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Australians love social media – especially Facebook

August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Facebook, Social media, Twitter

This is an interesting graph showing the change in social media usage over the last year. The immediately obvious metric

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Internet Kids Life in general 

Kids using social media – it’s all about ethics

March 19, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Ethics, Social media

Last night I was discussing the use of social media by high school kids. Another parent made a great analogy, pointing

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Internet Life in general 

Dumb ways to say I told you so (Cool things to find)

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Cool things to find, Dumb ways to die, marketing, Social media

I just found two cool things. A few days ago I wrote questioning whether the viral marketing campaign Dumb Ways to

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Internet Opinion 

Deliver your friends unto the marketing maw

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Airtasker, Fake Follower Check, Jasu, Klout, Social media

I only became aware of Klout relatively recently when I read an AFR article on its use in recruitment. I

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Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
Featured Opinion Toys 

Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
Featured Kids Life in general 

Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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