January 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
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BlogWorld and New Media Expo Los Angeles the Place... →
Looking just now at the speaker lineup for the next BlogWorld and New Media Expo, to be held in Los Angeles, November 3-5, has made me a bit wistful, as I won’t be attending this one and…
September 2011
6 posts
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Google+ now third largest social network
From Ragan’s PR Daily
According to widely reported data from Experian Hitwise, Google+ saw 1,269 percent growth last week after dropping its invite-only status and opening the social network to the public.
Another illustration of why I am spending time on Google+ My shortlink url there: http://gplus.to/deswalsh
Google Plus is Not Open for Business but it is... →
Google’s latest foray into social networking, Google Plus, or Google+, which “aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life” is now out of beta and as of last week you…
Should Google Plus be Part of Your Social Media... →
Lately I’ve been wondering just how much or how little I should be talking, with clients and with groups I present to, about the still relatively new but in many ways quite…
Are You Missing Business Opportunities on... →
How I Discovered I Have a Local LinkedIn Network of Over a Quarter of a Million
Are You Missing Business Opportunities on LinkedIn?
Speaking to…
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“To any CEO who’s sceptical at all, you have to create a social enterprise...”
– Angela Ahrendts, CEO at Burberry, warning that businesses that failed to create a social enterprise could perish. Social enterprise means business The Australian IT, Sept 7, 2011
Getting this blog endorsed on Empire Avenue
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The bit of code above is part of the process of getting this blog recognized as a blog, on Empire Avenue, the “social stockmarket” (my ticker symbol: DESWALSH).
August 2011
7 posts
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Innovators face red tape over R&D concessions →
Post in IT News for Australian Business eschews the regurgitation of Government press releases and provides some informed comment on the new legislation. (Kris Gale, quoted in the piece, and his firm Michael Johnson Associates are clients of mine.)
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Build your social presence with XeeMe →
Great post from XeeMe founder Axel Schultze
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Interview with Jay Deragon, CEO Social Flights, a...
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“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.”
– Jay Baer 18 Social Media Quotes
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Australian R&D Tax Credit finally through the... →
Leading Australian R&D tax incentive experts Michael Johnson Associates update on progress of new Federal legislation.
March 2010
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October 2009
6 posts
Help With Choosing and Using Social Media Tools →
A week in November dedicated to how to use social media tools for business
In some recent social media workshops I’ve been struck by how much appreciation there has been when we…
links for 2009-10-09 →
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
On YouTube, one of Lee LeFever’s brilliant explanations of social bookmarking, which is also and especially an excellent opening explanation of…
Social Media Briefing for Executives, Las Vegas →
Top team to deliver social media strategy day in Las Vegas, October 14
On the eve of BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas next week, a group of very social media savvy…
Why I’m Complying With the FTC Regime for Bloggers... →
A view from a blogger outside the USA about the FTC’s new “guidance” on disclosure
One of my first thoughts on learning this week of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
Social Media Roadmapping at Bond →
Getting started at the Social Media Roadmap Masterclass at Bond University, October 2, 2009. Associate Professor Michael Rees at the lectern.
September 2009
20 posts
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Dealing with Google’s Sidewiki Land Grab
Josh Bernoff pulls no punches: “Let’s be clear. Sidewiki is a land grab — Google has now set up real estate on every single Web site, for…
How a Chocolate Bouquet Made My Night →
A very tasty lesson in how to be remarkable
Last night, as a panelist at the Networx Marketing Meeting in Brisbane, Australia, I received a delightful – and tasty – gift.
At the…
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Social Media Roadmap Masterclass, Oct 2, 2009 →
Michael Rees and Des Walsh discuss the social media roadmap masterclass they are presenting on Friday October 2, 2009 at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
Facebook, Blogging and All That for Gold Coast... →
Des Walsh, social media strategist and Michael Rees, social media architect and Associate Professor of Computing Science at Bond University de-mystify social media and help businesses create their own social media roadmaps in a one day social media roadmap masterclass for business on October 2, 2009 at Bond University on the Gold Coast, Australia.
WordPress Plugins I Use →
A list of WordPress plugins, with links and some words about what purpose they serve
A friend who is setting up a WordPress blog asked me yesterday what plugins I use. He also…
Five Rules for Basic Etiquette in Cancelling an... →
If you must cancel an appointment, do it with style
How do you feel when you are all set up for an appointment and then you are told at the last minute that the other person is not going…
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B.L. Ochman’s blog: The Top Six Reasons Companies are Still Scared of Social Media
More than a list, a concise, authoritative, neatly argued overview of why some companies resist…
Wrapping Up the Big Biller Project →
Last few remaining copies of Big Biller at a special close-out price
When my friend and colleague Bill Vick invited me, back in 2006, to collaborate with him on a book about…
Previewing Social Media Roadmap Workshops Brisbane... →
Next week, on September 29, I’m teaming up with Associate Professor Michael Rees of Bond University to deliver a one day workshop for businesses in the Brisbane (Australia) area on…
Dual Screen Video as Promo for Upcoming Workshops →
I’ve been on a new learning curve over the past several days, having said blithely to some colleagues that a recorded Skype video would be forthcoming. Sooner said than done.
The video…
links for 2009-09-17 →
J D Lasica with Howard Rheingold on Media Literacies
Howard Rheingold is quite simply one of my heroes. Here in a video interview with J D Lasica he talks about media literacies…
Slide Deck on Social Media for Skool Project 2009 →
I had been apprehensive in advance of my presentation on social media today at Griffith University, as a contribution to the Skool Project 2009, organised by cricketer and Griffith…
Social Media for Young Elite Athletes and... →
When I first met Michael Jeh, former top cricketer and now staff member at Griffith University on Australia’s Gold Coast, back in June, I was impressed by the story he told me of his
Valuable Resource on Working at Home: Review →
The video embedded in this post is a review of the book Undress for Success, subtitled “The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home”, authors Kate Lister and Tom Harnish, published by…
links for 2009-09-08 →
David Meerman Scott in Australia
Jennifer Frahm’s great roundup of the recent visit to Australia by acclaimed social media author David Meerman Scott
(tags: social-media …
Telstra Shuts Down Corporate Blogging Experiment →
Telstra, Australia’s still-dominant telco, yesterday shut down its corporate blogging site nowwearetalking.com.au
CEO David Thodey’s letter announcing the shutdown…
Caffeine Helps Reduce Typos on Twitter →
Doing some early tweeting this morning I typed “orporate” for “corporate”.
Hadn’t had my coffee.
Better now.
Interested in Registering to Test Google Wave? →
I may well have left my run a bit late, but I’ve just now registered interest in being one of the 100,000 people who from September 30 will be helping test the new online communication and…
David Meerman Scott at Social Media Club Sydney →
This has been for me a week of social media highs, attending Social Media Club Sydney and the Future of Influence Summit, also in Sydney (with a linked event in San…
New Happy Management →
How many times in your life have you seen a sign saying “”Under New Management”?
And what are those signs supposed to convey? Things will be better? In what way, better prices,…
August 2009
15 posts
Getting a Handle on Social Personas at Social... →
I’m looking forward eagerly to the Social Media Club Sydney event planned for tomorrow night, 31st August.
What with that and attendance at the next day’s Future of…
Influence: Summiting Simultaneously San Francisco,... →
Thinking about the Future of Influence Summit I’ll be attending in Sydney this coming week, and having an abiding interest in the derivation of words, I looked up “influence”…
Your How to Guide to Making A Healthy Income That... →
Income Fitness Review.
“Do you want to make a healthy living online? Then Barbara Ling’s Income Fitness is just the Blueprint you need TODAY.
I have had the priviledge…
Social Media Roadmap Workshop at Gold Coast →
I knew I’d been talking, more than doing, about my social media roadmap workshop concept when the last person’s eyes glazed over. Yes, it’s been a while coming!
But at last, in tandem…
Working With What You’ve Got: My Kasongan Elephant →
This clay elephant I bought in the Jogjakarta region in Indonesia many years ago is a symbol for me of how even the poorest of people and communities, lacking many of the comforts enjoyed by…
Sunday Markets: a Strawberry Experience →
This sign at the local Sunday market, for strawberries, is even simpler than the honey sign the other week.
The appeal is direct and the message instantly absorbable: even without words…