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  • The Gift of Genius

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Last week saw the passing of a woman both humble and great, Dame Joan Sutherland. Sixty years ago Joan Sutherland won a competition that allowed her to sail away to London and learn to forge her gift into an art form that has given us back bel canto singing, something that had all but disappeared…

  • Twitter for Dogs – Puppy Tweets

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Want to know what your pup is up to when you are at work? The world of technology is taking on a futuristic and furry new face. That’s right Twitter for dogs, produced by Mattel, is now available with something called Puppy Tweets.  The new system will allow your dog to send its “thoughts” to…

  • Facebook joins forces with Skype

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Yes! It’s true! The new Skype version 5.0 for Windows includes a Facebook tab and integrates Facebook’s news feed and phonebook into Skype. Skype users can call Facebook friends directly on their mobile or landline. You can send SMS messages, and make Skype to Skype calls to your Facebook friends. You can post status updates…

  • Sleepeater wins NZ Best Design

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Everyone’s favourite New Zealand band, Shihad, might have been around since 1988, but they are keeping up to date with new media. They enlisted the help of NZ agency Oktobor to create a microsite for the music video of their new single ‘Sleepeater‘. The innovative site won Gold in the Small Scale Website category and the…

  • OPTIMISM: Design Week Brisbane IS NOW!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    OPTIMISM: Icograda Design Week Brisbane has hit Brisbane this week. Last week was the warm up week with Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific setting the scene for one of the most exciting Design Conferences to come to Brisbane. The international event is unlikely to be back in Australia, let alone Brisbane, for a very…

  • Amazing breast cancer ads launched in Singapore

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This advert (part of a series) was launched on The Cool Hunter a while back and I think it’s just awesome! They’re for the Breast Cancer Foundation of Singapore and use Kryolan body paint. Illustrator Andy Yang Soo painted a model’s body and photographer Allan Ng took the pictures for the ads that suggest that perhaps women…

  • Fiat 500 at Paris Motor Show

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Remember how I posted a blog about the success of the campaign Fiat ran for the 500,000th Fiat 500 driving people to Facebook? In case you don’t, owners from around the world were encouraged to upload a photo of themselves and a story so the 500,000th Fiat 500 could be wrapped in Fiat owners’ faces.…

  • Getty Images’ Photography Competition ‘Grab’

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Are you the sort of person who can’t leave the house without their camera? When you travel, are you behind the lens more than not? Well why not use your photography-skills to win you some brilliant pries, including $5000 worth of Nikon camera gear simply by entering Getty Images’ photography competition ‘Grab’. But get in…

  • The Social Network Trailer

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/lB95KLmpLR4[/briotube] Facebook seems to be everywhere lately. It’s become a daily addiction for most, businesses are jumping on board and working out Facebook marketing,and now Hollywood has made a feature about it. Take a look at the trailer, I’ve got to admit I’m pretty interested in watching it. Are you? Yours in social media, Julia