<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Lavolta.com.au</title><link>http://www.lavolta.com.au/</link><description>Recruitment for the digital age.</description><copyright>LaVolta 2009</copyright><item><title>The final Digital Bullet for 2010: Cliché, wank-word, hot-air,  what annoys you?</title><description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana"><img alt="" align="left" width="125" height="103" src="/Uploads/Image/bullets.gif" /></font></p>
<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana">Is there a clich&eacute;, a 'wank-word' or a 'hot air' concept bandied around in digital that really annoys you? What is it and why?</font></p>
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<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana">We hope that you enjoyed the 2010 Digital Bullets. We'd love to get your feedback and comments on this series, and of course if you've got any suggestions for questions you'd like to see next year, drop us a line - <a href="mailto:emily@lavolta.com.au">emily@lavolta.com.au</a> &nbsp; <br />
</font></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=520</guid><link>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=520</link><pubDate>Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:33:25 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital Bullets Episode 16: Social media - Should brands be hyperventilating if they haven’t got a strategy? </title><description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" align="left" width="125" height="103" src="/Uploads/Image/bullets.gif" />Everyone these days seems to be a social media expert.</p>
<p>Is social media genuinely a development that has fundamentally changed the way brands must engage with consumers, or is it just a minor nuance in the digital story? What do you see as being the big developments in social media in the next year or two? Should brands really be hyperventilating if they haven&rsquo;t got a social media strategy or is that a lot of hype from so-called experts with a vested interest in selling brands their services?</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.lavolta.com.au/news/blog.asp?Display=490">&gt;&gt; Click here to watch this week's bullet.</a></strong></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=490</guid><link>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=490</link><pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:26:30 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital Bullets Episode 14: Cloud Computing - what are the major developments and implications?</title><description><![CDATA[<p><font face="Verdana" color="#6e6e6e"><img height="103" width="125" align="left" alt="" src="/Uploads/Image/bullets.gif" />We&rsquo;re told that very soon we'll be living in a world where everything we do in computing, including data and applications on our mobile phone, will come down from the cloud when we turn on and go up to the cloud when we switch off. Google apps are just the beginning. Not only that, but that any single user can in theory draw on massive storage capacity or processing capacity available in the cloud. What do you think the major developments and implications will be arising from cloud computing?</font></p>
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<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana">What do you think are the major threats and inhibiting factors the Australian digital industry might face over the next few years &ndash; for example, consumer privacy concerns, lack of government support, government regulation and international competition?</font></p>
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<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana">Indeed, some people see 'data' as the Holy Grail for brands. In your view, what are the major developments and inhibitors in this area?</font></p>
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</font></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=465</guid><link>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=465</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:54:52 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital Bullets Episode #11: Ad serving and ad networks - What are the major developments?</title><description><![CDATA[<p><font face="Verdana" color="#6e6e6e"><img height="103" width="125" align="left" src="/Uploads/Image/bullets.gif" alt="" />What are the major developments you see happening over the next year or two in ad serving and ad networks? Will the changes be in the way visitors are targeted, in the type of media delivered, and/or in the way inventory is sold to buyers and brands. Are there other trends you find interesting?</font></p>
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<p><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana"><strong>What is your favourite mobile application and why?</strong></font></p>
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<p>Don't forget to comment on the bullets - we'd love to hear from you!<br />
You can also follow Bullets on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Digital_Bullets">@Digital_Bullets</a>.</p>]]></description><guid>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=442</guid><link>http://www.lavolta.com.au/default.asp?Display=442</link><pubDate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:24:20 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital Bullets Episode #9: User generated content. Is anyone genuinely monetising it?</title><description><![CDATA[<p><img alt="" align="left" width="125" height="103" src="/Uploads/Image/bullets.gif" /><font color="#6e6e6e" face="Verdana">Now that user generated content has been part of the digital landscape for a few years, what is your view about it? Is anyone genuinely monetising it? Is it eroding or enhancing the value of traditional, professionally-created content? How has it re-positioned the market for &lsquo;traditional&rsquo; digital media publishers?</font></p>
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