Posts tagged Social Media
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The iPad and the Aus: our first look.
11th June 2010
I miss newspapers. When I was a kid, my parents owned a coffee shop in Adelaide and every morning before school, I would put out the papers while they were still warm. I miss the tactile sensation of the paper beneath my fingers as I once flicked through pages. I miss the typography, I miss… see more
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Social Networks need to socialise
10th June 2010
Social Networks are a well established part of our everyday digital lives. The available flavours of networks range from general purpose mainstream networks like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter over business oriented networks such as LinkedIn or XING up to networks catering for specialist interest group like CouchSurfing. While all of these networks have a slightly… see more
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Facebook privacy changes: what they mean, and why you should care
25th May 2010
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the company have “made a bunch of mistakes” in the recent privacy changes to the social networking platform. While the developments announced at the f8 conference represent an exciting new phase for web developers and advertisers alike, the ability to “socialise” your experience across the web has some… see more
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Twitter Finally Attempts to Turn A Buck… (if you don’t like it, you could always ask for your money back)
16th April 2010
Twitter’s attempt at an advertising revenue model is neither innovative nor confronting. It’s what a Swiss friend of mine calls the ‘salami tactic’ –the idea that distasteful things are a little more palatable when you choke them down piece by piece. Twitter is introducing Promoted Tweets –tweets given prominent placement by brands paying for the… see more
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And did you know that you’re my hero….?
12th February 2010
We <3 this Swedish video ad. So much so that we’re attempting to press the “go voirol” button on it in Australia… Flickr image at the top by Mountainbread.

