The Herald-Sun today reports that pre-paid mobile phone customers are spending up to $1 billion a year on phone calls they never make. “Millions of mobile owners who pay upfront for their service allow call credits to expire,” the paper says. Pre-paid phones make up more than half the national mobile phone market.
iPhone not such a big deal
The introduction of the iPhone to Australia on Friday was a marketing success for Apple. They created a real buzz and a perception the product was so sought after you’d be lucky to get one. That turned out to be the case. Whether it’s true, or whether release numbers were deliberately restricted, I can’t be [...]
Five bad email habits
Continuing from the previous post, this list is based on observations and personal experiences: Sending group emails to people who don’t really need to know; Attaching large files; Sending an email to someone in the same room about a mundane matter; Asking to be notified when the email is deleted; Phoning to see if the [...]
Slaves to email
Sharon MacNevin from Email Management Solutions issued a statement today after speaking at a conference in Perth. In summary: MacNevin said the rapid growth of email means that many organisations and individuals have forgotten the business guidelines for written communication, sending, receiving and filing of mail. “People feel compelled to reply to emails even with [...]
Twitter spam
Jessica Dolcourt writes about Twitter spam on Webware. I go through periods when I tweet regularly and then I do nothing for a week. For such an inactive and boring tweeter I was surprised to find that 15 followers had jumped on my bandwagon in the past few weeks. As Jessica points out, it’s not [...]
