KFC Potholes and Social Network Spotlights

Kentucky Fried Chicken offer to fix potholes in exchange for graffiti – err sorry – advertising on the hole covers.  From The Chicago Tribune:    Colonel Sanders look-alike Bob Thompson helps a repair crew in Louisville “re-fresh” one of the estimated 350 million potholes nationwide. (KFC Corporation photo/ March 24, 2009) There is a danger on…

Western Australia: Newspaper shake up

The News reported this yesterday: The West Australian gets beaten up by media academics PAPER TIGER: The West Australian editor Paul Armstrong has rejected claims by senior journalism academics that the newspaper’s dubious reporting is costing it the community’s trust. | Paige Taylor February 21, 2008 05:40am SENIOR journalism academics have attacked The West Australian…

Valentines Day on the Train and social network dating

You just know I’m gonna inflict you with Valentines Day Social Network stuff today don’t you? Young Germans looking for love on the railsInternet dating, speed dating and singles parties are starting to look old hat. In Germany, the public transportation services are becoming matchmakers and the demand has been overwhelming. Berlin commuters looking to…

Banning Facebook in Companies

Yep, your corporate communications are excellent – who needs social networks indeed! 😛 Here’s a newspaper article about British companies banning Facebook, followed by an awesome blog post about repercussions of banning Facebook in the Corporate environment. Our study found British Gas, the Met, Lloyds TSB and Bristows law firm all had internet filters preventing…

Online Community and child pornography

Online Communities sometimes help to name and shame the bad guys, not just provide grooming grounds. From Columbian Missourian by MORGAN COOK. Facebook helps crack caseFacebook acted as an investigative tool when a resident downloaded child pornography on campus Before an MU student suspected of downloading child pornography became the subject of an MU Police…

Telstra’s Talking – but are they listening?

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…