Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Bloggers aren’t journalists?
I commented earlier in ‘Neither one nor the other‘ that blogging isn’t considered journalism by many. Now Google boss Eric Schmidt has sparked some anger by saying the same thing. He missed a point which Curt Hopkins at Read Write Web in a post titled Google’s Schmidt to Bloggers: Drop Dead! was good enough to [...]
Bad investment
While naturally the users of Bebo are concerned that their precious data, photos and memories may all be lost when the site shuts down, spare a thought for the AOL shareholders… AOL, which bought Bebo for US$850 million (NZ$1.2 billion) in 2008, shut down Bebo’s Australian and New Zealand operations in November as part of [...]
Get real about your Facebook ‘friends’ – Seth Godin
Recently I posted a video clip of Permission Marketing guru Seth Godin’s comments about ‘worthless’ social media networking in reply to a comment from Sarah (5nz.com) re fake Facebook friending. We’ve discussed this before. Remember the fortune-cookie? I’ve just seen a related clip (but still only 2 minutes) which expounds on the ‘giant cocktail party’ [...]
iLearningGlobal ditches MLM, bemoans lack of leaders
This is too bad. I thought this best-teachers-in-the-world-on-video model (a la Buckminster Fuller) had some real possibilities. (Thank goodness for iTunes, iTunes U, TED talks, BBC, NPR and a zillion audio & video podcasts that distribute terrific material — a great deal of it free). The MLM structure (requiring a high monthly ‘spend’ from your ‘downline’) [...]
The peasants are revolting
Remember this?: Very recently, it seems, under threat and pressure from different advertisers/spruikers, or the poor economy, or something, the ‘corruption’ (to use a word I really dislike) appears to have spread. It has now reached the point where … the forum Moderators and management appear to be actually CENSORING THE DISCUSSION FORUM to make [...]
It’s up to every single one of us …
Sometimes we think it’s up to other people… but I say, ask: ‘What can I do?’ Big issue or small, near or far, scary or comfortable, don’t duck for cover: ‘What can I do?’ (Thanks to AK for the tip and Asperger’s poster boy ‘Sheldon’ (Jim Parsons) for being so … flexible.)
Dedicated to my friends at PropertyTalk …
Remember who and what you’re fighting for: the readers, the community, your independence. Turn your speakers up and sing with Johnny Cash. Look inside and find your courage.
“Buzz kills privacy” – ooooh!
So you don’t like Google Buzz? Turn it OFF, then, and stop complaining: Nightmares for Gmail users as Buzz kills privacy – NZ Herald : “Of course, those still dissatisfied can simply turn off Buzz. There’s a small link to do so at the bottom of the Gmail inbox page.” Duh. UPDATE: – a bit [...]
Cyber-bullying — and an aftermath
One of my early blog posts here at www.ThePaepae.com reflected on Remembering the cyber world is not the real world. Of course there are exceptions, like the NY model slandered anonymously whom I discussed in Potshots from behind a mask of anonymity are, by definition, cheap: My view: People need to be accountable for their [...]
One smart person
“Elisabeth Murdoch touts social networking” CEO says youths willing to pay for premium experiences By Elizabeth Guider The Hollywood Reporter Jan 27, 2010, LAS VEGAS — Emphasizing the need for the TV industry to put on its “hard hats” and rebuild the biz for a new era, Elisabeth Murdoch offered up a blueprint which put [...]
