Reports from the Asylum

It’s been a busy week for ‘Professor’ Hopkins down in Oz, what with the federal election and all. Then there’s the shocking discovery that Australian business and finance aren’t ready for Web 2.0–but their customers are. The Australian Federal Police, on the other hand, are gearing up to fight cybercrime by hiring a bunch of ‘geek teenagers’ to make the second largest task force unit in Oz federal policing.

Included in For Immediate Release episode 296.

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‘Professor’ Hopkins rises from his deathbed to encourage Australian corporations to follow in the footsteps of ABC (that’s the Australian Broadcast Corporation, to you Yanks) and Telstra and venture into social media, and to welcome the reapparance of Meryl David—a reminder that blogs can be a good way to stay in touch with friends and family, as well as a business communications tool.

Included in FIR 294.

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‘Professor’ Goetsch keeps it brief this week in her report for FIR 292, with a plug for fEmpowerment: A Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl (a book that started as a blog) and a request for suggestions as to ways the Bay Area Consultants Network can use Web 2.0 tools, both internally for its members and externally for promotion and marketing.

With best wishes to ‘Professor’ Hopkins for a speedy recovery from whooping cough.

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