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The challenge of using Freedom of Information for good
I'm a big supporter of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws and the rights of citizens to access information from their government to better understand the processes and data considered around how decisions are made and policies formed. I am also a...Could the Fear of Adopting Social Media Be Due to a Fear of Death?
Dr Travis Kemp of the Teleran Group presented at the National Stakeholder Engagement and Community Relations Officers' Forum 2011 in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago. He provided an interesting view on how people identify for or against certain...Personalisation of the Internet: a Threat to Citizen Participation in Democracy?
Yesterday evening I watched an interesting TED talk by Eli Pariser, Beware online "filter bubbles". The talk discussed the increasing personalisation of search engines, news sites and social networks, using algorithms to selectively present or hide...Ignorance (of Social Media) is Risk
I still encounter a large number of public servants - from a variety of agencies and at a range of government levels (local to federal) - whose experience of social media is limited to Facebook and Twitter - or less. Most appear to be unaware of...Learning from the social media policy mistakes of the Commonwealth Bank
Last week the Commonwealth Bank received a panning for its new social media policy. Going beyond guidance for staff in their use of social media, the policy made it a requirements that Commonwealth Bank staff tell their managers about any negative...How Blogs Are More Useful Than Email Newsletters
Sometimes it surprises me how much some organisations like using email newsletters over other tools like blogs. They spend weeks or even months crafting news items, bundle them together into a single email and then send them out to a subscriber...How to solve the digital divide - do nothing
There's still talk, from time to time, about the digital divide between internet users and those without internet access. It is said that the divide will produce a long-term group of privileged people with ready access to the world, while leaving...It's Now So Easy to Establish a Social Network - Is This a Good Thing?
I've recently been looking around some at some of the 'white-label' social network services. They allow anyone to establish their own branded social network at little or no cost. Most include features such as personal profiles, blogs, forums,...Vic government releases report on Australian Gov 2.0 initiatives and online take-up
Information Victoria, in the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development for the Victorian Government has released a report, Web 2.0: The New Tools for Democratic Conversations — A snapshot of Initiatives in Government....WTF is social media - one year on
If you excuse the suggestive language, this slideshow provides an excellent birds-eye view of the extent of the social media landscape.It is worth comparing with the version released a year ago to see some the growth and changes that have driven...The different ways organisations allow their employees to participate in online media
When I thought of this topic I came up with four distinct groups that organisations fall into when considering how their staff may engage in online social media,IgnoreDisallowManageAllowOver time an organisation moves through these stages, as...Prime Minister pre-announces Climate Change blog on Twitter
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pre-announced the launch of his new Climate Change blog with the following Tweet via the KevinRuddPM Twitter stream,Starting my blog tomorrow on Climate Change. Like to hear your ideas on practical action. KRuddAnother...Citizen 2.0 - how would a government department address this marketing nightmare?
Over the last week US media has been buzzing with the story of Canadian musician Dave Carroll, whose US$3,500 Taylor guitar was broken on a flight on United Airlines.Carroll reported that people on the plane had watched with horror as United...
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John Bell heads up the 360° Digital Influence team & teaches graduate studies in Digital Influence at Johns Hopkins University. More »
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Communication Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell More »
John Byrne is chairman & editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc. & the author or co-author of eight books. More »
Gini Dietrich Gini Dietrich is the founder and chief executive officer of Arment Dietrich, Inc. More »
Vanessa DiMauro is the CEO of Leader Networks & has been creating successful online communities for over 15 years. More »
Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group & was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in Marketing Magazine. More »
Laurent Francois I lead the marketing&development hub @ Express Roularta Services, a media company. I focus on 2 main brands (L'Express, More »
Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable & a blogger at The Social Organization. More »
JD Lasica is a consultant who is considered one of the leading authorities on social media & user-created media. More »
Brian Solis s author of Engage and is recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders & authors in new media. More »
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“I would compare Facebook Like-Gates to capturing email and other contact information by offering ebooks and whitepapers. Without these, you'd be providing great content but that doesn't mean that everybody would go out of their way to dish out their contact details. It's a way to incentivize content providers to continue to generate great articles, inforgraphics and videos. And unliking a page is ...”
“Nonverbal communication is as important as our verbal or written messages. And how we appear in photographs on the web-- and specifically on Linkedin--can be critically important to our personal brands and our messages. The research you cite about warm and cold impressions is critical to how we are perceived. Thanks for the insightful post, Victoria, and I'm looking forward to the future posts. ...”