Creating iPhone Apps
It’s been a great start to 2010.
I get the feeling that the Sunshine Coast economy is picking up and businesses are making the most of the “New Beginnings” that a fresh calendar year brings. A lot of my clients are bringing fresh ideas and concepts to me. It’s great!
As my web design and graphics business [...]
Are Aussies really into Blogs, Social Media and Web 2.0?
It’s a valid question, and one I often get asked by people who are considering using this online community to strengthen ties with friends, clients and potential customers.
According to Forrester Research the figures point to a definite ‘YES’.
The below chart categorizes techonology users into several categories. Most interestingly is the difference between Creators (25%) and [...]
Stale Bread – Want some?
Unless we’re talking about croutons – no one likes stale bread. We all like fresh bread. Many of us (including google) don’t visit stale websites either.
We like fresh websites with new content – that’s why most people spend time on social media sites like facebook and youtube and twitter- because there is always something new [...]
Websites for Authors and Speakers
Lately, I’ve been building an increasing number of websites for international authors and speakers.
They love the flexiblity and engagement that my websites bring them. They are getting great traffic and love the fact that they get to create and tweak the content as much as they want – when they want.
The great thing about working [...]
Early beginnings of nothing new
U2’s Bono aka paul_hewson recently said on Twitter: “The emergence and refinement of social media could be one of the greatest and quietest cultural revolutions in history.”
The important thing to remember in all of this Social Media talk is that we are not talking about tools that “needs” to exist. Mankind, for thousands of years, [...]
Baby boomers and social media
According to an article written on multichannelmerchant.com:
More than 30 million baby boomers now connect on LinkedIn, and even more are on Twitter. And it doesn’t stop there. According to recent data from Inside Facebook, the number of U.S. Facebook users over age 35 doubled in 60 days–and is still on the rise. more…
The important thing [...]
69 percent of Australians read blogs
According to a recent study:
69% of Australians read other people’s blogs, on average two to three times a week. While this is also considerably lower than many Asian markets, it is still a big number, indicating the interest Australians have in user-generated content. …more
Yet, very few people that start blogging or writing online, continue. They [...]
Leveraging Influence Online
I know hundreds of people personally and have around 100 email addresses in my newsletter database.
I have over 50 twitter followers.
I have around 200 facebook friends
Out of all those people I reach online, I’d say maybe 10% care, read, follow listen to what I have to say about business and new media marketing.
Good numbers, but [...]
davidtensen.com Week 4 – Quick Links + News + More
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The future of the Internet – Ever wonder where it is headed. Get some sobre insight her
What sort of entreprenuer are you? Be sure to read the three pages of the document and then, if [...]
On using Twitter and other SNS’s for promotion
Being involved in media/marketing and having keen interest in All Things Internet, I often have people ask me about subjects that they have stumbled across or heard of and ask me a simple “what’s this _____ I’m hearing about?”
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people about using twitter and other social networking [...]
