Social networking on planes… not yet.. but Awesome! Awesome! (Gizmodo) Singapore Airlines must have had a fair bit of success when they rolled out iPod connectivity for business customers on their A340-500 aircraft last year, because they’re new Airbus A330-300 aircraft have an iPod dock for every passenger, including those bums back in economy. Nothing to do with social networks, but it does put a social networking device on a plane, and with other planes putting internet on demand, it’s getting close to … 22 HOURS OF WORLD OF WARCRAFT SYDNEY TO LONDON! woot! Man, I’m going to Singapore a Continue Reading…
Jan 232009
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 4:35 pm Tagged with: A340-500, Airbus A330-300, iPod, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Technology
Melbournites, listen up! Michael Specht is running a conference on H.R and Recruitment and social media. Time Session Speaker 8:30 AM Arrival & Registration with Tea and Coffee 9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction Michael Specht 9:10 AM Keynote – Thoughts from TED 2009 Stephen Collins 10:10 AM Implementation of Enterprise 2.0 and its Value in Organisations Sean Lew 10:50 AM Morning tea 11:10 AM TBD 11:50 AM Web 2.0 in recruitment Thomas Shaw 12:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM Case study on informal learning Jasmin Tragas 2:15 PM Legal issues to consider for Web 2.0 Michael Park 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 8:14 am Tagged with: 2.0, Anne Bartlett-Bragg, conferences, David Talamelli, events, Geoff Jennings, h.r., H.R. 2.0, Jasmin Tragas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Michael Park, michael specht, Online Communities, recruitment, recruitment 2.0, recruitment agency, Sean Lew, seminars, Singapore, social media, social media guidelines, social networks, stephen collins, Thomas Shaw, Time Session Speaker, web 2.0
Monday and Tuesday next week is the Sydney Online Social Networking and Business Colloration: Richard Kimber, Global CEO, Friendster Rebekah Horne, VP of Fox Interactive, MySpace Francisco Cordero, GM Bebo Paul Slakey, Director, Google I’m on abunch of things including:MONDAY Collaboration – A knowledge management revolution empowering staff and customers to deliver• Identifying the critical collaboration factors of success• Change management strategies for web 2.0 technologies• From social bookmarks to blogs – which tools can and should be used• Lessons learnedWayne Hughes, Managing Director, Virtual Medical Centre .comChris Knowles, Web Manager, Heinz AustraliaAndrew Mitchell, National Manager, Technology and Knowledge, UrbisLaurel Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:45 am Tagged with: 2.0 technologies, adelaide, Andrew Mitchell, Chris Knowles, Christmas, Congress, CPA, director, Director & Social Networks Strategist, Director and Social Networks Strategist, Director LAMP, Francisco Cordero, Gary Hayes, Gold Coast, Head, Heinz Australia, knowledge management, laurel papworth, Managing Director, Melbourne, mobile, National Manager, online social networking, Paul Slakey, Perth, Rebekah Horne, Richard Kimber, Singapore, Social Media Australia, social networking, social networks, social web, Sydney, The Project Factory, Urbis Laurel Papworth, Virtual Medical Centre, Wayne Hughes, web 2.0, Web Manager
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…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:11 pm Tagged with: Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Loathe Thee Commonwealth Bank, NetBank, online thingie, Singapore, United Kingdom
Oct 202008
CORRECT DATES I’m heading to Singapore this weekend, for a week. I’ll be teaching THREE seperate public courses, so if you are in Singapore – or can talk the boss into an overseas trip, heh – this is what we’ll be doing: Wednesday 29th October 2008: Education and Teachers and Online CommunitiesUnderstanding Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 for Teacher – what are the students doing online with creativity and knowledge? dangers and opportunities, resources for teachers and good sites, blogs, wikis (still taking suggestions, blog readers!) and the way forward including a teacher online community for teacher to teacher (p2p)support. Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:16 pm Tagged with: 65-6512-1487, 65-96723522, Cisco Systems, customer social networks, Facebook, media offerings, Ministry of Education OF COURSE, Online Communities, Online Communities Understanding Web, online community, Orchard Road, p2p, Singapore, social media, social media assets, social media audits, social networks, social web, teacher, Technology, Twitter, web 2.0
Sep 022008
I work with government departments on their social media policies. Both politicans and public servants have some of the same issues. Often showing them case studies of other immigration, tax, heritage, whatever in other countries or other States can help them see how they can sell the idea of conversation into their risk averse cultures. It’s all about knowing the fears then gently leading the fearful through the issues, which include staff doing inappropriate things online (get a policy), how to handle negative user opinions, staffing and resource issues (how much time do we have to dedicate), what if no Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 2:44 am Tagged with: Akira Amari, ambassador, ambassador for your organisation, Ambulance Driver, Anonymous UK Magistrate, barack obama, Building Democracy Ministry, civil service/public service social media, Commission of European Communities, Commissioner, Congress, Craig Thomler, department manager, external communications, external social media participation policy, firewall, Indonesia, internal social media participation policy, Islamic Republic of Iran, Juwono Sudarsono, leader, magistrate, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Margot Wallstrom, Melbourne, minister, Minister for Economy, National Heritage Board, NHS, offline communications, Online Communities, online participation, Politics, President, Senate, Senator, Singapore, social media, Social Media Australia, social media gov, social media participation policy, social media policies, social networks, staff member, Thomler eGov and Child Support Agency, Twitter, UK Government, United States
Waiting to find out if my lost tickets to Saudi Arabia will resurface today or if the flight will be postponed til tomorrow. Apparently the reservation didn’t get ticketed, whatever that means. Dubai is riding into the rescue. I hope This was sent to me on December 2007, from Personalize Media Gary Hayes, so I guess I owe him one while I fill in time: The rules: 1- Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.2 – People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.3 – Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 11:01 pm Tagged with: ad director, adelaide, advertising award night, Amsterdam, Atlas mountains, Bigpond, Catherine Eibner, CEO, Cockney, Dave "Koi" Wallace, director at the time, Dubai, East Coast Parkway, Easter Monday, High School, Hugh Martin, Jakarta, Jodie Miners, Justin Milne, Laurel Facts, M.C. Vanessa Wagner, Marilyn Monroe, mike seyfang, Morocco, Petersham rink, player, Queen, Singapore, Sydney, youtube
Mar 122008
Brought to You by The So Bad it’s Good Department: Rap done by the senior management of Singapore’s Media Development Authority.Hat Tip: Katie ChatfieldWhen we enter into a relationship with the customer, a real one, with two way dialogue, preaching and lecturing sends ‘em running for the hills, or leaves them pouting and grizzling. But when we approach the relationship with fun and humour -and when did marketing stop being about having fun with the consumer? – a warmth, loyalty and sense of community between us develops. Fun video, highly technical information with big boring slabs of policy-speak all sexed Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:00 am Tagged with: Good Department, Katie Chatfield, senior management, Singapore, Singapore's Media Development Authority, social media
I like the Hitwise email newsletter: Need a Date?For the week ending 02/02/2008, Singaporean Internet users spent an average visit time of 17 minutes and 44 seconds on Lifestyle – Dating websites. 74% of the total traffic to the Lifestyle – Dating industry for that week was directed to international dating websites such as Adult Friendfinder.com (www.adultfriendfinder.com) and Date For Keeps (www.dateforkeeps.com). Adult Friendfinder.com was the most popular website visited, with 19.39% market share of visits. I was wanting DateForKeeps to win, not AdultFriendFinder. *pouts* I really need to lose these soft, romantic rose glasses when viewing dating sites. Technorati Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 3:32 pm Tagged with: dating, internet users, Singapore, www.adultfriendfinder.com, www.dateforkeeps.com
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…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:39 pm Tagged with: 2.0 technology, AOL, blog search engine, broadband, cellular telephone, Google, GPS, Michael Arrington, Microsoft, mobile, New Zealand, Online Communities, Richard MacManus, Russell Crowe, search engine, search engines, Singapore, Social Media Australia, social networking events, social networks, things Web, trial site, vibrant Web, web 2.0, Yahoo!
Jan 212007
One for the chix from my friends at LaVolta: Online Editor Wonderful opportunity to work with this start-up in building their Online Content strategy. The role reports directly to the MD and is responsible for the editorial voice and tone of the network of sites. It’s a web 2.0 publishing enterprise offering an online community for women and so much more. LaVolta is delighted to be working with this new Online business. We always find start-ups invigorating and good to see that they are back in vogue. The role is a senior editorial position created to drive editorial quality and Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 6:19 pm Tagged with: broader magazine, David Jackson, editor, finance content, HTML, lifestyle magazine, magazine web site, Maryland, media executives, mobile, online, Online Communities, online community, online content, Online Content strategy, ONLINE EDITOR, Online environment, online media industry, Online Publishing, overall editorial and product, s2m Executive, Sally Mills, Seek.com., Singapore, Social Media Australia, social networking, social networking mean, social networks, specialist consultant, sports video images, start-up, streaming video, user generated content, web 2.0, web publishing, web technology, weekly email communications
Apr 262006
I did have high hopes for NowWeAreTalking (see my bloglet and subsequent comments) Telstra’s attempt to build an online community around it’s services. But. The Age (Helen Westerman and Rebecca Urban) has an article, Telstra makes a discourtesy call. TELSTRA’S online mouthpiece nowwearetalking.com.au likes to do some plain speaking.But a recent posting taking a swing at rival Optus regulatory affairs chief Paul Fletcher has caused some internal embarrassment for being a bit too unvarnished.The blog entry was apparently news to site editor, chief Telstra spokesman Rod Bruem, who has just returned from overseas. And he was not happy about it.“We’re Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:30 pm Tagged with: chief, David Havyatt, Director of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, editor, Helen Westerman, HomeLine Part, Kettle, marketing manager, mobile, New Zealand, Online Communities, online community, Paul Fletcher, Rebecca Urban, regulatory affairs chief, retail plan, retail rental plans, Rod Bruem, Singapore, Social Media Australia, spokesman, sydney morning herald, telstra, United States, user generated content, www.telstra.com.au, www.theage.com.au
This Chinese government initiative into online communities appeals to me, but I’m not sure why. After several manic days in The Sims, my sim died when I burnt down my virtual kitchen. If I can’t cook, wash up, clean and tidy in the real world, what on earth made me think I’d be successful in a virtual one? This new game has some of the same questions for me. How do you darn socks anyway? Pfft don’t you just buy new ones? Heroes Darn Socks in China’s Online World“Developed by the country’s biggest online game company, Shanda, the Chinese Hero Continue Reading…
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:21 am Tagged with: China, Chinese government, Mao Zedong, Online Communities, online communities appeals, Shanda, Singapore, Social Media Australia
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