Facebook – a A$5 billion waste of time

Here we go again!The media has previously inflamed panic about internet surfing, blogging and Googling – all related to time wasting at work… and now, fasten your seat belts… here comes the social networking scare mongering! According to this article in the Sydney Morning Herald Facebook may be costing Australian businesses A$5 billion a year…

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Know How Now – Web 2.0

The Australian Businesswomen’s Network is presenting a series of business success webinars: Know How Now ! The first webinar is Web 2.0 for your business – presented by – yep, me! Date: Tuesday, 28 August 2007Time: 10.00am– 11.00am AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)Venue: Your computer – from the comfort of your own home or office.Price:…

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Rich Media Communications – LTUG Event

This is an LTUG Product Showcase eventDate: 12 SeptemberTime: 9am – 9:45am AEST (Aust Eastern Standard Time)Where: Your computerTopic: Rich Media CommunicationsPresenter: Julian Lefebvre Content:Video over the Internet is exploding in all forms, as evidenced by the recent acquisition of YouTube by Google. This presentation will explore the emerging world of live and on-demand visual/audio…

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Apec – forced public holiday in Sydney

Now – I’m not against public holidays but… forced public holidays.. and only for people working in the Sydney CBD and certain council areas (read: most of Sydney).I visited the APEC site to find out some more: "Why is there a public holiday on Friday 7 September?The holiday will greatly assist in the safe movement…

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BarCamp Sydney is back!

When?  Saturday 25th AugustWhere? University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – Building 10, Jones Street. What is a BarCamp? A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. Here is a quote from…

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Removed from Jay Cross’ email list…!

I received an email this morning… from Jay Cross’ Internet Time Group … and right there, in the first line was… "Dear AnneI am removing your name from my mailing list….." Gulp… what had I done wrong??NOTHING!Because you need to read on…. "In fact, I am destroying the entire list.Newsletters cause more annoyance than good,…

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Future Directions in Literacy: International Conversations 2007

Future Directions in Literacy: International Conversations 2007 Conference, to be held on Monday to Thursday 3 -6 September,  in Sydney. The significance of this conference has been recognised by the Australian Government, who is sponsoring it as a National Literacy and Numeracy Week initiative. The purpose of the conference is to promote meaningful and productive…

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