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Online relationships — far from isolating
My friend (in both the online and physical worlds), Kate Carruthers asks an interesting question in her post Are social networks breeding social isolation? Kate concludes that for her and her circle of friends who she associates with online and physically, this isn’t the case, but has other friends who are concerned. They need not [...] (translate)
It’s not extra time, it’s a shift in time
Lyndal Curtis’ commentary on the recent Media 140 conference in Sydney suggests she’s not done her homework. Despite admitting to being something of a geek, early adopter and rich social media user, she asks where we find the time and if we’re missing out on talking with big chunks of society. Has she not connected the [...] (translate)
The Perfect Gift for a Man
A few months back, the Inspire Foundation ran a campaign they called Man Week. Designed to call attention to the terrible loss occurring amongst young men dealing with depression and suicide (according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the current suicide rate for men in Australia is more than three times the rate of women) [...] (translate)
links for 2009-10-21
The Three Laws of Open Data | Government 2.0 Taskforce Nice work from David Eaves — exist, engage, empower (tags: australia opendata government2.0) No tag for this post. (translate)
links for 2009-10-20
Craig Newmark: A Nerd’s Take On The Future Of News Media Great take on trust and quality editing of news from Craig Newmark. (tags: journalism socialmedia media) No tag for this post. (translate)
YourHealth — clever consultation, minor issues
Over at YourHealth, the Department of Health and Ageing’s community consultation site on Australian health reform, they’ve taken an extra step in the opening up of the public consultation model — they’re now encouraging submissions by video. On top of the pretty open consultation model they’re already using; stories, regular written submissions, polling and the like, [...] (translate)
links for 2009-10-16
Brainstorm » Blog Archive » Google Sidewiki: You can’t ignore your customers anymore! Good piece from Jonathon Crossfield on the power in the hands of users with Google Sidewiki. He’s absolutely right. (tags: google conversation socialmedia) 8 ways to optimize your feedly experience « Building Feedly Useful. (tags: feedly howto) No tag for this post. (translate)
links for 2009-10-13
YouTube: We’re Bigger Than You Thought — Bits Blog — NYTimes.com Somewhere between 600M and 1B views a day! Now, if they can get people to click on the ads, there will be a revenue stream. (tags: video socialmedia business) No tag for this post. (translate)
links for 2009-10-12
Journos on thin ice as they take their messages and moans online | The Australian The media orgs continue to run scared of social media. The AFR policy referred in this story will, I imagine, prove completely unworkable. (tags: media business socialmedia) No tag for this post. (translate)
links for 2009-10-10
» Features » Some thinking on Education, from New South Wales Nice thinking from Darcy More in NSW on education reform for the 21st Century. (tags: education innovation) No tag for this post. (translate)