I have a very sweet and thoughtful husband. He makes me work really hard at birthdays and Christmas to ensure I – at least – equal his thoughtfulness in the gift-giving department. I’m a lucky gal. For Christmas, he designed my very own perfume at Jo Malone London and he got an absolute winner. It is […]
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I love Klout. I love the idea of it and know that – over time – it’s going to be a cracking part of our digital and professional lives. However, right now, it’s not great for me. The clash is I’m seeing Klout referenced more and more to measure a person’s influence in business (which
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When I was in the US a couple of weeks ago, I noticed very few people willingly exchanged business cards, and on a couple of occasions when I offered my business card, people looked at me like I was a little bit weird – not unusual for me :). Then I noticed this article doing the
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I attended IDC’s Software and Services Client Summit in Singapore recently, and it was nice to catch up with many old friends, as well as to hear some key insights on what CIOs are experiencing, and IDC’s perspective on the exciting evolution taking place today in our region and industry. I do love the tech
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Recently, Microsoft hosted Kenneth Cukier in Singapore. Ken is the Business Correspondent with The Economist and co-author of a new book entitled: Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think, which was launched in March 2013. Presenting on the ‘what’ rather than the ‘why’ of Big Data, there were many
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I’ve been quiet due to some rather significant changes in recent weeks – I’ve taken on the lead analyst relations role for Microsoft across Asia Pacific. It’s been a big decision, but as I plan to continue my communications blog, I wanted to tell you about the changes, as transparency is really important to me.
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If you are in a marketing, communications, digital media, or any other role within the marketing mix, I can recommend downloading this eBook entitled “The New Media Rat Pack – 52 Tips on Content & Community From the Top New Media Experts.” Launched by Top Rank Marketing in advance of NMX 2013 (formerly BlogWorld) –
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I’ve been a bit slow off the mark this New Year and hope everyone is already blazing into 2013. I haven’t been idle on my break however, as I’ve spent a lot of time assessing where my experience and value fits in the region. I’ve done this to understand how I can achieve more of
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This is one of the many reasons why WordPress is cool – I just received this report. If you’re thinking of launching a blog in 2013, WordPress is a great place to start. Happy New Year Andrea The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films
At this time of year, when many of us are wrapping up work to focus on the important things in life, I’d like to honour one of my favourite charities – Kiva.org. Kiva is a non-profit organisation, with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Through extensive use of the Internet, including
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