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  • On the box

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    So I was on the telly, along with Simone McCallum and Rick Shera talking about this ruling in Australia where by companies are responsible for everything that appears on their Facebook or social media pages. My (expanded) view is that social media should be literally social – a two way conversation between companies, their customers…

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  • On buying followers

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    Here’s a very simple test you can perform at home if you suspect someone has bought their followers on Twitter. Step one: Read your mark’s tweets. Go back a week or two if you can be arsed. Step two: Ask yourself ‘would X thousand people REALLY be interested in that? Really?!?’ There is no step…

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  • What did we learn?

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    This last couple of weeks I was lucky enough to: Speak at the Social Media and Mobile Apps forum, with a Telecom case study; “Social and corporate values – making them play nicely” Attend The Flying Social Network’s The Social Media Breakfast Both were fine events, and they made me think about conferences and expectations. …

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  • Hear me say ‘um’ and ‘yinnow’ a lot

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    Dylan and Morgan at the @discoursenz podcast were kind enough to have me on the show, to talk @telecomnz. My bit is from about four minutes in, and goes for about ten minutes. I hang around for some of the rest of it too. Discourse NZ Episode 3.12: Minty Fresh I enjoyed myself – it’s…

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  • Avatar

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    Your blog, Twitter and LinkedIn* are your shtick. My shtick is apparently a stream of unrelated stills from films with me clumsily Photo Shopped in, probably saying ‘work shy’ and ‘limited Photo Shop skills’ to any potential employer. Here goes. Previous edition *probably not your LinkedIn Alien – bonus corridor related link Billions of stupid…

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  • Cheating on Flickr

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    Once, Flickr was THE photo site, with one of great early online communities, formed around a shared love of photography. All the proper photographers I know are on Flickr. Me, I’ve got 1450 images and videos there. I get a free Pro account though my *cough* marvellous ISP – with this, I can upload all…

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  • Social Media Club Hamilton

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    Being a Waikato chap, I was pleased and honoured to be guest speaker at the first Social Media Club Hamilton event. The crowd had that friendly / awkward vibe of people who talk all day on the internet meeting each other in real life, maybe even for the first time. That vibe is a wonderful…

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  • Who to follow on Twitter

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    The NZ top Tweeter lists (one, two, three) probably did exactly what the Herald wanted it to – create a lot of page views. MUCH debate ensued as to whether your own humble tweet collection of chatter with your mates, with the odd artful zinger is as worthy as some breakfast jock’s. Only you and…

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  • HTC Sensation review

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    I wrote this review for Telecom’s late, lamented co. magazine, after using the handset over the course of a weekend. I subsequently acquired a Sensation to use as my permanent, day to day phone. Reading the review again, it pretty much holds up – I love using it. The camera and video capability are really, really good,…

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  • Getting sociable and sensibile in the Bay

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    MediaSense is a new social media conference put on by Hal Josephson, a Hawke’s Bay entrepreneur, impresario and top bloke. For me, this was a fantastic chance to meet folk I don’t normally meet, with people from all around the country attending. The Bay was well represented and I was most impressed with the locals’ friendliness…

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