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Another Quiver to the HB bow

June 1, 2009

Branding, New business, New Zealand, SocialMedia, Strategy

Business, Business and Economy, HB, IBM, idealog, marketing

I’ve always had a huge amount of respect for the team over at HB media – this isn’t just because I’ve been involved with them in past and present projects – long before my work with Idealog magazine I…

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Power to The People

February 23, 2009

New Zealand, SocialMedia

blackout

In what might be held up as a copybook case of the utilisation of social media to effect parliamentary change, it has just been announced that the coming-in-to-force of section 92 of the New Zealand Copyright Act will be…

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A Novel Approach – Marketing Advice For Free

January 30, 2009

New Zealand, SocialMedia, Strategy, Web x.0

Local social media uber early adopter and twitter cognoscent Ben Young has made an interesting offer that reminds me of something I heard at the Christchurch World Busker’s Festival yesterday. A street performer there, when asking for tips said…

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A Press Release Isn’t a Blog Comment

January 14, 2009

Business, Efficiency, IT, SocialMedia

I always welcome comments on my posts from vendors – after all they’re the ones with the in-depth domain knowledge about areas I’m writing about. I can even live with a bit of a commercial bent to the comments…

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Facebook Goes Mainstream!

December 17, 2008

SocialMedia, Society

For those who believe that Facebook has no utility, here’s a story that’ll warm your heart (or chill the blood of those “ice in the veins” lawyers out there). It seems the Australian Supreme Court has decided that Facebook…

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Diary of a Site Owner – Chapter 1; Breathe deep, breathe deep

December 12, 2008

SocialMedia

no mucha da memory hadda to shifta da database shiftid da database, site waz not workingz coz not workingz had too doo some sugeriez on da database da surgery not soo good – database kind of dies so maybe…

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The Perils of an Echo Chamber

November 20, 2008

Business, Design, SocialMedia, Society, Strategy

I love social media – it allows me to have interesting relationships with interesting people whom I otherwise might not know. But sometime the send/post/update key is just too easy to tap. Case in point the recent storm around…

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Building Online Communities

October 22, 2008

Business, Design, New business, New Zealand, SocialMedia, Society, Strategy

start up

The latest issues of Start-Up magazine is out and it includes a feature article I wrote about building online communities. It’s a subject close to my heart and one which I’m currently involved in with a (slightly) stealth project.…

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Building Successful Online Communities

October 22, 2008

Business, Design, IT, SocialMedia, Strategy, Web x.0

Mauricio sent me this information and it looks like some fantastic sessions for anyone who has an interest in building online communities that people love (and let’s face it – any online business is, by definition, a community). Details…

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A Journey of A Thousand Miles

October 6, 2008

Business, Collaboration, New Zealand, SocialMedia, Strategy

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Subsequent to TelecomONE over the weekend, and after a session discussing the social media activities of Telecom employees – some issues became evident. I’ve always been impressed that Vodafone New Zealand allow (and, I assume, encourage) Paul Brislen, their…

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