Jun
15
Our weekly update on interesting stuff from the internets over the past 7 days.
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social media, dtdigital, web
Jun
13
Our friends at Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence in Sydney are working with Microsoft to host the world's first FourSquare Office Mayor meetup on Tuesday.
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social media
Apr
09
We are on the lookout for a Digital Strategist with a strong social media focus to join DTDigital / Ogilvy Melbourne’s rapidly growing team. This is an opportunity to play a key role in building the best social media team in town.
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social media
Mar
16
With the rise and rise of sites like Facebook, online communities have become synonymous with networks whose primary purpose is connecting people with friends. But shopping at a local market can be as much about community as socialising. And that’s why the lessons of eBay are important for digital marketers who hope to build their own vibrant online communities.
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social media, brand strategy, communications strategy
Mar
10
When someone calls you or your organisation out in online social media, you may feel justified in defending yourself aggressively to the complainant. But this kind of response will usually mean a greater headache: your detractors are likely to hide their identity, dig in their heels and bite harder next time. This case study demonstrates the value of a more respectful approach.
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social media, communications strategy
Jan
06
Customer reviews have proven their effectiveness for e-commerce retailers. But as the number of user generated reviews grows on sites like Amazon, their usability seems to be declining, and the aggregated opinions of experts may become an increasingly valuable resource.
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social media, communications strategy
Oct
28
The burgeoning social media landscape has brought with it frightening new possibilities for brand-trashing on a global scale: people using Twitter or blogs to spread derogatory remarks about your company; a disgruntled employee posting an “insiders” video on YouTube. You have no idea how it all started, and even less of an idea about how to stop it.
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social media, communications strategy, business strategy
Oct
09
I have an 11 year old son. He's a great kid. Likes school, has a good sense of humour, looks after his little sister and has nearly 60 friends on Facebook. I should know, I am one of them.
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social media, communications strategy, web
Oct
07
The term Fourth Wall is often used to describe the boundary between an audience and actors in both theatre and film, represented by the edge of the stage and the screen respectively. I think this idea can be extended to the web, where the user’s screen or browser forms a barrier between them and the content they are viewing. Importantly, since the advent of Web 2.0, and increased user participation in website content, the Fourth Wall of the web has begun to erode.
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social media, web
Sep
09
Today I had a stark realisation: I no longer depend on Google to find stuff. I still use it to locate things: e.g. “find me the Wikipedia page on Ted Kennedy’s acquatic activities”. But I rarely - if ever - use it to find businesses, places to visit, interesting blogs, etc.
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social media, web