Tag Archive for "conversations"

Twitter rant, /rant

by Jye on Mar 05, 2009 with 3 Comments

Michelle baited me with some Twitter skepticism over at ARN. And as Katie would put it: I got a little shouty.  Reflecting  back, I don't really mind -- the 600 people below and I seem to have some brilliant conversation and share some amazing stories (and you too can get your twitter mosaic). People, conversations, community and network. All in 140 characters. Oh, and you - that's not so frightening is it? The Kevin Rudds, Obamas etc belong to one of many communities on Twitter. There are many, many other influential communities across design, IT, PR, Marketing, Futurism even hairdressing. Story Tellers and ...

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Australian Women Online: ISP Filtering Reaction

by Jye on Nov 05, 2008 with 5 Comments

When we peel back the layers, “But I don’t want it!” appears to be the underlying catch cry and quite frankly it’s as predictable from this scaremongering minority as it is from a two year old presented with broccoli at dinner time. This way of communicating needs to remain as unproductive in the virtual world as it is in the real world.  Unfortunately, because they are just as noisy, it is easy to fall under the assumption that they are the voice of the majority. Let us not equate noise with reason. Oh dear.  This was the initial reaction to Australia's ...

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Conversations: What inspires you?

by Jye on Nov 03, 2008 with 11 Comments

We all have conversations every day.  But why? What inspires you to do so? A lot of people I know are introverted and shy away from new conversations but thrive on conversations with old friends. Are customers friends we haven't met? How are you going to start this conversation? When I talk to someone, when I blog, when I respond: I want to learn.  In fact, in all facets of my life right now, I'm looking to learn as much as possible.  I don't want to do what I can do, I want to attempt something I haven't done yet -- and use ...

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