daily said. The Internet-enabled plasma TVs are expected to hit store shelves in the US this spring, it said. Google is the world’s largest Continue Reading…

How to Blog Course

 blogs, Education, Online Communities, Social Media Australia, social networks  20 Responses »
Nov 162007
 

Click logo, click IT, click web development – their link thing is a bit dodgy. I’m teaching a one day (Saturday) How To Blog course at the University of Sydney, Australia (general link) Centre for Continuing Education next Saturday, 24th November. It will be the first time I’ve taught this particular course, so goodness only knows what kind of a schmozzle it will end up. But if you are game, or want to escape the kids/housework/washing the car for a few hours, you can download a .pdf (don’t roll your eyes!) or register here. We have enough people for the Continue Reading…

Linqia – Social Network Vertical Search

 social networks, web 3.0  No Responses »
Nov 052007
 

It’s in Beta but from Linqia promo page (signup for updates): Searching for the online community or group that is a perfect fit for you? Let Linqia do the searching for you. Linqia is the world’s first online community and group aggregator and meta search engine. It has the largest directory of online communities and groups worldwide. Through the Linqia Community and Group Profile, you can immediately determine if an online community or group is a perfect fit for you. Linqia easily connects you to any online community or group that feed your passions, share your interests and fit your Continue Reading…

Politicians in Social Networks – yawn?

 blogs, Politics, Social Media Australia  2 Responses »
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…

Bloggerati Australia: Australia vs the world – web 2.0 technology

 blogs, Online Communities, Social Media Australia, social networks, statistics, web 2.0, web 3.0  8 Responses »
Jul 252007
 

Seven years ago, I lived in Singapore. I was there for nearly two years. And even back then, their adoption of technology was impressive. If I rang for a taxi, the automated system would ask me if I was 1. calling from home 2. calling from work, or 3. calling from elsewhere. Then it would ask me the same questions about where I wanted to go (home, work or elsewhere). If I was a work and wanted to taxi home, it would auto-give me the plate registration of the pickup cab. I heard that the GPS/LBS services now are such Continue Reading…

blackle – energy saving google search engine

 Online Communities, social networks  6 Responses »
Jul 252007
 

While I personally am all for global warming – it’s been too darn cold lately, what’s a few degrees between friends? – I totally get that others may not concur. Heh. Am I in trouble now? Anyway, this is from Blackle: How is Blackle saving energy? Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. “Image displayed is primarily a function of the user’s color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size Continue Reading…

Facebook vs Google – social search, inbuilt support

 Facebook, Online Communities, social networks  1 Response »
Jul 102007
 

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…

TagsPage Scripts – Purpose please?

 Marketing, web 2.0  1 Response »
Jun 202007
 

I’ve been wandering the seedy underbelly of *flipping* sites. This is where someone builds a site, with affiliate marketing and ads and stuff, builds traffic to the site then sells it. Typically used for spamming – for example, create a tonne of domains called MySpaceFriends, FriendsMySpace, MyFriendsSpace and they are all basically the same, linking to each other, sharing the Google Juice and all sorts of clever reasons why. But at first glance this TagsPage site looked sorta genuine. Problem is, I can’t see the purpose. Why would someone come to a tagspage for a spam-tag search. Whats spam tagging Continue Reading…

Jobs: Web Producer x2

 Jobs, Social Media Australia, web 2.0  1 Response »
Apr 212007
 

Sorry, sorry, this one was sent to me over a week ago and I spaced it. I think it would be fun for – 3 month contract with Greenpeace. You could work over winter then go surfing in summer. Heh. Greenpeace have done interesting user generated content/social network stuff in the past: Excellent opportunity to use your web skills to inspire others to take action for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace promotes clean, renewable energy & the energy efficiency solutions that will protect us from dangerous climate change. We reject nuclear power as dirty, expensive & unsafe. Greenpeace Australia Continue Reading…

MyCyberTwin and alternate personalities

 Online Communities, social networks  No Responses »
Apr 032007
 

Thanks to fellow Moon Goddess (don’t ask!) Louise for notifying me of an article in yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald NEXT section: An Australian company has begun populating cyberspace with artificially intelligent “cyber-twins” of bloggers, social networkers and even corporate PR. MyCyberTwin is a new venture from the team that took on the giants of search with its personalised Mooter search engine. A couple of years ago I blogged about ALICE – and asked the question: A wierd form of avatar, more AI than usual – not sure what to make of this one… Well I guess MyCyberTwin knew exactly what Continue Reading…

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