Australia 2009: ZDNet Predictions

 Enterprise 2.0, Featured, Online Communities, press, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks  1 Response »
Jan 232009
 

Neerav and I were asked, amongst others for our predictions on 2009. Technology, social media, computing, enterprise etc.

ZdNet technology predictions

ZdNet technology predictions

Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

Carlton Taya Avaya South Pacific MD
Craig Scroggie Symantec A/NZ MD
Chris Disspain auDA CEO
David Jackman Pronto Software MD
Deena Shiff Telstra Business group MD
Dereck Daymond Sybase A/NZ MD
Doug Farber salesforce.com APAC VP operations
Geoffrey Dirago Attain IT GM
Gerard Florian Dimension Data Australia CTO
Greg Spears Vodafone spokesperson
James Turner IBRS analyst
Joe Kremer Dell Australia MD
Kevin McIsaac IBRS analyst
Laurel Papworth social networks strategist (ME!)
Mark Phibbs Adobe APAC marketing director
Melbourne IT spokesperson
Neerav Bhatt blogger librarian internet marketer
Sarah Carter FaceTime Communications
Paul Harapin VMware A/NZ MD
Peter McAlpine Adobe Australia MD
Rob Mackinnon IBRS analyst
Paul Fitzgerald GHS consulting director
Steve Hitchman MIP MD
Warren Chaisatien Telsyte research director
Tracey Fellows Microsoft Australia MD
Wendy Reid EMC A/NZ marketing director

You can read these people here at ZdNet. Blame Renai Lemay if we are wrong. He shouldn’t have published it with verifying the predictions first. Heh. Oh and Anonymous isn’t allowed. We stand and fall on our predictions. By the way, if your name is here and you blog or tweet, let me know? I’ll link to you. :)

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Social networks can be a handful

 Event, Marketing, Online Communities, social networks  4 Responses »
Nov 192007
 

I personally think social networks can have more in common with oh, say, a media or marketing event than Sunday Church: ADMA Scandal: Who done it? SYDNEY: A mixture of drunkenness and spite has been blamed for rampant looting at last Friday’s (16 November) ADMA Awards in Melbourne – with attendees helping themselves to centrepieces, placemats and even other agencies’ awards. According to Kate Furey, manager of the ADMA Awards, entire table settings were stolen on the night by some of the 700-plus guests. But the shenanigans didn’t stop there: But it wasn’t just table settings going missing on the Continue Reading…

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Identity online and Korea

 Online Communities, social networks  4 Responses »
Jun 282007
 

Here’s one for you identity nuts out there (hankyoreh): Identification verification required for online boards New rules may reduce slander on the net As of June 27, South Korea’s major Internet portal operators, including Naver and Daum, are being required to verify the identification of anyone who attempts to leave a comment on their online bulletin boards. According to the Ministry of Information and Communication, a ‘‘limited real-name system’’ will be introduced to major portal operators on a trial basis, before being fully enforced later next month, when a total of 35 Internet business operators will be subject to the Continue Reading…

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