A fortnight ago I taught a Social Media course in conjunction with Net101. Along with working for a range of clients I also teach a Masters Communications subject at UTS called Rethinking Media (essentially about the changes that Social Media is bringing to the communications professional). In both these environments I am always interested in hearing what is happening within organisations regarding the integration of social media into the business. These are some of my observations from both … [Read more...]
Social Media: The week of Online Influence
It has been a week of 'Influence' locally with Ross Dawson launching the Influence Landscape Framework and Gavin Heaton summarising and commenting on some of the recent findings and blogposts. Internationally 'influence' was also being discussed in a paper by the Harvard School of Business and in the latest issue of Business Week where the cover page stated "What's a friend worth". The Harvard Paper The Harvard School of Business paper entitled Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social … [Read more...]