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My Twitter Cull
Realising that I followed over 1,000 people on Twitter, a spring clean was certainly in order; but who would stay and who would go? Here are the fifteen Twerps who didn’t make the cut: First on my hit list was the high-brow publication that I like to pretend I read. I’ve never fully understood anything […]
Read More | ShareFive Types of New Generation Twitter Followers – Which One Are You?
The Helpful Twerp These people are why you consult Twitter before making those important daily decisions (Subway: turkey or ham?). It’s as though the Helpful Twerps are permanently on standby to give you the reassurance you need “#TeamTurkey!!!”, even though it’s 4am in their country. Helpful Twerps also have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things […]
Read More | ShareLaunch Your Brand in 50 Minutes for $50 Through Social Media
The beginning of a new year is the prefect time to renegotiate your brand, and by utilising social media as part of your business, this process can be cheap and effective. These are a few basic ideas to establish yourself through social media. Own your domain name. Try Australian-based hosting company crazydomains.com.au; for as little […]
Read More | ShareTrolling tidal wave hits Charlotte Dawson
It’s all fun and games until somebody ends up in hospital. As we ate dinner last night, media personality Charlotte Dawson graced our screens, and she was addressing a topic far more sinister then her usual fashion and gossip: social media bullying. Appearing determined, confident and unapologetic, Dawson presented herself in the interview as a […]
Read More | ShareHow to Refine Your Online Self – The Pitfalls of Facebook Stalking
95% of Facebookers enjoy a regular ‘Facebook Stalk’ session. The other 5% will not admit it. I do it, you do it, potential employers do it as often as potential partners. It’s an enjoyable pastime that feeds our innate human curiosity and sometimes it spirals from “Wonder what she is doing these days?” to a […]
Read More | ShareMarketing Yourself Online: Knowing Your Brand
I may sound like I should be standing in the middle of a shopping centre in a cheap suit clutching a neon sign when I say this – to market yourself successfully online, you must know your brand. This isn’t a new concept, in fact, personal ‘branding’ is the term du jour and this is […]
Read More | ShareAwkward Social Media Moments
A few years ago, I had a bunch of flowers delivered to a friend for her birthday. By that evening, I hadn’t heard a word from her and dejected, I vented to a girlfriend in an angry text “No thank you whatsoever, ungrateful cow”. I accidently sent it to the birthday girl. We’ve all done […]
Read More | ShareConfessions of a desperate Twit
I’d hit virtual rock bottom. I begged Corey Worthington to ReTweet me. The Party Boy gave me a shout out and for a second there, I thought all of my social media problems had been solved. You see, I’ve developed an online inferiority complex as a result of failing to recruit Twitter followers fast enough. […]
Read More | ShareSamantha Brick stares in to mirror of Social Media society
Samantha Brick is probably still in tears following the Social Media backlash of her ill-fated manifesto ‘There are downsides to looking this pretty’: why women hate me for being beautiful’ published by the Daily Mail. The article discussed the adversity she’d faced being pigeonholed as a ‘pretty face’ which made her a gift to men […]
Read More | ShareWhat the Facebook is Kony?
I was planning a quiet night in, then Kony happened. It started on my News Feed on my way to work this morning – ‘”Kony 2012 WATCH!”. I assumed it was a European DJ Set. It didn’t stop once I got in to the office – every colleague had something to say about this illusive […]
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