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The ethics of Twitter
Here’s a question: When you’re out with a friend and they post Twitter updates during the conversation, apart from being rude, is it a violation of privacy? Is it any worse than repeating the...
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The banned list
Listeners are calling in to James Valentine’s show on 702 about conversations they never want to have again: what school do your kids go to; did you have IVF; I had a funny dream last night… Here are...
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What’s so bad about being old school?
I’m off to the Media140 conference tomorrow and Friday to see if the experts can convince me to be on Facebook and Twitter. Showpony thinks I’m mad not to be using these tools, but I just don’t feel...
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Should I tweet my nipples?
After a day and a half at the Media140 conference (which was criticised by some of the audience for being too focussed on Twitter, rather than other forms of social media like, um, Facebook, and um,...
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News fail
Check out the main image at news.com.au: The text under the image says: “TV personality and model Tila Tequila has asked for privacy after repeatedly Tweeting about the death of her 30-year-old...
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Don’t we have more important things to do?
I had a great chat with a bunch of journos and academics on Friday about whether or not journalists are allowed private thoughts/lives/expression outside of work hours. What started it is the story...
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Let’s destroy the joint
Alan Jones must have been worried that Grahame Morris was going to get the top Ernie Award this year, because why else would he say – in response to Julia Gillard announcing aid to the Pacific to raise...
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