The Media140 DigitalMe day took place last Friday and I spoke in the afternoon - and I have to admit that before I showed up I was a little nervous about speaking at the Northbridge Piazza. I don't know why it felt any different from a lecture theatre or conference hall but being outdoors with a …
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How can I unfriend my Facebook friend? Yes, people always ask!
"How can I unfriend my Facebook friend?" If I had a dollar for every time somebody asked this question at one of my social media talks or course, I would be quite a lot richer. I must say, it makes me giggle that people who are just learning how to use Facebook are already so keen to know how they …
Looking better online: Optimising your online presence course
My "Optimising Your Online Presence" workshop was inspired by an unfortunate googling incident - as I described in my post on googling yourself - but the workshop itself turned into a very fortunate incident indeed! It was the coming together of a great variety of professionals in Perth - authors, a …
A weekend of bloggers, new and old
It's Sunday evening and it's one of the first moments I've had to sit at my computer all weekend, despite the fact that it's been a very blog-focused couple of days. On Saturday I presented my Becoming a Blogger course for UWA Extension again, and spent eight hours helping fifteen locals set up and …
Amanda Kendle Consulting newsletters are in the world!
A few of you (who I trusted wouldn't mind being added to my mailing list) will already have received the first edition of my newsletter last month. If that's not you (or it might be you, but it disappeared into your spam so you never saw it), and you're keen to know all the latest news from me on …
Why googling yourself is smart, not vain
Last year I sat in a presentation being given by a social media expert, and I have to admit, my mind started to drift a little. I hadn't heard of this man before, and I'm not going to be a big meanie and tell you his name, but the conference programme blurb did make him sound like a well-qualified …