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Jan 31

intriguing sculpture, Civic Square, Canberra, Australia

intriguing sculpture, Civic Square, Canberra, Australia

Dec 22

Giotto - Legend of St Francis: Institution of the Crib at Greccio
St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first “3 dimensional” nativity scene in 1223 at Greccio, Italy.
(image, via Wikimedia, is in the public domain)

Giotto - Legend of St Francis: Institution of the Crib at Greccio

St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first “3 dimensional” nativity scene in 1223 at Greccio, Italy.

(image, via Wikimedia, is in the public domain)

Oct 06

BlogWorld and New Media Expo Los Angeles the Place to Be in November -

Blogworld and New Media Expo Los Angeles November 2011Looking 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…

Sep 30

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

Sep 27

Google Plus is Not Open for Business but it is Open for Learning -

Google PlusGoogle’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…

Sep 20

Should Google Plus be Part of Your Social Media Strategy? -



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…

Sep 14

Are You Missing Business Opportunities on LinkedIn? -



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…

Sep 06

“To any CEO who’s sceptical at all, you have to create a social enterprise today, you have to be totally connected with everyone who touches your brand.” — 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

Sep 05

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).

Aug 30

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.)