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    The blog of Nathanael Boehm, UX/IxD web designer and developer currently employed by the Australian Government and doing freelance work, co-coordinator of the Free Australia Wireless project, unorganiser of BarCampCanberra, online community manager and front-end developer for OpenAustralia, an active member in the web industry with an interest in all things 2.0 - including eGovernment, social media and networking and citizen journalism.

    Main skills are with HTML, CSS and JavaScript with a focus on usability, UCD and accessibility - experienced in PHP/MySQL and C#/MSSQL development, e-Learning, information architecture, systems architecture, technical lead, contract negotiation, vendor management, risk management and search engine optimisation.

    Musician (drums, bass guitar, keyboards and synths) and photographer.

    Meyers-Briggs personality type: INTJ.

    Signal Patterns:
    Personality: Curious, Conscientious, and Prudent.
    Musical: Electrical, Percussive, and Distorted.

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Social Technographics

Posted by Nathanael Boehm on September 4th, 2008 in General, Social Networks

A segmentation model of users or what Forrester refers to as consumers in regards to social technologies with the following user groupings: Creators, Critics, Collectors, Joiners, Spectators and Inactives.

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Twitter: Social knowledge management in 140 characters

Posted by Nathanael Boehm on August 2nd, 2008 in Conversation and Collaboration, General, Social Networks

Just think about how much information is shared and published online each day on Twitter - the context for which is apparent to you because of the timeframe in which tweets are published in relation to other tweets by people who you follow and who follow you back.

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What is it to be an Early Adopter?

Posted by Nathanael Boehm on June 25th, 2008 in Social Networks

To be an early adopter of new web applications and specifically Web 2.0 social networks and User Generated Content (UGC) based sites like Norg, Twitter, Brightkite etc means that you come in before that site or network has reached critical mass.

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Oh no I’ve lost followers on Twitter!

Posted by Nathanael Boehm on May 30th, 2008 in Conversation and Collaboration, General, Social Networks

This blog post is for anyone who stares helplessly and forlornly at their decreasing followers count on Twitter wondering what they did to deserve it.

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Applying for jobs: Why you should put in more effort

Posted by Nathanael Boehm on May 30th, 2008 in General, HR and Recruitment

Using a spell checker, demonstrating experience, interview presentation, brevity, community involvement, online presence, personal marketing.

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