Fresh Chat

Whilst checking on my Facebook news feed this morning, I saw a link from the Zachary Quinto fan page to his new community. I already knew that Quinto was active on social media, so was intrigued to take a look and see what his community is all about.
Launched only a few hours ago (27 July […]

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There was some controversy last week about a YouTuber who had allegedly accepted something from a company and then posted a video without declaring any kind of vested interest.   It’s all detailed on www.mumbrella.com.au and is an important part of the ongoing discussion about what is ethical or unethical in the worlds of paid vs earned […]

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The UK comedian Russell Brand started Twittering all of four hours ago (at the time of this blog posting), and his identity’s already been stolen.
Well, to some degree, anyway.
Posting as rustyrockets,  Brand has already gained 4490 followers with major Brand fan, Yours Truly, being one of them.
Imagine my surprise, however, to see an email a […]

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2008: the year that online marketing really hit the mainstream.  We’ve started a list that we hope you will add to: online campaigns that caught our eye.  Just one request: please don’t nominate work done by an agency you work for or your company/yourself. 
Lesley’s List:
- Blue Day 2008.  Depression/Anxiety awareness.  YouTube, Facebook, SecondLife, Meetups, Twitter and alot of community […]

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Today the blog known as My Future Bank, run by representatives of Australia’s National Australia Bank’s online self-service offering, UBank, was shut down.  A search for the site which was previously at www.myfuturebank.org now returns a 404 error.
The decision ends a week of serious criticism and commentary by Australia’s social media connoscenti, spearheaded by Cheryl Gledhill from Molt:n who took […]

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Up for a challenge?  Here’s one that starts August 1. 
“The Thirty Day Challenge is about making your first $10 online. For a full 30 days we are going to be showing you exactly how to start your own Internet business and generate your first income online without spending a dime.
 
“That’s right, this is going to […]

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Dr Robert Geraci, the Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College, describes himself as: “Looking for signs of the Apocalypse at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute and in Second Life” and “Rewriting the study of religion, science & technology”.
This interesting man is researching Virtual Worlds, religion and AI.  It’s food for thought for all… religious, non, anti, Klingon and other […]

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An old boss of mine - a senior and visionary advertising type - said that the average consumer is bombarded by 3,000 messages a day.  The point was that to stand out from the clutter you need to do or say something special, or different or in an unexpected way.
Fast forward ten years,  today we spoke with […]

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This weekend, I’ll tune into bloggers and video from around the world in the global phenomena known as Pangea Day.
If you are interested in amazing stories that you would never see or hear otherwise it’s: http://www.pangeaday.org  What an exciting time we live in! 

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