It’s always amusing – and facepalmy – when a song with stupid lyrics makes it to the Top 40. What’s worse is when the lyrics are in equal parts stupid and disrespectful. It’s as if the lyricists don’t have two braincells to rub together. What if we swapped...

This holiday, I went on a social media fast. No Twitter. No Facebook. I wasn’t allowing myself to see anything remotely work-related. I was having a Proper Break. Sounded good in theory, but I didn’t realise just how much I used Twitter to keep up with news, and find alternative...

I think it’s awesome when people re-tell classic stories. I don’t even mind a modern twist or two. How about when one combines two of my favourite things: Amusing YouTube clips and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Yes please! So you know I’m going to love The Lizzie...

Here are the best Kiwi Tweets for April! Twitter was made for tweets like these 1. @AliIkram Elmo talks about himself in the 3rd person a fair bit- may be an arsehole 2. @WriteOnNZ Courier just dropped off a package from Vanuatu complete with Vanuatian pubic hair protruding out from under ...

There’s a video that’s in the beginning stages of viral – and it won’t be too long before it becomes a fully fledged meme. The reason for the viral is partially because the video is very funny, partially because it’s very odd. An Indonesian woman dances in heels...

Recently popular burger company Velvet Burger had their Facebook page deleted without warning.   Facebook have quietly updated their page terms, and if you have a brand page, you’re bound by them. Here’s some of the more unexpected ones, or ones we know people have had pages,...

Video mapping has been around for a while, but never fails to impress me as a fun medium that makes an impression. Samsung have just released a new clip, projecting onto a model’s face and torso, so I figured I’d show you a couple of my favourite video mapping ads. Here’s...

March was the month of the Marmite crisis, some road rules changed, and a Kiwi in London almost got arrested for being in love with his own biceps. Confused? Don’t be: Here are March’s best tweets!   Truth @SpeelyFreaking ‘Lefty loosey, righty tighty’ also works...

Facebook have changed the way you load apps into your Facebook pages, and I spent a long time trying to figure out how to get tabs to display in Timeline. Thanks to Nick McCabe, now I know. And it’s only fair you know, too. Create the webpage to be iframed the same way you always would...

Facebook pages. So easy, anyone could do it, right? Yes. But here’s the rub: There’s actually best practise for pages, and it seems like a lot of people don’t think about them. It’s as if the humans behind the business stop thinking like a Facebook user, and start...

Facebook have recently released revised best practice documents. It gives us a glimpse into how they see the social space, as well as some good tips for both Facebook and general social media strategy. Ranging from tips to organisational structure to audience participation, Facebook have...

February. The month that had an extra day, there was Valentines, and my friend had a baby. Cats are awsome and so are owls. Here are your Kiwi Tweets of the Month… Twitter people be herp derp @guywilliamsguy I can’t believe borders went bust! I used to spend ages there reading...

A year ago today I wrote:   Words just seem so futile at a time like this. The entire dictionary - even every word ever uttered - can’t describe what’s going on right now. A nation sits in shock. This isn’t our burden, surely? This isn’t our event? This is what...

If there’s one thing that’s marked about New Zealand’s online activity, is the sheer dominance of Facebook over other platforms. Facebook’s estimated New Zealand reach today was “2,100,220 people who live in New Zealand”, according to Facebook. The data also...

Off the back of Jeremiah Owyang’s List of Corporate Social Strategists, here is one for New Zealand Corporate SoMe Managers. Embedded Kate Anderson E Business Manager, The Langham Auckland Twit | Goog Scotty Bartley Social Media Editor, BNZ Twit Phil Bilbrough Social Media Manager,...

It’s that time again – here’s January’s Best Kiwi Tweets! I was made for such a life as this pikelet I want to be the person who gently brushes minks and collects their hairs to make false eyelashes. I have finally found my career path. DrJared I’m so radioactive...

Dan Zarrella of HubSpot has got some handy data about linksharing on Twitter. This is really important if you want to maximise click throughs. In a nutshell: Tweet later in the week Tweet later in the day Dont bombard your audience with links Put the link 25% of the way through the...

They say there’s no such thing as true anonymity online, and I’m about to show you just how close that is to the truth. So let’s start with the basics. Google search Once you’ve run a Google search, you’ll have a starting point from which to work. Let’s hope there’s no privacy...

Welcome to the last edition of Tweets of the Month for 2011. December was full of Christmas, so there’s a special section dedicated to the wonderment of the season. Also Albany Mall – what a magical place, filled with so much happiness. Wisdom robtreacher Smile and say hello to a...