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Welcome to the April Edition of the Digital Parents Blogazine. Well I’ve had a busy couple of months working on the Digital Parents Conference and this week we are all basking the in the afterglow. So as you can imagine plenty of content in this edition is focused on that. Last edition we had a… [Continue Reading]
It’s done. It’s dusted. I’m buggered. But wasn’t it good? I was working alongside Brenda Gaddi, founder of the Digital Parents Conference, as well as Kirrily Whatman and Trae Flett to bring the Digital Parents Conference to fruition on 30 March 2012 in Melbourne. As the Session Co-ordinator I… [Continue Reading]
Remember the little pop up Norton window that would always come up warning you possibility of something sinister happening on your machine? Well that doesn’t exist anymore the good people from Norton assure me. In fact they’ve grown in leaps and bounds and now Norton One, while they do still sell antivirus… [Continue Reading]
What your value proposition actually is? Why do we need to know our value proposition? Simply it will help you stay on track and focussed in the direction you want your blog to take. It is important to know your value proposition is know what makes you special, unique and stand out from other bloggers…. [Continue Reading]
I quite often get the comments from people, oh you’re not that big or you’re just big boned. I know everyone is not meant to be a size 10. I am a curvy girl, I have very broad shoulders and “baby bearing” hips. But I let it get out of control. My Emotions play a… [Continue Reading]
“So not fair!” cried my almost 11-year-old as she stomped to her room. I waited for the slammed door; she didn’t disappoint. The cause of my “Oh no, you don’t”, and her outcry leered from my pc screen – my name above one of my stories. I write. Have done since I was a kid… [Continue Reading]
I love seafood, I do. Could have something to do with my Mediterranean background. My mother would bake fish with potatoes in a tomato based sauce; roll fish in some flour and fry it; or squeeze some lemon, add some pepper and put it on the BBQ. So when I was invited to by Nature’s… [Continue Reading]
I’m all for freedom of belief, faith, culture and especially speech. I also believe in not forcing one’s view(s) onto another – I don’t presume to know the reasoning behind your decisions, don’t presume to know mine. But when a decision you make impacts on the health of my children, then we’re in a whole… [Continue Reading]
In line with the theme of the Digital Parents Unplugged, the Digital Parents Blogazine has contacted various Public Relations companies for their thoughts in dealing with bloggers. In this final part, we have the views from Ogilvy 360 and Switched On Media How do you pick your… [Continue Reading]
This is my heaven….. And i wish it wasn’t. Today I have started to take the first steps in dealing with this. I have lived as an emotional eater for some time now. I guess there are a few people out there who know that I binge, but for most I try to hide it…. [Continue Reading]
Morning Twitter! What’s happening? I’m off to do the school run in my trackies. That’s ok right? Question: do you know how to find your hidden posts? Why doesn’t everyone show up in my newsfeed? Grrr Balsamic-glazed chicken with creamy mash and char-grilled asparagus. Nom nom nom. Ugh. Headache again. Too much chocolate. Possibly red… [Continue Reading]
NO, your friend hasn’t dropped off the face of the earth. They’ve just dropped off Facebook. More and more people are deciding 2012 is the year to ditch social media and get a social life. It comes as no surprise really – with trolls, public feuding and the bad grammar and banality that make up… [Continue Reading]
Hannah is a social media specialist at Switched on Media in Sydney — a digital agency focusing on SEO, social media, PPC, content, mobile and display. She works on a range of clients and projects — everything from strategy and monitoring to channel management and working with bloggers. A little birdie told me you got… [Continue Reading]
This is an excerpt of the report. To read the entire report complete with further breakdown and explanations of who we are click on this link Executive Summary Parent bloggers are an important part of the online blogging community. They blog in a unique way; the sense of community is enormous and their influence within… [Continue Reading]
In line with the theme of the Digital Parents Unplugged, the Digital Parents Blogazine has contacted various Public Relations companies for their thoughts in dealing with bloggers. For the second part, we have the views from Naked Communications and Nuffnang Australia. How do you pick your bloggers? What categories do you use to decide? Naked Communications:… [Continue Reading]
Before having children I was the greatest parent on Earth. I knew it all. Why isn’t that parent just giving their screaming child the strategically-placed-near-checkout Freddo Frog? Who cares that it’s only 7am. Loud, obnoxious kid hogging the swing at the park? Where is his equally obnoxious, rude parent? Crying baby on the train? Peak… [Continue Reading]
