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The RM1.8mil Tourism Malaysia Backlash & The 3 Basic Rules of Social Media

A few weeks ago, there was some crazy news about the Malaysian Tourism Ministry spending RM1.8million (approx. US$600,000) on their Facebook Page – Cuti Cuti 1 Malaysia. Which inspired me to write a post suggesting 3 ways Tourism Malaysia can maximize their social media investment.
10 Links Worth Reading

10 Links Worth Reading

Hot stuff I’ve read about Social Media & Marketing, & SEO in the past week. Also, bonus cat video for the week ;) Enjoy!
4 Ways To Avoid Writing A “Blah” Blog Post.

4 Ways To Avoid Writing A “Blah” Blog Post.

I’ve been reading / surfing a whole lot of social media and pick up blogs on my Google reader lately. I go through HUNDREDS of feeds a day.. and I start to get bored by the 10th feed. Why? Because it’s like going back to school and reading essays. Which got me thinking – how...
7 Great Tourism Facebook Pages

7 Great Tourism Facebook Pages

While writing yesterday’s post on 3 Things Tourism Malaysia can do to make their Facebook Page more awesome (and make better use of our RM1.8million while at it). I found a couple of pretty awesome Tourism Facebook Pages to share. They’ve got quite a number of elements that make a great Page (great content, engagement and...
3 Things Tourism Malaysia Can Do To Maximize their RM1.8Million Investment In Social Media

3 Things Tourism Malaysia Can Do To Maximize their RM1.8Million Investment In Social Media

Today, it was announced that the Malaysian government (*cough* taxpayers) will be spending RM1.8million on social media branding for tourism. I figured if it was RM1.8 million, their Facebook page should be pretty damn spectacular, right? Well, I have to say I was horribly disappointed. So, in my humble opinion, here are 3 basic things the ad agency...
Post Comments VS. Social Sharing

Post Comments VS. Social Sharing

I wonder if, in this day and age, commenting on articles / posts are still as relevant as commenting via Shares & Tweets. I mean, the average Techcrunch / Mashable / Problogger blog post sees hundreds (if not thousands) of Tweets and Shares, but significantly fewer comments – no matter which commenting platform. The difference is...
Mothers’ Day Tribute: What My Momma Taught Me About SEO and Google Love

Mothers’ Day Tribute: What My Momma Taught Me About SEO and Google Love

The Google Panda release has slapped tons of “SEO experts” and consultants in the face. In the past, it was quite simple: keyword density, optimized post slug, categories, relevant keywords in places that matter, domain age, page rank, etc. But then Facebook and Twitter just had to come along and complicate that relationship. So, I was surfing...
From MindValley to FUNemployment: Lessons Learned & What’s Next.

From MindValley to FUNemployment: Lessons Learned & What’s Next.

Today marks the end of my first week as a funemployed (word credit: Gabby) individual. I’ve been swamped with systemizing my life and catching in the past few days, that I hadn’t really stopped to take a breather and reflect on everything over the past 22 months. Leaving MindValley has been bittersweet. I’ve learned a lot...
Did You Have A "Tiger Mother"?

Did You Have A “Tiger Mother”?

I have no idea how any months its been since I clicked “Add New Post” on this site. All I know is, I wrote 10 (or fewer) posts in 2010, and I made a resolution to write more this year. So, I joined WordPress’ “A post a week” challenge. It’s the second week of the...
Life Lessons & The Diana Journey (So Far)

Life Lessons & The Diana Journey (So Far)

This July, Khailee got me a lomo camera — the Diana F+ Snowcat Edition. It was unplanned, completely spontaneous, and took me off-guard. Sorta kinda like lomography itself. Thing is, I’ve always been tempted by lomography. I remember Kingsley and I discussing the possibility of one day investing in a lomo camera. That was 2 years...
#8: Getting Trippy on Flu Meds

#8: Getting Trippy on Flu Meds

I spent the entire weekend in Pangkor with Khailee + YouthAsia, Esther & some 200 other people. It was a fantastic 3D2N stay! So fantastic that…. the moment my feet touched KL soil I fell sick. Yup. Sick. Although I have to admit I spent a few hours cursing my immune system for failing me...
In The Age of Google, Accountability Reigns

In The Age of Google, Accountability Reigns

I was browsing through TheStar today as usual, reading my daily dose of news. Why I still bother with mainstream newspapers, I wonder, but I have to admit, I persevere & digest as much as I can anyhow. I came across a really interestingly headlined article. PM: Govt Breaking Quota System to Encourage High Calibre...