MsBehaviour has a round up of sites delivering digital information about New Zealand Culture & History just in time for the school holidays. Listen to the audio and click the links over at theG33kShow.com.
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MsBehaviour says that independent filmmakers, musicians and other creative types are harnessing communities of fans to microfinance, or ‘Crowdfund’ their creative projects. There are many tools on the web that facilitate that but one in particular that is looking rather exciting is a crowdfunding community called Kickstarter. The full rundown on crowdsourcing and the show notes is at The Big Idea. Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour says one thing successful entrepreneurs have in common is that they share their dreams with a team of experienced mentors. Access to the knowledge, and networks of a mentor you trust will make your big idea far more likely to succeed in the long run. So how can you take a concept from idea to business success? Check out the full column over at The Big Idea.
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MsBehaviour talk about the evolution of online communities or as they are know these days ‘social networks’. The form these networks have taken has changed over the years in much the same way as the web has evolved and changed but the purpose of these networks has remained the same. An example is thebigidea.co.nz which has gone through a very recent transition. Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
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MsBehaviour wraps up the past week’s twitterisation of New Zealand with the arrival of the next messiah @twitchhiker.
MsB talks about the power of the medium, the implications for corporate PR, twitter fatigue, celebrity tweets and news making twats. More including a video of The Twitchiker arriving is over at TheG33kshow.com
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After a 13 hour flight Paul Smith aka The Twitch Hiker touched down before dawn in Auckland City. MsBehaviour of theG33kshow.com spirited him straight to the Kiwi FM studio for a coffee and a chat.
His aim is to travel as far from his home (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) as possible within 30 days. That means getting to Campbell Island, or as close to it as he can. Paul talks about his travels so far, how the idea came together, the people he has met, the problems he has encountered and his prospects for making his way around New Zealand.
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MsBehaviour from theG33kshow.com says that artists across the world are taking their careers into their own hands, opting out of the ‘All Rights Reserved’ way of thinking, and publishing under Creative Commons (CC) licenses, to encourage mashups and remixes of their work. But what is it and how does it work? All the show notes are over at The Big Idea.
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MsBehaviour gives a roundup of all the action on and off the web during the Blackout protest against S92A of the Copyright Act in New Zealand. She reports that from small beginning’s at Kiwi Foo Camp the Blackout campaign has reached the far corners of the internet in less than 48 hours. All the show notes are up at theg33kshow.com.
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It is very easy to forget with the omnipresence of the Google search engine that there are other ways to find digital media and information online. MsBehaviour from TheG33kshow.com rounds up some of the cutting edge search tools that can find just what you are looking for. All the show notes are up at theg33kshow.com.
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Many talented people have become freelancers due to redundancy, or have been forced to move away from permanent to contract positions. So is this a good opportunity to work from home or venture into the world of start-ups? MsBehaviour thinks so and explains some of the reasons why. Show notes up at the Big Idea and more at theG33kshow.com.
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