The sacking of a journalist who wrote about corporate columns invading traditional media and my censored corporate article canned by a coompany media unit. What do you prefer? Product journalism from traditional media? Marketing articles from Corporate Media or Process journalism from social media? How does the censorship promotional nature of corporate owned media sit with the impartial articles from broadcast media and the passionate opinions of social media? 

How will social media change democracy? Do we need representational democracy (voting in a mediator) or can we run a direct democracy on Government-as-a-platform. Given that the biggest issues that faced Australia's prime ministerial battle was lack of communication from Government AND Media, should social media be utilised more? For oversease subscribers, this morning Australia's Prime Minister faced a battle against her ex Prime Minister for leadership. 

We talk about Facebook and the cruise ship sinking, Wikipedia blackout and SOPA/PIPA and how local government is doing social media. Guest is Shel Israel this week , along with Stephen Johnson (@huxley) Lee Hopkins (@leehopkins) Teå (@tealou) & me. Laurel Papworth @SilkCharm

Chatting with Leah Howard who plays Mrs Corrie in Mary Poppins - and is the Mary Poppins community manager (Facebook and Twitter)

I am speaking at Augmented Reality Event (a conference in Santa Clara on May 17-18 2011). The 8 steps outlined here cover creating and maintaining communities online that are critical to growing business around many online services such as Augmented Reality Mobile Social Networks.

Recorded at the ABC-TV studios, my 5 minute Media140 presentation to journalists and media organisations on how community perceives journalism, and changing values in newsgathering. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Donations in social networks: explore voluntary donations in shareware, freeware, open source using ChipIn, Fundable for films, Wikipedia, Pligg, and social media development. Members want to show what they value. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.

Real life events and activities in online communities: explore revenue from MySpace Secret Shows, Friendster Pinoy in Philippines, Nuffnang awards night in Singapore, Ted:Talks, and other social networks. Laurel is a senior consultant, strategist, writer and workshop facilitator on online communities and social networks in Australia, Asia and Middle East. Laurel consults at executive level and facilitates strategic workshops on the impact of social networks on industry sectors, teaches marketing, blogging and social media courses for companies and runs workshops for small and home business on behalf of the Australian Government. Laurel taught the first Australian public social media courses in 2005 at University of Sydney and in addition, develops and teaches Insights Masterclasses for LAMP at Australian Film Television and Radio School on innovation and cross media. When not consulting with companies building online community strategies, Laurel is a global Power150 Media and Marketing blogger (Advertising Age) placing her as #5 blogger in Australia.