Author Archives: Jye

Privacy Caught Pants Down

Six Pixels of Separation recently wrote The Naked Truth - and with it some very interesting stats about the readiness of us youngsters to get our gear off.  I’m a digital native, in the younger gen-y bracket, but I say: technology is no excuse for irresponsibility. Nor do I think this is (as the article [...]

A Digital Perspective: Julian Cole, Social Media Strategist, The Population

Julian Cole. Author of Adspace Pioneers.  Friend and brother in arms — Julian is not only a great mind in the industry, but a top bloke.  We’ve regularly made videos together and a drink or two around Sydney since he moved up from Melbourne in 2008.
What Julian has taught me is the power of conversation, [...]

The Complete List of Australian Bloggers

This could be one of the best posts for 2009 — it’s a definitive blog list (oh how we love lists) of Australia’s marketing digirati. I’ve been long following Matt Granfield over at the Zakazukha Zoo for sometime and it’s always a continual source of inspiration and motivation.

2008: Ends. Time to lose control (and innovate).

A Digital Perpsective: Zac Martin, Blogger, Pigs Don’t Fly

Zac Martin of Pigs Don’t Fly.
Described what you do
Firstly, I’m a blogger who likes to focus on new and social media marketing with one blog and viral marketing with another. Secondly, I’m a undergraduate student at Monash halfway through his Marketing degree. Thirdly, I like to dabble in a little bit of freelance consulting. And [...]

Inspiration: nice to meet you in 2008

Vodafone meets Last.fm: Mobile the clear winner

Just announced: Vodafone and Last.fm today announced a partnerships that will see Vodafone customers to integrate with the social networking music site. This is a great.
So where do you get it?
The Last.fm application is first available to download from Last.fm at www.last.fm/vodafonescrobbler, to selected Nokia handsets including the N95, N96, N78 and 6210 (other handsets [...]

Predictions for 2009: Digital Media, Social Media, Marketing

I predict I’ll need to continually add to this post as the time draws nearer.
But tell me what you think.

Peter Kim: Social Media Predictions 2009 (a collection marvellous collection of insights)

Mr. Granfield: 10 Marketing Predictions for 2009 (accurately hilarious)
Pete Blackshaw: Consumers to Suffer from Social Media Indigestion in 2009
Daniel Schawbel: 2009 is the Year of [...]

Peter Kim: Social Media Predictions 2009

There are things you come across, you MUST share. Pass it along. More and a PDF available over at Being Peter Kim.

Fourteen great minds on social media have shared thoughts on what 2009 may have in store for us.  Here’s some of what they’re thinking:

A Digital Perspective: Ravi Prasad, Head of Strategy, Topia

A comprehensive and insightful view into the future by Ravi Prasad, Head of Strategy at Topia.  One of my favourite minds in the industry. Definitely somebody to follow.
Ravi has put together some great thoughts here, and you’ll notice the reoccurring theme of change.  This is at a fundamental, strategy, and the user level.  We have [...]

Google: Australian Searches in 2008

This week I’ll be reflecting over 2008 and to kick things off. Google last week released their Top Australian Searches lists (i.e. things typed into Google.com.au).
It’s always interesting to think about the context in which these searches were made. How many actually found what they were looking for? A lot of them seem like people [...]

A Digital Perspective: Paul Fisher, CEO, IAB Australia

I’m gathering insights from the digital and online media industry each week for 2009, and to kick start I talk to Paul Fisher, CEO of the IAB Australia.
Being in the business of industry associations brings its critics and advocates, but Paul has been brought on board to start driving things into 2009.  I’ve had some [...]

Digital Media: Things That Have Let Me Down

Annik and Kahlee inspired me to do this.  We fail and we learn. We need to learn to fail fast. Stop touting all your successes and show me your failures. Show me what you learnt. We always have top 10 lists.
Show me the sixty-shitty lists.

Top 25 Free eBooks on Social Media: Social Media Today

Clearing out the RSS reader I always feel too guilty to hit the “Mark All As Read”.  Sharing the wealth is a wonderful thing — if you’re using Google Reader, add and share.

Thoughts: Privacy and what we consider privacy has changed

In recent years I have met and been enthralled by a numbered few. Nick Tyler is one of those people. Since 2006 he has challenged the way I think, work and live.
Often (but never often enough) we get a chance to discuss anything and everything and sometimes in that order.  Nick, too much to possibly [...]

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