Archive for the ‘Humour’ Category
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
How much does your name influence who you are? I'd have thought bugger all, until The Atlantic pointed me to Moniker Maladies: When Names Sabotage Success by Leif Nelson and Joseph Simmons.
From The Atlantic:
The authors argue that our preference for our names is so strong that we unconsciously gravitate towards ...
Posted in Blogging, Humour, New Practitioners, Students | 11 Comments »
Friday, February 8th, 2008
My fellow Converseonite, mate and life coach Bryce Tom sent me the following email today - and an as an Aussie living in the US it had me belly laughing.
A Message from John Cleese
To the citizens of the United States of America:
In light of your failure to nominate competent candidates ...
Posted in Humour | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Openness and transparency are always good, right? Companies should embrace their community and join in open, honest dialogue with all consumers about all issues, true? That's what the Cluetrain and social media are all about, isn't it?
So what to make of this, from Harpers December issue:
WHOPPERS
From questions and answers posted ...
Posted in Blogging, Humour, Issues Management, Marketing, Online PR, word of mouth | 13 Comments »
Friday, January 18th, 2008
You can absorb the theory 'till the cows come home, but you won't start learning until you get your hands on the keys.
Posted in Blogging, Humour, Marketing, Online PR, Podcasting, Second Life, Students, Twitter, Wikis, Workplace Issues | 9 Comments »
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
I stopped into a Dupont Circle bookstore on Sunday and as I was buying Niall Ferguson's Empire a title on the counter caught my eye: "Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia 1942".
Gold! A reproduction of the original document given to all of the Yank servicemen serving Down Under in WWII. ...
Posted in Australian Media, Blog Admin, Humour | 13 Comments »
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
A few weeks ago Scott Monty tagged me in the '8 random things' meme - which urges bloggers to post eight random things about themselves.
I've decided to take a different approach to this meme, by posting eight random photos from my Flickr stream.
The two most important women in my life ...
Posted in Blogging, Humour, New Practitioners, Online PR, Students, Twitter | 6 Comments »
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
As part of the marketing for the Simpsons movie 12 7-11's around the USA have been transformed into Kwik-E-Marts. Boing Boing calls it the 'awesomest movie promo ever', and while it is really cool - I see it as a missed opportunity for social media optimization.
The gimmick is a bloody ...
Posted in Blogging, Humour, Online PR | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
It is so easy to fake something online that many people can't resist the temptation, but at the same time it is never possible to keep that lie hidden for long. And every time there is another case of web deception uncovered, every online communicator in the takes a hit.
Last ...
Posted in Anti-Astroturfing, Humour, Issues Management, Media Ethics, Online PR | 12 Comments »
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
If you're a regular reader you'll know that I repeatedly urge people to follow their passions - do what you love and success will surely follow. Follow your bliss (it worked for me).
No wonder today's Dilbert cracked me up.
Posted in Humour | 4 Comments »
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
I just stumbled upon an internet meme I was previously unaware of - the Saturday Night Live 'Dear Sister' parodies. In doing so I found a great example of the disintermediated masses taking a concept and running with it - just as they can do with your brand.
For background (Yank ...
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