http://odeo.com/channels/17910-leehopkins-s-Podcast no Another great podcast hosted by LibSyn.com Another great podcast hosted by LibSyn.com Lee Hopkins in Adelaide Australia waxes lyrical on business communication issues, reminding you all to communicate with PASSION! en 40 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:50:00 -0700 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:50:00 -0700 Marketing http://odeo.com/episodes/25316124-GOC-002-On-sex-with-Danish-blondes-Twitter-and-QR-Codes In this excitement-packed edition of Grumpy Old Communicators you will hear us wax lyrical about such diverse topics as: Karen, her baby August, and the scandal sheâs created (and if you want to know where the idea for Karen came from, check out Australiaâs far less raunchy but equally seductive young lady who is looking for her Mr Right and only has his misplaced jacket to go on; the video is below, as is a link to some thoughts by a superb Aussie commentator and no, thatâs not Lee!) Twitter follower numbers and a reference to the superb The Twitter Book by Tim OâReilly and Sarah Milstein Simon Crisp and IBM's new division David Jones and his truly excellent MAIL process for social media engagement  QR codes, the Three Minds blog and Allanâs B+B website All in all, 29 minutes and 22 seconds of disarmingly direct conversation over a shocking Skype line that makes you wonder if your two intrepid communicators were actually alive at the time, or were communicating via telepathy, ... In this excitement-packed edition of Grumpy Old Communicators you will hear us wax lyrical about such diverse topics as: Karen, her baby August, and the scandal sheâs created (and if you want to know where the idea for Karen came from, check out Australiaâs far less raunchy but equally seductive young lady who is looking for her Mr Right and only has his misplaced jacket to go on; the video is below, as is a link to some thoughts by a superb Aussie commentator and no, thatâs not Lee!) Twitter follower numbers and a reference to the superb The Twitter Book by Tim OâReilly and Sarah Milstein Simon Crisp and IBM's new division David Jones and his truly excellent MAIL process for social media engagement  QR codes, the Three Minds blog and Allanâs B+B website All in all, 29 minutes and 22 seconds of disarmingly direct conversation over a shocking Skype line that makes you wonder if your two intrepid communicators were actually alive at the time, or were communicating via telepathy, a Ouija board and a plump and quite harmless 50-something-year-old landlady by the name of Mrs Scoggins who dabbles in the occult and thinks sheâs a channel for âthose on the other sideâ. In this excitement-packed edition of Grumpy Old Communicators you will hear us wax lyrical about such diverse topics as: Karen, her baby August, and the scandal sheâs created (and if you want to know where the idea for Karen came from, check out Australiaâs far less raunchy but equally seductive young lady who is looking for her Mr Right and only has his misplaced jacket to go on; the video is below, as is a link to some thoughts by a superb Aussie commentator and no, thatâs not Lee!) Twitter follower numbers and a reference to the superb The Twitter Book by Tim OâReilly and Sarah Milstein Simon Crisp and IBM's new division David Jones and his truly excellent MAIL process for social media engagement  QR codes, the Three Minds blog and Allanâs B+B website All in all, 29 minutes and 22 seconds of disarmingly direct conversation over a shocking Skype line that makes you wonder if your two intrepid communicators were actually alive at the time, or were communicating via telepathy, a Ouija board and a plump and quite harmless 50-something-year-old landlady by the name of Mrs Scoggins who dabbles in the occult and thinks sheâs a channel for âthose on the other sideâ. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25316124 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:50:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast commscafe http://odeo.com/episodes/25144343-BCR-051-Interview-with-Sarah-and-Chris-from-SnapComms Lee Hopkins interviews Sarah and Chris from www.SnapComms.com -- an internal comms software provider that could revolutionise how you and department managers communicate with your teams Lee Hopkins interviews Sarah and Chris from www.SnapComms.com -- an internal comms software provider that could revolutionise how you and department managers communicate with your teams Lee Hopkins interviews Sarah and Chris from www.SnapComms.com -- an internal comms software provider that could revolutionise how you and department managers communicate with your teams tag:odeo.com,2009-09-18,25144343 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24752741-Lee-Hopkins-Better-Communication-Results On bluehost.com, an IABC survey about twitter, Cory Treffiletti on independence from the wired world, wishing my mate Chris Bell a happy birthday, and the sorry state of Qantas and their lack of online monitoring - what a fiasco! On bluehost.com, an IABC survey about twitter, Cory Treffiletti on independence from the wired world, wishing my mate Chris Bell a happy birthday, and the sorry state of Qantas and their lack of online monitoring - what a fiasco! On bluehost.com, an IABC survey about twitter, Cory Treffiletti on independence from the wired world, wishing my mate Chris Bell a happy birthday, and the sorry state of Qantas and their lack of online monitoring - what a fiasco! tag:odeo.com,2009-07-02,24752741 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:58:17 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/24752742-Lee-Hopkins-Better-Communication-Results Today's videoblog discusses Norton360, great podcast mics from easi-speak.co.uk, book reviews on 'Online Public Relations' by David Phillips and Phillip Young, and 'Tactical Transparency' by Shel Holtz and John Havens. Plus there's a HUGE thunderstorm outside my office window - sorry about the rain noise! Today's videoblog discusses Norton360, great podcast mics from easi-speak.co.uk, book reviews on 'Online Public Relations' by David Phillips and Phillip Young, and 'Tactical Transparency' by Shel Holtz and John Havens. Plus there's a HUGE thunderstorm outside my office window - sorry about the rain noise! Today's videoblog discusses Norton360, great podcast mics from easi-speak.co.uk, book reviews on 'Online Public Relations' by David Phillips and Phillip Young, and 'Tactical Transparency' by Shel Holtz and John Havens. Plus there's a HUGE thunderstorm outside my office window - sorry about the rain noise! tag:odeo.com,2009-07-01,24752742 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47:33 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/24752744-GOC-001-Grumpy-Old-Communicators-at-the-CommsCafe-net Weâre back! Sorryâ Allan Jenkins and Lee Hopkins have bowed to public pressure (hi, mom) and are cranking out their irregular chats on an irregular basis. Perhaps they need to eat more fibre. Anyway, in this rivetting (ha ha! very unlikely â Admin) first edition they: briefly review the recent IABC World Conference in San Francisco talk about a US Governor who keeps going walkabout (a very Australian tradition) D. Mark Schumann, the new IABC Chair, with a great post about what IABC means the vagaries of the humble toilet across the continents: your Peter Stuyvesant smoking, air hostess chatting-up, international jetset playboys consider water levels and acoustics. Honourable mentions in this podcast go out to: Donna Papacosta Shel and Michele Holtz Sue Horner (whose name Lee forgot in the podcast â bad boy, Lee!) Please send your brickbats or bouquets (or any invites or swag) to Commscafe@gmail.com. This has been an RS production â and we donât mean âRip Snortaâ. Weâre back! Sorryâ Allan Jenkins and Lee Hopkins have bowed to public pressure (hi, mom) and are cranking out their irregular chats on an irregular basis. Perhaps they need to eat more fibre. Anyway, in this rivetting (ha ha! very unlikely â Admin) first edition they: briefly review the recent IABC World Conference in San Francisco talk about a US Governor who keeps going walkabout (a very Australian tradition) D. Mark Schumann, the new IABC Chair, with a great post about what IABC means the vagaries of the humble toilet across the continents: your Peter Stuyvesant smoking, air hostess chatting-up, international jetset playboys consider water levels and acoustics. Honourable mentions in this podcast go out to: Donna Papacosta Shel and Michele Holtz Sue Horner (whose name Lee forgot in the podcast â bad boy, Lee!) Please send your brickbats or bouquets (or any invites or swag) to Commscafe@gmail.com. This has been an RS production â and we donât mean âRip Snortaâ. Weâre back! Sorryâ Allan Jenkins and Lee Hopkins have bowed to public pressure (hi, mom) and are cranking out their irregular chats on an irregular basis. Perhaps they need to eat more fibre. Anyway, in this rivetting (ha ha! very unlikely â Admin) first edition they: briefly review the recent IABC World Conference in San Francisco talk about a US Governor who keeps going walkabout (a very Australian tradition) D. Mark Schumann, the new IABC Chair, with a great post about what IABC means the vagaries of the humble toilet across the continents: your Peter Stuyvesant smoking, air hostess chatting-up, international jetset playboys consider water levels and acoustics. Honourable mentions in this podcast go out to: Donna Papacosta Shel and Michele Holtz Sue Horner (whose name Lee forgot in the podcast â bad boy, Lee!) Please send your brickbats or bouquets (or any invites or swag) to Commscafe@gmail.com. This has been an RS production â and we donât mean âRip Snortaâ. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-26,24752744 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:26:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24688534-BCR-041-Gila-Fox-and-new-communication-media Gila Fox is just one of the hundreds of very bright and erudite folks I met at #iabc09 world conference. She runs the Twitter account @valpakcoupons for Cox and Valpak and has fascinating insights into how and how not to use Twitter. Gila also shares with us how her colleagues are using these new communication landscape tools. I was personally delighted to see that her business card announced her as a âCommunications Generalistâ; in this age of increasing specialisation and unnecessary âboxing inâ of oneâs skills, abilities and attitudes (and I think of Sir Ken Robinsonâs excellent Closing Address today and his brilliant book, The Element: How finding your passion changes everything) her employer recognises the value of having someone who can turn their considerably skilled and passionate hand to a wide variety of communication tasks. I hope that what Gila shares will encourage you to consider taking up some of these new tools and seeing for yourself how they can revolutionise your ... Gila Fox is just one of the hundreds of very bright and erudite folks I met at #iabc09 world conference. She runs the Twitter account @valpakcoupons for Cox and Valpak and has fascinating insights into how and how not to use Twitter. Gila also shares with us how her colleagues are using these new communication landscape tools. I was personally delighted to see that her business card announced her as a âCommunications Generalistâ; in this age of increasing specialisation and unnecessary âboxing inâ of oneâs skills, abilities and attitudes (and I think of Sir Ken Robinsonâs excellent Closing Address today and his brilliant book, The Element: How finding your passion changes everything) her employer recognises the value of having someone who can turn their considerably skilled and passionate hand to a wide variety of communication tasks. I hope that what Gila shares will encourage you to consider taking up some of these new tools and seeing for yourself how they can revolutionise your organisation and how it communicates with all of its stakeholders, both inside and outside of itself. Gila Fox is just one of the hundreds of very bright and erudite folks I met at #iabc09 world conference. She runs the Twitter account @valpakcoupons for Cox and Valpak and has fascinating insights into how and how not to use Twitter. Gila also shares with us how her colleagues are using these new communication landscape tools. I was personally delighted to see that her business card announced her as a âCommunications Generalistâ; in this age of increasing specialisation and unnecessary âboxing inâ of oneâs skills, abilities and attitudes (and I think of Sir Ken Robinsonâs excellent Closing Address today and his brilliant book, The Element: How finding your passion changes everything) her employer recognises the value of having someone who can turn their considerably skilled and passionate hand to a wide variety of communication tasks. I hope that what Gila shares will encourage you to consider taking up some of these new tools and seeing for yourself how they can revolutionise your organisation and how it communicates with all of its stakeholders, both inside and outside of itself. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24688534 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:12:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24688535-BCR-040-Shel-Holtz-and-3D-virtual-worlds The guy is a true hero to many of us in the business communications industry. A tireless supporter of others, a true gentleman and a font of wisdom and knowledge, Shel Holtz is one of my personal âone day I hope to be even half as good as himâ type of individuals. Luckily, I have finally got to meet him and during a discussion in a noisy bar we entered into a discussion about 3D virtual worlds and the presentation I gave at the #iabc09 World Conference. So I stuck my new and much-loved easi-speak mic in front of him and captured some more gems from the man. The result lies before you: be gentle with that audio file, Virginia! The guy is a true hero to many of us in the business communications industry. A tireless supporter of others, a true gentleman and a font of wisdom and knowledge, Shel Holtz is one of my personal âone day I hope to be even half as good as himâ type of individuals. Luckily, I have finally got to meet him and during a discussion in a noisy bar we entered into a discussion about 3D virtual worlds and the presentation I gave at the #iabc09 World Conference. So I stuck my new and much-loved easi-speak mic in front of him and captured some more gems from the man. The result lies before you: be gentle with that audio file, Virginia! The guy is a true hero to many of us in the business communications industry. A tireless supporter of others, a true gentleman and a font of wisdom and knowledge, Shel Holtz is one of my personal âone day I hope to be even half as good as himâ type of individuals. Luckily, I have finally got to meet him and during a discussion in a noisy bar we entered into a discussion about 3D virtual worlds and the presentation I gave at the #iabc09 World Conference. So I stuck my new and much-loved easi-speak mic in front of him and captured some more gems from the man. The result lies before you: be gentle with that audio file, Virginia! tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24688535 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:10:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24688536-BCR-039-Bryan-Person-and-Donna-Papacosta One of the many amazing pleasures I was generously granted by attending the #IABC09 World Conference was finally meeting friends with whom I have been corresponding for many years but never met face to face. Two such friends are Bryan Person and Donna Pepsicola Papacosta, the Canadian chanteuse behind the wonderful trafcomnews podcast. Bryan decided to interview Donna about podcasting for his daily audio show, the Daily Boo. I decided to stick my marvellous new easi-speak microphone in between the two of them and capture what they said. The result lies before you: gentle with that audio file, Eugene! One of the many amazing pleasures I was generously granted by attending the #IABC09 World Conference was finally meeting friends with whom I have been corresponding for many years but never met face to face. Two such friends are Bryan Person and Donna Pepsicola Papacosta, the Canadian chanteuse behind the wonderful trafcomnews podcast. Bryan decided to interview Donna about podcasting for his daily audio show, the Daily Boo. I decided to stick my marvellous new easi-speak microphone in between the two of them and capture what they said. The result lies before you: gentle with that audio file, Eugene! One of the many amazing pleasures I was generously granted by attending the #IABC09 World Conference was finally meeting friends with whom I have been corresponding for many years but never met face to face. Two such friends are Bryan Person and Donna Pepsicola Papacosta, the Canadian chanteuse behind the wonderful trafcomnews podcast. Bryan decided to interview Donna about podcasting for his daily audio show, the Daily Boo. I decided to stick my marvellous new easi-speak microphone in between the two of them and capture what they said. The result lies before you: gentle with that audio file, Eugene! tag:odeo.com,2009-06-11,24688536 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:08:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24614392-BCR-038-Interview-with-Jay-Berkowitz Interview with fabulous blogger and social media guru Jay Berkowitz. Interview with fabulous blogger and social media guru Jay Berkowitz. Interview with fabulous blogger and social media guru Jay Berkowitz. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-27,24614392 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:04:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23770468-BCR-37-An-interview-with-Andrew-Povolny-CEO-Digital-of-The-Digital-Edge An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-17,23770468 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:34:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266668-BCR-37-An-interview-with-Andrew-Povolny-CEO-Digital-of-The-Digital-Edge An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. An interview with Andrew Povolny, CEO of The Digital Edge (TheDigitalEdge.com.au) about online surveys, market research and why Australia is a leader in the field. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-17,24266668 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:34:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266470-Report-for-FIR-336 In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ tag:odeo.com,2008-04-14,23266470 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:30:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266669-Report-for-FIR-336 In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ In this weekâs report: A rather futuristic thought piece on Second Life or other 3D Collaborative Virtual Worlds and our existing 2D web properties such as our traditional website, Facebook, Plaxo, MySpace, Twitter, et al. Plus a request to the community at large to help me with an academic paper. Iâm looking for your âa-haâ moments when you âgot itâ about Web2.0, and when your colleagues, your clients, your managers, etc., âgot itâ â what were the circumstances around that âa-haâ moment? Email to SL@LeeHopkins.net Eight minutes and 53 seconds of â    well, I was going to say âaudio geniusâ but let us just say, âaudioâ tag:odeo.com,2008-04-14,24266669 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:30:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266471-Report-for-FIR-332 The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,23266471 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:08:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266670-Report-for-FIR-332 The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. The Hitwise Social Networks report and latest newsletter - the implications for social network evolution. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,24266670 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:08:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266472-Report-for-FIR-326 Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,23266472 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:07:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266671-Report-for-FIR-326 Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip Interview with a few Social Media 101 Workshop attendees On being able to put into words and share with others what Social Media is all about - a tip tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,24266671 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:07:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266473-Report-for-FIR-324 The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,23266473 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:06:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266672-Report-for-FIR-324 The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) The BetterComms Empire takes on a new staff member - Sandy, my new assistant The release of the Better Social Media Communication Results newsletter (and a special rate for listeners) tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,24266672 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:06:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266474-Report-for-FIR-322 The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,23266474 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:05:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266673-Report-for-FIR-322 The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? The 'Back' button Vs opening up a new browser window/tab - what does the community think we should standardise on? Seth Godin, Web2.0 Vs Web3.0 - are we ready for Web3.0 yet? tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,24266673 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:05:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266475-Report-for-FIR-316 CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,23266475 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:47:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266674-Report-for-FIR-316 CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? CarCast from the BetterComms Maserati - will Corporate Australia launch social media initiatives behind the firewall before it engages with the publics outside the firewall? On being a B-list bloglebrity Do dog doors come in microwaved flavours? tag:odeo.com,2008-03-31,24266674 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:47:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266476-Report-for-FIR-314 And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. tag:odeo.com,2008-01-28,23266476 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:48:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266675-Report-for-FIR-314 And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. And in this weekâs report: On a new portable digital recorder for podcasters, Dave Fleet's Social Media Training wiki and the REAL meaning of 'Twitter' (and a tip of the fez to Luke Armour for uncovering a cracker of a Twitter profile) All in all, five minutes and 16 seconds of audio enlightenment [4.3mb]. tag:odeo.com,2008-01-28,24266675 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:48:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266477-Report-for-FIR-310 This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) tag:odeo.com,2008-01-13,23266477 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:18:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266676-Report-for-FIR-310 This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) This week:On Janitor2.0, testing an online business building system, and fear and anger as keys to persuasion. Links: Janitor2.0 [http://www.mguerilla.com/media_guerrilla/2008/01/janitor-20-the.html] Online business building system blog [http://www.leehopkins.net/nitro] www.LeeHopkins.net Music by Flopsy (http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/546/) tag:odeo.com,2008-01-13,24266676 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:18:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266478-Report-for-FIR-308 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,23266478 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:16:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266677-Report-for-FIR-308 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,24266677 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:16:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266479-Report-for-FIR-306 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,23266479 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:15:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266678-Report-for-FIR-306 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,24266678 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:15:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266480-Report-for-FIR-304 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,23266480 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:14:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266679-Report-for-FIR-304 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-08,24266679 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:14:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266481-Report-for-FIR-302 On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net tag:odeo.com,2007-12-17,23266481 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:39:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266680-Report-for-FIR-302 On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net On Second Life now that the goldrush is over, on the Australian Federal Police and pedophiles, and on why I disagree with Chip Griffin www.LeeHopkins.net tag:odeo.com,2007-12-17,24266680 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:39:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266482-Report-for-FIR-300 Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list tag:odeo.com,2007-12-10,23266482 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:49:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266681-Report-for-FIR-300 Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list Report for FIR#300: On Gerry McCusker's 'best PR gaffes of 2007' list tag:odeo.com,2007-12-10,24266681 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:49:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266483-BCRV-a-test-of-a-new-vidcast Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-29,23266483 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:57:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast vidcast http://odeo.com/episodes/24266682-BCRV-a-test-of-a-new-vidcast Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. Itâs only a test of the software, but Iâve popped a video test run of a possible new-look Better Communication Results Video up on YouTube. Iâd appreciate your comments. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-29,24266682 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:57:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast vidcast http://odeo.com/episodes/23266484-My-report-for-FIR-296 And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment tag:odeo.com,2007-11-28,23266484 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:15:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266683-My-report-for-FIR-296 And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment And in this weekâs report: the election is over â now what will happen about Australiaâs atrocious broadband? Australian financial institutions not ready for Web2.0, but realise that consumers are demanding it Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledge their lack of skills within virtual worlds, so will set up island in SL and recruit savvy teens and web consultants to create one of the largest units within the AFP All in all, six minutes and 39 seconds of audio enlightenment tag:odeo.com,2007-11-28,24266683 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:15:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/23266485-Report-for-FIR-294 âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-20,23266485 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266684-Report-for-FIR-294 âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. âProfessorâ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (thatâs the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reappearance of Meryl Davidâa reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-20,24266684 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/16999973-BCR-36-Rod-Quinn-from-ABC-Local-Radio-grills-me tag:odeo.com,2007-09-06,16999973 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:02:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/23266486-BCR-36-Rod-Quinn-from-ABC-Local-Radio-grills-me Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-05,23266486 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:02:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266685-BCR-36-Rod-Quinn-from-ABC-Local-Radio-grills-me Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. Recorded a few weeks ago, Rod Quinn from ABC Local Radio interviewed me about Facebook, MySpace and web stuff in general. In all, 14 minutes and 55 seconds of audio entertainment and enlightenment. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-05,24266685 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:02:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/16999943-Chatt-26-On-crap-communicators-and-micro-Web2-0 tag:odeo.com,2007-08-30,16999943 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:07:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/23266487-Chatt-26-On-crap-communicators-and-micro-Web2-0 The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of lo... The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of long-form creativity. But then again, 'they' all said that children were only interested in multi-colour, fast-paced, interactive blip-style media, and Harry Potter completely blew 'their' opinions out of the water. As Nassim Taleb says, a 'black swan' moment (a 'black swan' because scientific reason held that swans were only available in 'white', because hundreds of thousands of observations had shown only white swans. When black swans were discovered in Western Australia they completely and instantaneously made a mockery of 'scientific experts' and destroyed several 'truths' about swans that the scientific community held dear to their hearts. The differences in blog usage between Lee and Allan reflect their different perspectives. Allan uses his social media tools to engage with a small group of practitioners, to swap ideas and so on. Lee uses his tools as branding and marketing outreach channels. Both of their perspectives are equally valid. Like the 'old fart' that he is, Lee laments over the 'walled gardens' of Facebook, CommunicatorsNetwork, MyRagan, Second Life, MySpace and so on, arguing that these walled gardens are the opposite of the ethos of social media and the internet in general. Allan, quite naturally, sees these as complementary not antagonistic to the ethos, allowing small, like-minded groups of individuals to coalesce and share the conversations they would probably share around the water cooler, coffee urn or friendly pint down at the Queen's Bum & Icepack. Allan points out that there are stylistic differences that the limitations of micro-blogging can actually work to enhance, recounting that one well-known blogger is incredibly stilted and annoying on their blog posts, but warm, friendly and very funny in their micro-posts. Allan even briefly mentions Danah Boyd's post about the socio-economic differences between the residents of MySpace and Facebook. Agree with them? Disagree? Let them have it - both barrels! Drop your comments on the show blog, or even better send a Waxmail to their Gmail account: commscafe at gmail dot com. All in all, 30 minutes of caffeine-fuelled hyperbole and satire. Until next time (paying clients must always take priority) take it easy, take some risks, take your children to the park. The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of long-form creativity. But then again, 'they' all said that children were only interested in multi-colour, fast-paced, interactive blip-style media, and Harry Potter completely blew 'their' opinions out of the water. As Nassim Taleb says, a 'black swan' moment (a 'black swan' because scientific reason held that swans were only available in 'white', because hundreds of thousands of observations had shown only white swans. When black swans were discovered in Western Australia they completely and instantaneously made a mockery of 'scientific experts' and destroyed several 'truths' about swans that the scientific community held dear to their hearts. The differences in blog usage between Lee and Allan reflect their different perspectives. Allan uses his social media tools to engage with a small group of practitioners, to swap ideas and so on. Lee uses his tools as branding and marketing outreach channels. Both of their perspectives are equally valid. Like the 'old fart' that he is, Lee laments over the 'walled gardens' of Facebook, CommunicatorsNetwork, MyRagan, Second Life, MySpace and so on, arguing that these walled gardens are the opposite of the ethos of social media and the internet in general. Allan, quite naturally, sees these as complementary not antagonistic to the ethos, allowing small, like-minded groups of individuals to coalesce and share the conversations they would probably share around the water cooler, coffee urn or friendly pint down at the Queen's Bum & Icepack. Allan points out that there are stylistic differences that the limitations of micro-blogging can actually work to enhance, recounting that one well-known blogger is incredibly stilted and annoying on their blog posts, but warm, friendly and very funny in their micro-posts. Allan even briefly mentions Danah Boyd's post about the socio-economic differences between the residents of MySpace and Facebook. Agree with them? Disagree? Let them have it - both barrels! Drop your comments on the show blog, or even better send a Waxmail to their Gmail account: commscafe at gmail dot com. All in all, 30 minutes of caffeine-fuelled hyperbole and satire. Until next time (paying clients must always take priority) take it easy, take some risks, take your children to the park. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-30,23266487 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:07:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/24266686-Chatt-26-On-crap-communicators-and-micro-Web2-0 The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of lo... The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of long-form creativity. But then again, 'they' all said that children were only interested in multi-colour, fast-paced, interactive blip-style media, and Harry Potter completely blew 'their' opinions out of the water. As Nassim Taleb says, a 'black swan' moment (a 'black swan' because scientific reason held that swans were only available in 'white', because hundreds of thousands of observations had shown only white swans. When black swans were discovered in Western Australia they completely and instantaneously made a mockery of 'scientific experts' and destroyed several 'truths' about swans that the scientific community held dear to their hearts. The differences in blog usage between Lee and Allan reflect their different perspectives. Allan uses his social media tools to engage with a small group of practitioners, to swap ideas and so on. Lee uses his tools as branding and marketing outreach channels. Both of their perspectives are equally valid. Like the 'old fart' that he is, Lee laments over the 'walled gardens' of Facebook, CommunicatorsNetwork, MyRagan, Second Life, MySpace and so on, arguing that these walled gardens are the opposite of the ethos of social media and the internet in general. Allan, quite naturally, sees these as complementary not antagonistic to the ethos, allowing small, like-minded groups of individuals to coalesce and share the conversations they would probably share around the water cooler, coffee urn or friendly pint down at the Queen's Bum & Icepack. Allan points out that there are stylistic differences that the limitations of micro-blogging can actually work to enhance, recounting that one well-known blogger is incredibly stilted and annoying on their blog posts, but warm, friendly and very funny in their micro-posts. Allan even briefly mentions Danah Boyd's post about the socio-economic differences between the residents of MySpace and Facebook. Agree with them? Disagree? Let them have it - both barrels! Drop your comments on the show blog, or even better send a Waxmail to their Gmail account: commscafe at gmail dot com. All in all, 30 minutes of caffeine-fuelled hyperbole and satire. Until next time (paying clients must always take priority) take it easy, take some risks, take your children to the park. The first podcast in over six months!In this action-packed explosion of erudition Lee shares his experiences on a half-day workshop on Social Media, especially his view that business communicators suck at communicating. Allan agrees, noting that the two best ways to prepare for a presentation are to: 1. Don't work out and shape your presentation in Powerpoint; only turn on Powerpoint when you already HAVE your story.2. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Lee praises David Grossman for his superb presentation that obviously met both of the above criteria, and agrees that he is the 'one born every minute' as PT Barnum would say. Allan goes into depth about how to use headline titles in PowerPoint correctly. Allan confesses that he doesn't read blogs these days, preferring to read Twitter, Jaiku and Facebook. Lee is really concerned at the possible death of blogging at the hands of micro-blogging and wonders whether the 'attention deficit economy' means that we are witnesses to the end of long-form creativity. But then again, 'they' all said that children were only interested in multi-colour, fast-paced, interactive blip-style media, and Harry Potter completely blew 'their' opinions out of the water. As Nassim Taleb says, a 'black swan' moment (a 'black swan' because scientific reason held that swans were only available in 'white', because hundreds of thousands of observations had shown only white swans. When black swans were discovered in Western Australia they completely and instantaneously made a mockery of 'scientific experts' and destroyed several 'truths' about swans that the scientific community held dear to their hearts. The differences in blog usage between Lee and Allan reflect their different perspectives. Allan uses his social media tools to engage with a small group of practitioners, to swap ideas and so on. Lee uses his tools as branding and marketing outreach channels. Both of their perspectives are equally valid. Like the 'old fart' that he is, Lee laments over the 'walled gardens' of Facebook, CommunicatorsNetwork, MyRagan, Second Life, MySpace and so on, arguing that these walled gardens are the opposite of the ethos of social media and the internet in general. Allan, quite naturally, sees these as complementary not antagonistic to the ethos, allowing small, like-minded groups of individuals to coalesce and share the conversations they would probably share around the water cooler, coffee urn or friendly pint down at the Queen's Bum & Icepack. Allan points out that there are stylistic differences that the limitations of micro-blogging can actually work to enhance, recounting that one well-known blogger is incredibly stilted and annoying on their blog posts, but warm, friendly and very funny in their micro-posts. Allan even briefly mentions Danah Boyd's post about the socio-economic differences between the residents of MySpace and Facebook. Agree with them? Disagree? Let them have it - both barrels! Drop your comments on the show blog, or even better send a Waxmail to their Gmail account: commscafe at gmail dot com. All in all, 30 minutes of caffeine-fuelled hyperbole and satire. Until next time (paying clients must always take priority) take it easy, take some risks, take your children to the park. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-30,24266686 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:07:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast podcasts http://odeo.com/episodes/16999843-BCR-35-an-interview-with-pro-photographer-Steve-McCawley tag:odeo.com,2007-08-06,16999843 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:21:00 -0700 no leehopkins's Podcast