THE BLOG, SINCE 2006

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Twenty years of things that made my brain light up: social media, digital tools, call centres, and the odd shiny discovery.

IDEOLOGIES

Audio Killed the Video Star

By Rew Shearer, 19 March 2023

IDEOLOGIES

What is wrong with our educational system?

By Hannah Shearer, 20 August 2022

IDEOLOGIES

Marketers are Customer Service Reps

By Jam Mayer, 23 January 2022

IDEOLOGIES

I am a Conversologist. What does that mean?

By Jam Mayer, 28 December 2018

LIFE'S SURPRISES

Life is Too Short to be Afraid

By Jam Mayer, 31 December 2016

Blab: Instagram Best Practices

By Jam Mayer, 28 November 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram Users in New Zealand 2015

By Jam Mayer, 12 November 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Blab: How to Sell on Social Media

By Jam Mayer, 9 November 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Blab: Fandoms and Social Media

By Jam Mayer, 4 November 2015

Blab: Innovative Examples of Location Based Marketing

By Jam Mayer, 4 November 2015

Blab: Unlocking the Secrets to Social Media Listening

By Jam Mayer, 2 November 2015

DISCOVERIES

Should you Jump on Blab IM?

By Jam Mayer, 17 October 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Will the Facebook Expressive Like Button Work on Business Pages?

By Jam Mayer, 8 October 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Kiwis Share their Social Media Money Story at #SMCAKL

By Jam Mayer, 6 July 2015

DIGITAL TOOLS

Hootmeet: Manage your Social and Love Life

By Jam Mayer, 20 June 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media FAQ ABE Series with Wanita Fourie

By Jam Mayer, 14 April 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA

How does Facebook Moderate Content?

By Jam Mayer, 14 April 2015

BLOGGING

Blogging ABE Series with Dani Revell

By Jam Mayer, 10 April 2015

DISCOVERIES

Equity Crowdfunding Journey Starts for Crowd Loyalty Rippr

By Jam Mayer, 24 July 2014

SOCIAL MEDIA

LinkedIn is Now a Dating Site

By Jam Mayer, 2 February 2014

DISCOVERIES

RealStew: Your Global Communication Centre

By Jam Mayer, 25 August 2013

DIGITAL TOOLS

Using G+ to Find and Engage with your Readership

By Jam Mayer, 13 July 2013

SOCIAL MEDIA

When to Use Photos to Comment on Facebook

By Jam Mayer, 19 June 2013

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Interactive Webinar Q&A Sessions

By Jam Mayer, 17 June 2013

SOCIAL MEDIA

Klout Experiment on Content Management and Engagement

By Jam Mayer, 16 June 2013

SOCIAL MEDIA

Goodbye Email. Hello Social Inbox.

By Jam Mayer, 1 June 2013

IDEOLOGIES

Thoughts on Cyber Martial Law

By Jam Mayer, 2 October 2012

LIFE'S SURPRISES

Creating Good Habits Instead of Resolutions

By Jam Mayer, 31 December 2011

DISCOVERIES

Dynamic Bookmarking with Clipboard

By Jam Mayer, 25 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Go Through Email the Fun Way!

By Jam Mayer, 18 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Train Yourself to Read Faster With Readfa.st

By Jam Mayer, 18 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Jetpack: WordPress.com in your Self Hosted Site

By Jam Mayer, 17 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Write Privately with Penzu

By Jam Mayer, 17 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Synchronize Our Watches To The New Filipino Time

By Jam Mayer, 2 October 2011

DISCOVERIES

Worldwide Google Plus Hangout Ongoing

By Jam Mayer, 24 July 2011

DIGITAL TOOLS

Day Starter: Threadsy, Postling and Rockmelt

By Jam Mayer, 30 April 2011

VENTURES

Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzical 2011 Tickets

By Jam Mayer, 29 January 2011

LIFE'S SURPRISES

Saving to Give Education to Others

By Jam Mayer, 1 November 2010

LIFE'S SURPRISES

The SME Forum at GNN Destiny Cable

By Jam Mayer, 6 October 2010

TECHNO SPEAK

iPhone 4 Coming to the Philippines through Globe

By Jam Mayer, 14 September 2010

TECHNO SPEAK

You Will Be Missed Google Wave

By Jam Mayer, 5 August 2010

BLOGGING

My Blogosphere: The Current and the Past

By Jam Mayer, 18 July 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Game Guide: Some Walkthroughs

By Jam Mayer, 18 July 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Games Guide: Baking Life, Chocolatier SS, Baby Town, Hello City

By Jam Mayer, 20 June 2010

IDEOLOGIES

The Manila Linchpins Unite!

By Jam Mayer, 20 June 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Games Guide: Cafe Life, Miracle Garden, Millionaire City, My Casino

By Jam Mayer, 13 June 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Games Guide: My Empire, Treetopia and More

By Jam Mayer, 6 June 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Games Guide #2: Nightclub City, Backyard Monsters, Jungle Life

By Jam Mayer, 29 May 2010

FUN AND GAMES

Social Games Guide: Mall World, Ranch Town, Birdland

By Jam Mayer, 22 May 2010

DISCOVERIES

Showcase Event: CommunicAsia2010 & BroadcastAsia2010

By Jam Mayer, 6 May 2010

LIFE'S SURPRISES

BANDILA: Manny Villar in the Hot Seat

By Jam Mayer, 5 May 2010

LIFE'S SURPRISES

LPGMA: A Party List

By Jam Mayer, 5 May 2010

FUN AND GAMES

My Career as a Casual Game Writer

By Jam Mayer, 24 April 2010

SOCIAL MEDIA

I Tweet But I'm Not A Twit

By Jam Mayer, 6 March 2010

TECHNO SPEAK

Watching the Apple Tablet Launch: iPad

By Jam Mayer, 27 January 2010

LIFE'S SURPRISES

Looking Forward to 2010!

By Jam Mayer, 31 December 2009

BLOGGING

My Blog Carnival: See, Hear, Share

By Jam Mayer, 20 December 2009

DISCOVERIES

New and Shiny Toy Discoveries: Issue #2

By Jam Mayer, 19 December 2009

DISCOVERIES

New and Shiny Toy Discoveries: Issue #1

By Jam Mayer, 17 November 2009

BLOGGING

A Blog Carnival Experiment

By Jam Mayer, 7 November 2009

LIFE'S SURPRISES

A Quiet Birthday Celebration

By Jam Mayer, 31 October 2009

LIFE'S SURPRISES

Entrepreneur, Consultant and Blogger

By Jam Mayer, 26 October 2009

BLOGGING

How to Spot Comment Spam

By Jam Mayer, 22 October 2009

SOCIAL MEDIA

A Step to Online Advertising. Magpie.

By Jam Mayer, 15 April 2009

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Free Financial Webinar

By Jam Mayer, 25 November 2008

BLOGGING

Different Strokes for Different Folks

By Jam Mayer, 13 November 2008

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Webinars Galore!

By Jam Mayer, 13 November 2008

CALL CENTERS

Webinar: Maximizing Your Success to Get a Job in the Industry

By Jam Mayer, 3 November 2008

CALL CENTERS

IBM Technology: Protecting Call Center Recordings

By Jam Mayer, 7 July 2008

CALL CENTERS

Top 5 Contact Center Tech Developments You Should Be Considering

By John Joseph (guest), 4 July 2008

CALL CENTERS

Blog Review: Tales from the Call Center

By Jam Mayer, 13 February 2008

CALL CENTERS

PCI Compliance in a Call Center

By Jam Mayer, 3 February 2008

CALL CENTERS

Call Center Agent: Interview Advice

By Jam Mayer, 21 July 2007

CALL CENTERS

Call Center Agent Interview Advice: Practice and Research

By Jam Mayer, 21 July 2007

CALL CENTERS

Emergency Services: The Call Center

By Jam Mayer, 18 January 2007

CALL CENTERS

Emergency Services: Outsource or Not?

By Jam Mayer, 28 December 2006

CALL CENTERS

Top 3 Call Types & Situations During the Holiday Season

By Jam Mayer, 26 December 2006

CALL CENTERS

A Typical Call Center Training Room

By Jam Mayer, 6 November 2006

CALL CENTERS

Advice Column: Passing Call Center Assessments

By Jam Mayer, 31 October 2006

CALL CENTERS

Call Center Agent: Interview Questions

By Jam Mayer, 10 September 2006

CALL CENTERS

Quality Monitoring is Evolving

By Jam Mayer, 22 April 2006

CALL CENTERS

Agent Performance: High Morale Equals 0% ATTRITION!

By Jam Mayer, 18 April 2006

CALL CENTERS

Walkie-Talkies on the Production Floor

By Jam Mayer, 17 April 2006

CALL CENTERS

Complaints: Is it Really the Accent?

By Jam Mayer, 21 February 2006

CALL CENTERS

Side Effects of Working in a Call Center

By Jam Mayer, 16 February 2006

CALL CENTERS

You Want to be an Agent. What Now?

By Jam Mayer, 10 February 2006

CALL CENTERS

Quality is my Passion

By Jam Mayer, 2 February 2006