Archive | January, 2011

Interview with Internet Marketing Adelaide

Posted on January 28, 2011 in Social Media

Nick Morris from Internet Marketing Adelaide has been busy interviewing people from around Adelaide about their experiences with social media. I was lucky enough to be one of the candidates! Nick asked me to say a few words on my experience with social media, and in particular, with Adelaide Flashmob. Check it out: Ben Teoh [...]

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Derek Sivers on Leadership and the First Follower

Posted on January 23, 2011 in Mixed Bag, Videos

This is one of my favourite videos from last year and I keep coming back to it. Derek Sivers presented this at TED back in February, 2010 and it’s a great inspiration. I’ve worked with different community groups in the past, and it’s been interesting to see how they develop and what it takes to [...]

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Adelaide Flashmob: No Pants Tram Ride 2011

Social media, community and taking your pants off in public.

Posted on January 17, 2011 in Community, Social Media

On the weekend, I had the privilege of spending a bit of time with a group of people from Catch My Drift – an organisation committed to promoting positive life choices among young people. The group had spent the weekend together learning from each other, sharing their stories, and inspiring each other. This blog post is [...]

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Facbook Notification Mug

Facebook Page Events: Get notifications when people comment

Posted on January 7, 2011 in Social Media

Keeping track of comments on your Facebook Page’s wall isn’t too difficult. Facebook apps like Page Notifier make it easy to receive daily feedback for your Wall. Keeping track of these comments is vital in maintaining the conversation between you and the people who ‘like’ your page. This also goes for any event that you create from [...]

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Facebook users uploaded 750 million New Years photos!

Posted on January 5, 2011 in Social Media

Facebook tweeted that “People celebrated New Year’s on Facebook by uploading a record 750M photos over the weekend.” Facebook is quickly becoming a powerhouse in media sharing, with photos taking center stage. There have been numerous updates in the past few months to how photos and albums are featured. Most recently, personal profiles have been [...]

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Hello Ben Teoh

Fresh site, first post!

Posted on January 2, 2011 in Mixed Bag

Well, here it is! I’ve finally managed to get around to building a simple portfolio site for myself! You’ll find an ongoing history of my work, a bit of a blog on my adventures in web design and social media, and I might throw in an article here and there. So, what is it that I [...]

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