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Spare Ticket event connection site launches in 12 days!
There’s 12 days to go until Australia’s first event connection site is launched and the Brio kids seriously can not wait! With the huge amount of festivals, concerts and cricket coming up this summer (and the huge amount of people I know on Facebook trying to flog spare tickets) this site couldn’t come soon enough!…
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Advertising on social networking sites
It seems that brands are popping up everywhere in paid social media advertising spots lately … brands that I’d consider either buying from, or at least aligning myself with (by ‘liking’ their Facebook page for example). I’m interested in yoga, travel and cult TV shows like Mad Men and Dexter – and like magic, local…
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‘Twitter’ has movie potential
Poor Twitter. That little bird has always been the second idea, the afterthought. Just as facebook was the first to pioneer social networking, it’s also been the first to be made into a movie. But don’t worry Twitter fans! I know you’ve been wondering how great the Twitter movie could be… so here’s a sneak…
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Twitter for Dogs – Puppy Tweets
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…
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Loyalty lessons from Lady Gaga
I stumbled upon this great article by Jackie Huba…well worth a read!… There’s a lot marketers can learn from artist and musician Lady Gaga. At age 23, Lady Gaga has rocketed to global fame in less than two years. Playing piano at age 4 and New York nightclubs at 14, she recently broke Billboard’s record as the…
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The 2038 Problem
Here’s an interesting scenario (especially for the IT geeks), the Year 2038 Problem. What is it? The Year 2038 Problem is also known as the Unix Millennium Bug, Y2K38. The Year 2038 Problem will cause some computer software to fail in the year 2038 and even possibly before hand, affecting all software systems that store…
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Can Social Networking cause identity theft?
So, can social networking really cause identity theft? This was an interesting topic that was the subject of a breakfast group meeting I attended recently. It really got me thinking how much someone will know about you when they see your Facebook, LinkedIN, or even Twitter account. They know what your name is, your date…
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The Power of Twitter
Well it should be common knowledge by now that Julia Gillard has taken the top position as Australia’s Prime Minister. If you did not know of this fact until now, then I guess you have been living under a rock since last Thursday evening, or perhaps you just don’t have a Twitter account. According to…
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Time’s Top 10 Tech Trends for 2010
I stumbled upon the Time website the other week (which is fantastic by the way) and found their list of Top 10 Tech Trends for 2010. This list gives a very basic snapshot of some of the amazing applications that are changing the way we live. The list highlights FourSquare, Facebook Connect, Social Games like…
