Went off with Erietta and Jo S to The Sydney Institute tonight, and gosh! who would’ve thunk that journo’s would have a way with words??!!?? Great speakers, all 3 of ’em. Matt Price from The Australian introduced the topic – The Gallery: Insular, Intrusive or Indispensable? – and very amusing he was too. No real…
The Sun Herald has announced that the 198 page rebuild report for New Orleans has been released online. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit, Governor Barbour announced the formation of the Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal to develop a broad vision for a better Gulf Coast and South Mississippi.The Governor’s Commission focuses on giving…
TeleResources pointed me towards The Australian IT story on mobile phone users/drivers creating a community to warn each other of police activity on the roads. THE Queensland government is seeking advice on whether it can shut down a text messaging service which warns motorists of random breath test and speed trap sites.Road Spy was launched…
Tagging is a great way of connecting to people with similar ideas… and this is the time of year when Technorati encourage bloggers to tag their 2006 resolutions. 2006 New Years ResolutionsPosted by Dave Sifry on December 28, 2005. Tags: BloggingIt’s that time of the year again! Time to get your new years resolutions up…
The New York Post has a light article on word of mouth advertising in online communities. It focuses very much on the idea that major brands are ‘playing’ with communities to see if its worth implementing a campaign that may end up with more negative comments than positive ones. The article makes no mention of…
One area I believe that online communities can really, really make a difference is with parents who are struggling with sick kids. Being up in the middle of the night, worrying and then being able to get online and chat/post about your concerns with other parents who are also up in the night worrying helps…
Earlier this month, I talked about a blog that lets people diss their unfavourite retailer for bad customer service or shoddy products with the Consumerist. In October we talked about Kaboodle and collaborative shopping. Now here’s another helpful shopping community… The European ‘comparison portal’ Ciao-shopping have 12 million monthly viewers across their multiple communities and…
… or not. Swapthing might just be your thing! Whatever you celebrate throughout the winter holiday season (that’s our stab at fitting into these politically correct times), there is plenty of gift exchanges going on. When it comes to gift giving our loved ones have good intentions, but sometimes they just don’t get it right…
Fundraisers.com was set up by Annie Van Bebber to develop a “Community of Giving”. Fundraisers.com is first and foremost a community. Best of all, by aiding and advising the people who work so hard to make the world a better place, the Fundraisers Community of Giving will further our common goal of raising awareness of…