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New poem – ‘Black and White’

Occasionally when I’m not checking SERP rankings or writing SEO copy about mobile phones I do something mildly creative. Here is one of my latest efforts:
Black and white
Phillip was a black kid, Johnny he was white.
One was pale as snow the other dark as night.
As little’uns they played outside and didn’t care at all
that they [...]

NO I WON’T PAY $3.99 TO USE FACEBOOK BUT I MIGHT PAY $3.95

Every time I log into Facebook, I notice that more and more people have joined a rather verbosely titled group called “NO, I WILL NOT PAY $3.99 A MONTH TO USE FACE BOOK FROM JULY 9TH 2010!”

The precise amount begs the question: “Well, how much would you be prepared to pay?” If not [...]

A blast from the past CBA online advertising

Through the joys of social media I recently got back in touch with a lovely creative fella I knew back in the day.
He sent a link through to his portfolio where I was chuffed to find whole stack of concepts that we had worked on together (including the ‘Perfect Man’ banner for which we won [...]

Bomb Disposal – Movie Extra

Finally managed to get last years Movie Extra Bomb Disposal snippet all ready for YouTube!

Working on a new play – ‘Pests’

Finally the workload has somewhat subsided (not a bad thing since I’m due on Saturday) and I can focus on doing some nice me things. Ah no, sadly I can’t since I’m barely able to leave the house, given I’m the size of a blimp with a bladder smaller than a weevil.
So I think I’ll [...]

My favourite WordPress Plugins

My favourite WordPress Plugins

If you’re not sure what Plugins are, well put simply in a WordPress context they are wizzy little programs which you install to make your blog, bigger, better and more beautiful.
If you’re using wordpress.com you don’t get plugins, but since the basics are all there that’s generally fine for a user who just wants a [...]

How much is your site worth?

Apparently my site is worth $904 – bargain. Find out what yours is worth via eSiteStats.

Relationship Marketing – What the heck is it?

Relationship Marketing – What the heck is it?

Read my recent post for the MassMedia Studios Blog and check out the funky Relationship Marketing animation:

concept and script by moi;
illustrated by Roger Sho Matsuura Gehrmann;
animated by Matt Geersen; and
voiced by Steve Fanale (MD of MassMedia).

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The ‘Two ears, one mouth’ marketing plan
Sometimes it’s hard to listen when you’ve just got so much to say.
There [...]

Technorati sign up

Technorati sign up

Struggling to make my Technorati Profile work.
It’s supposed to be here:
http://technorati.com/blogs/www.katetoon.com
But doesn’t work despite me entering the bleeding code:
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Don’t you just hate technology?

How would you build a social media campaign?

Working on a social media project for a new client today. He’s a very nice chap with a small, small budget so want to give him the best I can.
My intention is to:

Set up WordPress blog with: RSS feed, feedback form, couple of static pages, XML site map.
Set him up with Twitter, Linked in and [...]

Producer/AM needed – 3 month contract

I have a bit of a thing for trying to set up people with jobs. I do it not for the recruitment bonus (which unfortunately I always miss out on) but rather for the love! The love people.
Here is a new opportunity that might tickle your fancy.
Digital account manager/producer
- 3 month contract to perm for [...]

Wicked widgets

Fun site where you can download little widgets to add to your blog or website.
I’ve added a magic eight ball (for now) temptation is to add loads but they tend to make your site look a bit cheap and tacky, don’t you reckon?
http://www.widgetbox.com

What is your QDOS?

QDOS measures your internet status and helps you manage your online profile. To calculate your internet status, QDOS measures your digital footprint – how active, popular and impactful you are online.
I worked with QDOS on Copy and SEO back in 2008.