There is nothing you cannot do online (and yes even form relationships with others, here's a link to the guy who petitioned to marry an anime character, because he wanted to inhabit a two dimensional world.
Online, you can:
* Shop for groceries.
* Choose and buy clothes
* Buy tickets for anything, practically anywhere
* Receive discounts for just about anything or shop round for the cheapest furniture, books, clothes, food, equipment, flats, houses, cars and holiday destinations.
* Make friends with anyone, anywhere.
* Cyber date
* Play online games where you can actually chat to characters, and hang out with them from the comfort of your living room
* Bet money (and lose A LOT of money on poker, backgammon, you name it)
* Skype and talk to friends, partners, grandchildren for free anywhere in the world
* Listen to music
* Watch DVDs, episodes of TV programmes
* Join fan pages
* Write emails
* Start a blog
* Host an event
* Join a Meet Up group
* Pay bills
* Do all your banking
* Get advice from other moms, bodybuilders, book readers, business owners ...
* Take Quizzes
* Read magazines or books
* Visit museums and take virtual tours
* Sell your house, furniture, car
* Buy and sell pets
* Research information on anything, movies, arts, news, finance, start ups, dresses ... on any search site
* Find a friend - old school friends, contacts, business people to network with
* Find something to do if you're staying in a strange city ... just Google the city
* Book a hotel room or change to a different hotel room
* If you're in a new city find someone to have coffee with with sites like Twitter
* Buy gifts for anyone, hampers for your boss, baby gifts for you cousins overseas, a gift for yourself.
* Track news and events, find people and events that you like
* Dissect a virtual frog
* Find a clean toilet in Tokyo
* Find the nearest hospital, lunch venue, church, doctor, back packer bar.
* Look for jobs
* Learn how to fix something, or clean a stain or mend something in the house
* Replace a product
* Burst bubbles
* Do a course
* Get a wake up call or a reminder
* Remember birthdays
With so much to do on the Internet and with access to anything ... we are all moving so quickly and we expect immediacy.
Does this mean you feel more or less connected to others? Do you prefer doing everything online?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thank you
Thank you.
Much appreciated.
You're welcome.
Thank you for your time.
It was a pleasure meeting with you this morning.
Compliment slips attached with items you are posting, a thank you email or card after a business meeting, a much appreciated email when someone has posted you something or shared information with you.
This is not old fashioned, this is a great business tool.
A simple, polite thank you via email or a compliments slip with products or a thank you card after a meeting ... go a long, long way. (Books are my ultimate thank you - but seriously)
It just seems that everything is too immediate and faced paced. We share so many emails, comments, messages and everything is so rushed. I love it when I get a surprise thank you and I don't mind if it is not hand written ... a simple email will do.
As long it is simple and sincere.
Much appreciated.
You're welcome.
Thank you for your time.
It was a pleasure meeting with you this morning.
Compliment slips attached with items you are posting, a thank you email or card after a business meeting, a much appreciated email when someone has posted you something or shared information with you.
This is not old fashioned, this is a great business tool.
A simple, polite thank you via email or a compliments slip with products or a thank you card after a meeting ... go a long, long way. (Books are my ultimate thank you - but seriously)
It just seems that everything is too immediate and faced paced. We share so many emails, comments, messages and everything is so rushed. I love it when I get a surprise thank you and I don't mind if it is not hand written ... a simple email will do.
As long it is simple and sincere.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
You Communicate Passionately |
 You speak from the heart. You can't separate your feelings from what you're saying, even in a professional context. You tend to speak dramatically, with lots of passion and emotion. It's easy for you to get swept up in what you're saying. You like to connect with people early on so that you can personalize what you are saying to them. When you converse, you try to find common ground and harmony. Even if you disagree with someone, you try to emphasize where you agree. |
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Twitter updates ...
which changed the world.
Have a look.
Twitter has become recognised as a breaking new source and helps raise money for charity via a variety of sources.
Babies Tweet their kicks and people get offered jobs.
There are even marriage proposals.
So if we're looking at an effective tool for a business, if your business supports a charity and wants to raise funds or host a tea ... use Twitter, invite locals to participate. If you have a launch, or want to meet some locals for an after work chat ... this is the tool for you.
The most effective way to build your brand on Twitter and to get a following is by participating. By updating relevant information, by answering questions and by responding to each other. If you really have a great brand or event or charity or something you wish to share find and follow locals who have things in common with you.
It's not the only marketing tool that is available to use for business. If you have a business page on Facebook, a blog, a website, a tool for people to send you messages ... you're doing what seems to be the most important thing in business today communicating authentically.
As you can see there have been some unique moments on Twitter.
All you do have to remember though is that it is public and open to anyone who wants to view a subject matter. Anything you say in 140 characters is open to thousands of people ... everywhere.
Use all the free social networking and marketing tools and sites wisely.
Have a look.
Twitter has become recognised as a breaking new source and helps raise money for charity via a variety of sources.
Babies Tweet their kicks and people get offered jobs.
There are even marriage proposals.
So if we're looking at an effective tool for a business, if your business supports a charity and wants to raise funds or host a tea ... use Twitter, invite locals to participate. If you have a launch, or want to meet some locals for an after work chat ... this is the tool for you.
The most effective way to build your brand on Twitter and to get a following is by participating. By updating relevant information, by answering questions and by responding to each other. If you really have a great brand or event or charity or something you wish to share find and follow locals who have things in common with you.
It's not the only marketing tool that is available to use for business. If you have a business page on Facebook, a blog, a website, a tool for people to send you messages ... you're doing what seems to be the most important thing in business today communicating authentically.
As you can see there have been some unique moments on Twitter.
All you do have to remember though is that it is public and open to anyone who wants to view a subject matter. Anything you say in 140 characters is open to thousands of people ... everywhere.
Use all the free social networking and marketing tools and sites wisely.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Twitter ...
Do you want to build your brand? everyone, find marketing and communications people on Twitter
Or tell everyone you've just uploaded a new blog post? anyone
Submit info to a news site? @smhnews
Review a book? @nybooks
Host a wine tasting? @ProjectVino
Meet designers?
Find accommodation for holidays in Australia? @stayz
Track photos of an old school friend? @SAReunited
Find someone to help you get over your breakup? @ReboundFinder
Beat Reuters at photographing a terrorist attack in Mumbai? @Vinu
There is nothing that you cannot do or read about on Twitter.
Users have posted details of their own child birth experience @fatbellybella. Or witnessed and taken photos of the terrorist attack in Mumbai @Vinu.
People have started companies, invented a new design, invited people to a conference and had a cup of coffee.
In 140 characters everyone is turning to Twitter to tell the world what they are doing.
Some are falling in love or selecting a book to read. Others are signing up million dollar deals or launching their first book or adopting a pet. Some are taking their children to school, researching information or eating dinner. Some are shopping for a great pair of shoes, editing a good magazine to read or trying to find their next holiday destination.
People are Tweeting about their abuse, leaving someone they love or falling in love. People are at home, updating their websites, writing a blog post, cooking a meal, or driving in traffic, crying, watching a movie or getting home from work.
Thousands of people are marketing their businesses, building their brands and meeting people on Twitter who can share information.
Whatever you want to use Twitter for, it has fast become an invaluable resource and information and amazing way to connect with people who share your interests,whether you use it for business, marketing and brand building or you can become a user and start your own Twitter page to make friends and connect with other people, because on Twitter you will find someone you have something in common with.
Or tell everyone you've just uploaded a new blog post? anyone
Submit info to a news site? @smhnews
Review a book? @nybooks
Host a wine tasting? @ProjectVino
Meet designers?
Find accommodation for holidays in Australia? @stayz
Track photos of an old school friend? @SAReunited
Find someone to help you get over your breakup? @ReboundFinder
Beat Reuters at photographing a terrorist attack in Mumbai? @Vinu
There is nothing that you cannot do or read about on Twitter.
Users have posted details of their own child birth experience @fatbellybella. Or witnessed and taken photos of the terrorist attack in Mumbai @Vinu.
People have started companies, invented a new design, invited people to a conference and had a cup of coffee.
In 140 characters everyone is turning to Twitter to tell the world what they are doing.
Some are falling in love or selecting a book to read. Others are signing up million dollar deals or launching their first book or adopting a pet. Some are taking their children to school, researching information or eating dinner. Some are shopping for a great pair of shoes, editing a good magazine to read or trying to find their next holiday destination.
People are Tweeting about their abuse, leaving someone they love or falling in love. People are at home, updating their websites, writing a blog post, cooking a meal, or driving in traffic, crying, watching a movie or getting home from work.
Thousands of people are marketing their businesses, building their brands and meeting people on Twitter who can share information.
Whatever you want to use Twitter for, it has fast become an invaluable resource and information and amazing way to connect with people who share your interests,whether you use it for business, marketing and brand building or you can become a user and start your own Twitter page to make friends and connect with other people, because on Twitter you will find someone you have something in common with.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Want a map of the web?
Here is a map for the top websites, trends and names on the Internet. It's a great resource for creative, opinion, publishing, news and making connections with people who are considered the top in their fields.
In terms of building a brand, or your own profile, I love looking at how people build their own brands through Twitter, blogs, being informative and remain authentic and follow suit.
There are some fantastic businesses and people on here and it is a great tool that you can use for hours.
I am developing information on Publishing, opinion and creative info.
In terms of building a brand, or your own profile, I love looking at how people build their own brands through Twitter, blogs, being informative and remain authentic and follow suit.
There are some fantastic businesses and people on here and it is a great tool that you can use for hours.
I am developing information on Publishing, opinion and creative info.
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