by David Tensen | 20 Apr, 2010 | Creative Writing, General News, original thoughts
Today I was given the opportunity to give a presentation to around 80 real estate agents here on the Sunshine Coast at Remax Property Associate’s New Directions event. I shared on a simple and effective approach to using social media to build connections and... by David Tensen | 5 Nov, 2009 | All, original thoughts
There are 2 key lessons I’m going to take out of 2009. I’d say I’ll carry them with me for the rest of my life because they’ve proved invaluable already. These may not apply to you but I’d thought I’d share them anyway. 1. ... by David Tensen | 22 Oct, 2009 | original thoughts
My wife and I have the privilege of leading the missions department of our local church. It’s a role that keeps us grounded and focused on the important things in life and allows us to bring some hope and help to others in need – both locally and... by David Tensen | 2 Oct, 2009 | original thoughts
Whether you’re employed, self-employed, unemployed or find yourself part of any kind of ploy – your attitude towards what-you-do is paramount. Have you ever read something and thought, “YES! That’s what I’ve been trying to describe and... by David Tensen | 24 Sep, 2009 | original thoughts
Yesterday morning I went for a 35km cycle with my dad. We were humming for most of the way from Maroochydore to Kawana via Buderim. Usually our average speed is around 25km/h but this day it was more like 30km/h. However, half way through the ride things slowed down... by David Tensen | 27 Aug, 2009 | original thoughts
[Something light today] If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s worth watching… What makes this video remarkable is that it’s shot in a real train station that was very much transformed for 4 minutes as it sprung into song. The people dancing... by David Tensen | 18 Aug, 2009 | original thoughts
It’s a valid question, and one I often get asked by people who are considering using this online community to strengthen ties with friends, clients and potential customers. According to Forrester Research the figures point to a definite ‘YES’. The... by David Tensen | 6 Aug, 2009 | original thoughts, recommended links
Today a guy asked me if I build websites using FLASH. I said, ‘No’. (Flash sites are those super dynamic moving images and things you used to see on a lot of websites.) His next question was, ‘Do you do SEO.’ I said, “Yes, and sort... by David Tensen | 6 May, 2009 | original thoughts
I’ve just created a new “Hire Dave” page and thought I’d post the content here as well seeing that some people never visit my page links at davidtensen.com I’m building some other exciting websites through New Media Mentors here on the... by David Tensen | 27 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
I made this video last week to show our church how micro-lending and micro-enterprise work in thrid world and developing countries. Nat and I love heading up the missions department at Kings – this was a bit of fun to make too. [youtube BNz6huOeoxo] If you want... by David Tensen | 21 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
It might surprise many of us that the world is getting smaller. And more personal. Because of the web. Have you noticed why facebook and twitter are really popular? Have you noticed that a lot of people spend a lot of time on them. Interacting with other people. I... by David Tensen | 18 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
If you haven’t seen or heard of Susan Boyle yet… well… you’ve obviously not logged into your facebook account or watched TV or read the newspapers. Brittains Got Talent is a talent show that, last week, got it’s largest surprise ever. You... by David Tensen | 17 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
Quite often we build sites with a whole mass of cool features and just expect everyone to know what all the bells and whistles are for and where people should start. It’s always interesting to see other people open your site(s) only to ask ‘what do I... by David Tensen | 15 Apr, 2009 | All, original thoughts
According to this article, Facebook gained 100 million new users over the last 8 months. That’s ROUGHLY 28 per minute, 1680 per hour 40,320 per day 1,300,000 per month WOW, No wonder 90% of US Marketers have jumped onboard the social media bandwagon to see what... by David Tensen | 10 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
U2’s Bono aka paul_hewson recently said on Twitter: “The emergence and refinement of social media could be one of the greatest and quietest cultural revolutions in history.” The important thing to remember in all of this Social Media talk is that we... by David Tensen | 9 Apr, 2009 | original thoughts
According to an article written on multichannelmerchant.com: More than 30 million baby boomers now connect on LinkedIn, and even more are on Twitter. And it doesn’t stop there. According to recent data from Inside Facebook, the number of U.S. Facebook users over age... by David Tensen | 8 Apr, 2009 | All, original thoughts
According to a recent study: 69% of Australians read other people’s blogs, on average two to three times a week. While this is also considerably lower than many Asian markets, it is still a big number, indicating the interest Australians have in user-generated... by David Tensen | 24 Mar, 2009 | original thoughts
Check out http://www.thebusinessadvicepanel.com Free business advice from a whole range of experts (including me) from the Sunshine Coast. by David Tensen | 9 Mar, 2009 | original thoughts
Chances are, you’ve seen the effects of RSS on the web for several years – you just didn’t know it. You may even have seen this symbol on the right and wondered what it meant. This site is RSS enabled – view my RSS feed So what is RSS?... by David Tensen | 20 Feb, 2009 | original thoughts, recommended links
This weeks links focus on SME applicable online outsourcing websites. Some I have used, others I think are just plain cool. Online outsourcing can simply be described as “getting people overseas to do stuff for you via the internet” On most websites, the...