Social Media in the South Pacific:
It’s time to join the conversation.
By Maria Ronna Luna Pastorizo-Sekiguchi of Oceanic Communications, Fiji
#web2pacific
All images with the exception of slides 2, 37, 40-48 and 51 are sourced from Google. Statistics are from www.internetworldstats.com and www.socialbakers.com
1-2-3 Play with Me! Recognizing and Valuing the Power of Playmilfamln
Across the lifespan, play serves a pivotal role in our development and learning. And while for the most part development unfolds in a predictable and logical set of stages and sequences, there is much we can do through play, to ensure happier and healthier children. This webinar will provide a context for seeing the power of play and how it is necessary for success in school and in life. Recommended practices and research on how to support children’s play will be provided.
Objectives:
1. Better understand the importance of play, exploration, and early experiences on development and learning
2. Use common play milestones and states as a guide to scaffold children’s ability to interact with objects and others
3. Analyze and evaluate a child’s current level of development and zone of proximal development when it comes to the stages of play
4. Deepen their commitment to fostering strong relationships with children and help them thrive by expanding the richness and complexity of their play
- David McGinnis is an 18-year-old from Portland, Oregon who has autism. He is a fan of the Portland Trail Blazers and architecture.
- His sister, Donilee McGinnis, was crowned Miss Oregon in 2006. She has been a protective sister to David and advocates for autism awareness.
- David attends an autism center at his high school and works in the cafeteria. He enjoys sports and striking up conversations with people wearing team logos. He hopes to graduate and attend prom.
This document discusses finding effective fundraisers, referred to as "sneezers", for charitable organizations. It notes that some individuals are particularly good at spreading information or germs, just as some are particularly effective at fundraising. It also discusses how online fundraising has grown significantly in recent years but still only accounts for a small portion of total donations. Effective fundraisers use events, teams, and personal online fundraising pages to engage more donors and increase contributions.
This document provides information about online fundraising through GiveMN, including how to set up and customize a school fundraising page, promote giving opportunities like Give to the Max Day, and thank donors. It discusses trends in online charitable giving, how GiveMN works, and examples of successful school fundraising pages. Tips are provided on making the most of Give to the Max Day through communication strategies and social media outreach.
Introduction to Social Media - Pacific New Media - Sept 2015Shelley Simpson
New to Social Media? Confused about which platforms you should be on or how to connect with your Target Market? Watch our slideshow as we take you through several well-known social media networks, giving you an overview of each, as well as demographics and how to get the most out of each platform. We also (briefly) talk about Content Marketing and how to create a content calendar. This slideshow premiered at Pacific New Media, University of Hawaii on September 19, 2015
Intro To Social Media for Retail EstablishmentsSand Shack
Social Media! This term is in the news, on the web, and just about everywhere you turn nowadays. But what exactly is social media, and what’s the big deal about it? Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the social media tools that have revolutionized the way the world communicates. In this seminar we will explore what social media is and how your retail or wholesale business can use it to increase your Internet presence and improve interactions with customers – and most importantly, look at how doing so can increase your sales both on and offline.
1-2-3 Play with Me! Recognizing and Valuing the Power of Playmilfamln
Across the lifespan, play serves a pivotal role in our development and learning. And while for the most part development unfolds in a predictable and logical set of stages and sequences, there is much we can do through play, to ensure happier and healthier children. This webinar will provide a context for seeing the power of play and how it is necessary for success in school and in life. Recommended practices and research on how to support children’s play will be provided.
Objectives:
1. Better understand the importance of play, exploration, and early experiences on development and learning
2. Use common play milestones and states as a guide to scaffold children’s ability to interact with objects and others
3. Analyze and evaluate a child’s current level of development and zone of proximal development when it comes to the stages of play
4. Deepen their commitment to fostering strong relationships with children and help them thrive by expanding the richness and complexity of their play
- David McGinnis is an 18-year-old from Portland, Oregon who has autism. He is a fan of the Portland Trail Blazers and architecture.
- His sister, Donilee McGinnis, was crowned Miss Oregon in 2006. She has been a protective sister to David and advocates for autism awareness.
- David attends an autism center at his high school and works in the cafeteria. He enjoys sports and striking up conversations with people wearing team logos. He hopes to graduate and attend prom.
This document discusses finding effective fundraisers, referred to as "sneezers", for charitable organizations. It notes that some individuals are particularly good at spreading information or germs, just as some are particularly effective at fundraising. It also discusses how online fundraising has grown significantly in recent years but still only accounts for a small portion of total donations. Effective fundraisers use events, teams, and personal online fundraising pages to engage more donors and increase contributions.
This document provides information about online fundraising through GiveMN, including how to set up and customize a school fundraising page, promote giving opportunities like Give to the Max Day, and thank donors. It discusses trends in online charitable giving, how GiveMN works, and examples of successful school fundraising pages. Tips are provided on making the most of Give to the Max Day through communication strategies and social media outreach.
Introduction to Social Media - Pacific New Media - Sept 2015Shelley Simpson
New to Social Media? Confused about which platforms you should be on or how to connect with your Target Market? Watch our slideshow as we take you through several well-known social media networks, giving you an overview of each, as well as demographics and how to get the most out of each platform. We also (briefly) talk about Content Marketing and how to create a content calendar. This slideshow premiered at Pacific New Media, University of Hawaii on September 19, 2015
Intro To Social Media for Retail EstablishmentsSand Shack
Social Media! This term is in the news, on the web, and just about everywhere you turn nowadays. But what exactly is social media, and what’s the big deal about it? Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the social media tools that have revolutionized the way the world communicates. In this seminar we will explore what social media is and how your retail or wholesale business can use it to increase your Internet presence and improve interactions with customers – and most importantly, look at how doing so can increase your sales both on and offline.
Social Media: Does It Actually Get Results? How Can I Coach Nonprofits to Use...Annie Lynsen
Social media has the potential to be a powerful marketing and fundraising tool. But how can time-strapped nonprofits use their limited time strategically and get the results they want?
Learn why nonprofits can't afford to ignore social media, some strategic advice for nonprofits to get started, and some general how-tos and etiquette tips that are applicable across Facebook, Twitter, and other networks.
LINKS:
Quick guides to Twitter, Facebook, and more
http://smallact.com/blog/bite-sized-social-strategy-twitter
http://smallact.com/blog/bite-sized-social-strategy-facebook
Quick tip: Post a picture with a URL in the caption to increase engagement! If you don’t have a photo, create a quick slide in PowerPoint or Keynote and save it as a jpg.
http://smallact.com/bitesized
Deeper dive on the toothbrush stat: http://smallact.com/blog/more-on-the-stat-more-people-have-mobile-phones-than-toothbrushes
Other stat sources linked in this post:
http://smallact.com/blog/slides-getting-started-with-social-media-why-and-how
Lucy Gray gave a talk about her work organizing the Global Education Conference, an online conference that took place over 5 days with over 400 sessions and 60 keynote presentations from presenters in over 60 countries. She discussed how the conference aimed to facilitate globally-connecting education activities. Gray believes that technology, professional generosity, and global connectedness can help modernize education. She encourages practicing professional generosity by sharing what you know to foster learning from others. The Global Education Conference exemplified this by having volunteers moderate sessions to fill gaps in the schedule.
Presented to grantees of the Governor's office (Spring 2013), this three-hour training helped attendees navigate the intersection of marketing, social media and fundraising.
Social media allows for engaging communication and sharing of information in real-time on a global scale. It provides opportunities to build connections with audiences and understand customers. Optimizing content and publications for sharing across various social media platforms can help businesses expand their reach and engage with new audiences.
Social media and e-Professionalism in Social Work Practice and EducationClaudia Megele
Social Media & e-Professionalism: Impact and Implications for Social Work Practice and Education
Keynote at the First Annual Conference of the Yorkshire and Humber Children Services and Higher Education Network
What are some of the implications of new media and digital and social technologies for health and social care services?
What are the impact and implications of new digital media and social technologies for social work and social care practice and education?
The document discusses how social media has changed content consumption and sharing behaviors. It provides examples of how brands like Syfy and Virgin Mobile have successfully engaged audiences on social platforms using shareable content. The key points are that consumers seek discoverable and sharable content online; great content that tells stories, involves people emotionally, and passes the "Facebook test" of being engaging and shareable is most likely to spread virally; and brands should experiment with different types of social content to see what resonates and spreads organically with audiences.
Making smart decision: Thornley Fallis whitepaper looks at important trends, metrics and benchmarks to inform digital communications strategies for 2014 and beyond.
Social Media: Taking It to the Next Level - Business applicationCindy Royal
This document discusses taking social media to the next level. It provides statistics on the growth and influence of major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It then discusses developing a social media strategy with goals for outreach, engagement and promotion. It emphasizes authenticity, engagement, and thought leadership. Finally, it discusses best practices, resources, and tools for measuring social media effectiveness.
Social media in government - presentation to NSW HealthCraig Thomler
This presentation provides an overview of how governments in Australia are using social media, risks they may face and how to address these with structured processes and guidelines. It finishes with some quick case studies of excellent use of social media by the public sector.
This document discusses how social media is impacting HR and employee engagement. It notes that social media has disrupted traditional ways of communicating and connecting as it allows everyone to have a voice and connect anywhere through mobile technology. This raises risks for companies in terms of inappropriate employee posts or backlash against companies, but also opportunities to leverage social media to enhance employer branding, recruiting, communication, collaboration and feedback. The document advocates that HR play a role in educating employees and developing guidelines around social media use, and that companies reinvent their workplaces and practices to better engage digital native employees and meet new social expectations around connectivity and flexibility.
This document provides background information and a social media report on the #GivingTuesday campaign. #GivingTuesday was started last year by 92Y to encourage charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It partners with organizations like the UN Foundation to promote the event. A social media report found the hashtag is mainly used on Twitter, with the most mentions coming from California. The @UNFoundation account generates the most conversation about #GivingTuesday online. Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping compete for attention on this giving day.
Using Social Media To Create Social Good Podcamp Seattle 062108 (Copyrigh...Patrick Byers
The document discusses using social media for social good. It outlines how social media allows those in need to efficiently collect funds and band together, provides examples of initiatives like Freerice.com that have helped feed millions, and discusses how social good is good for business by helping to build trust and responsible marketing. Social networking tools like Twitter are potent ways for companies to gain trust through social responsibility.
Science and Social Media: The Importance of Being OnlineChristie Wilcox
The document discusses the importance of scientists using social media. It provides statistics showing the rise of internet and social media use. Examples are given of how scientists have successfully used platforms like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and blogs to further their research, connect with others, and educate the public. The key benefits highlighted are increased collaboration, sharing of information, outreach, and changing stereotypes about scientists.
Corporate social media communication - EPHEC - 26/11/2018Denys Malengreau
Intervention auprès des étudiants de 3e bac en marketing de la haute école entrepreneuriale EPHEC, le 26 novembre 2018.
▼ Connect
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/dmlg
SlideShare : slideshare.net/denysmalengreau
Twitter : twitter.com/d_mlg
Periscope : periscope.tv/d_mlg
YouTube : bit.ly/d_mlg
Annual Summit for Digital Innovation in Education 2019Rosie Crompton
To attract and engage students, universities and colleges must focus on broader youth marketing trends. By taking inspiration from the most successful consumer youth brands, institutions will be able to ensure that they understand the motivations, habits, lives and behaviours of this audience. By embracing these perspectives, institutions will be able to optimise online student marketing strategies through innovative and groundbreaking campaigns, increasing conversions as a result.
The Annual Summit for Digital Innovation in Education 2019 welcomed speakers from Stripe Partners, Google, Facebook, L'Oreal, the International School of Management and JCDecaux.
This document summarizes the keynote speech of Chris Kennedy, Superintendent of Schools in West Vancouver, about the impact of technology in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy discusses how the pandemic exposed gaps in technology infrastructure and investment across different schools and districts. He argues that technology can help overcome barriers to access and connectivity if implemented properly. Kennedy outlines trends in edtech like online learning, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. He stresses that technology should be used as a tool to support learning and teaching, not drive it, and that building teacher capacity and focusing on pedagogy are most important for the future.
Are you afraid that your organizational culture is stifling your attempts to succeed in social media? Then you need to take a step back and consider how to leverage social media in a way that balances culture, organization and open communication. Of course it is not easy to change organization culture, but you can definitely adapt. Join us for this webinar and find out how you can foster an internal culture of sharing and collaboration.
Social media and health care november 14, 2013ArCompany
Health Care: Impacts of Social Media and the demands of the Industry
The world of healthcare is about to experience an upheaval. Here is what is happening:
an aging population
multiple chronic conditions including hypertension, arthritis, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
a growing strain on existing healthcare infrastructure
These days the value of information provided by peers and communities supersedes information available by companies and organizations.
In the coming years, the demands on this industry will require its stakeholders to, not only, understand where these resources reside, and what they’re providing, but also how to become part of the community to provide value and solutions. How is this going to affect government programs? How will this impact Health Care brands and pharmaceuticals? Who’s doing it right today? or How are companies like GE Health Care and their Get Fit Program making social media work for them?
This session will provide an overview of online activity and discussion within the Health Care industry, what it means for organizations, services and brands and what they need to do to adapt to the increasing demands if its population. The session will also provide case examples of organizations doing it right and how your organization can take steps to building community and credibility in this new landscape.
You should attend this session if you work in the Health care Sector: Government, NPO, Pharmaceuticals: Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Policy.
An introduction to the value of social media in the world of aquatics programming. This presentation and information will be useful for people starting in social media for work - the information is high level and provides a start for further exploration.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
Social Media: Does It Actually Get Results? How Can I Coach Nonprofits to Use...Annie Lynsen
Social media has the potential to be a powerful marketing and fundraising tool. But how can time-strapped nonprofits use their limited time strategically and get the results they want?
Learn why nonprofits can't afford to ignore social media, some strategic advice for nonprofits to get started, and some general how-tos and etiquette tips that are applicable across Facebook, Twitter, and other networks.
LINKS:
Quick guides to Twitter, Facebook, and more
http://smallact.com/blog/bite-sized-social-strategy-twitter
http://smallact.com/blog/bite-sized-social-strategy-facebook
Quick tip: Post a picture with a URL in the caption to increase engagement! If you don’t have a photo, create a quick slide in PowerPoint or Keynote and save it as a jpg.
http://smallact.com/bitesized
Deeper dive on the toothbrush stat: http://smallact.com/blog/more-on-the-stat-more-people-have-mobile-phones-than-toothbrushes
Other stat sources linked in this post:
http://smallact.com/blog/slides-getting-started-with-social-media-why-and-how
Lucy Gray gave a talk about her work organizing the Global Education Conference, an online conference that took place over 5 days with over 400 sessions and 60 keynote presentations from presenters in over 60 countries. She discussed how the conference aimed to facilitate globally-connecting education activities. Gray believes that technology, professional generosity, and global connectedness can help modernize education. She encourages practicing professional generosity by sharing what you know to foster learning from others. The Global Education Conference exemplified this by having volunteers moderate sessions to fill gaps in the schedule.
Presented to grantees of the Governor's office (Spring 2013), this three-hour training helped attendees navigate the intersection of marketing, social media and fundraising.
Social media allows for engaging communication and sharing of information in real-time on a global scale. It provides opportunities to build connections with audiences and understand customers. Optimizing content and publications for sharing across various social media platforms can help businesses expand their reach and engage with new audiences.
Social media and e-Professionalism in Social Work Practice and EducationClaudia Megele
Social Media & e-Professionalism: Impact and Implications for Social Work Practice and Education
Keynote at the First Annual Conference of the Yorkshire and Humber Children Services and Higher Education Network
What are some of the implications of new media and digital and social technologies for health and social care services?
What are the impact and implications of new digital media and social technologies for social work and social care practice and education?
The document discusses how social media has changed content consumption and sharing behaviors. It provides examples of how brands like Syfy and Virgin Mobile have successfully engaged audiences on social platforms using shareable content. The key points are that consumers seek discoverable and sharable content online; great content that tells stories, involves people emotionally, and passes the "Facebook test" of being engaging and shareable is most likely to spread virally; and brands should experiment with different types of social content to see what resonates and spreads organically with audiences.
Making smart decision: Thornley Fallis whitepaper looks at important trends, metrics and benchmarks to inform digital communications strategies for 2014 and beyond.
Social Media: Taking It to the Next Level - Business applicationCindy Royal
This document discusses taking social media to the next level. It provides statistics on the growth and influence of major social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It then discusses developing a social media strategy with goals for outreach, engagement and promotion. It emphasizes authenticity, engagement, and thought leadership. Finally, it discusses best practices, resources, and tools for measuring social media effectiveness.
Social media in government - presentation to NSW HealthCraig Thomler
This presentation provides an overview of how governments in Australia are using social media, risks they may face and how to address these with structured processes and guidelines. It finishes with some quick case studies of excellent use of social media by the public sector.
This document discusses how social media is impacting HR and employee engagement. It notes that social media has disrupted traditional ways of communicating and connecting as it allows everyone to have a voice and connect anywhere through mobile technology. This raises risks for companies in terms of inappropriate employee posts or backlash against companies, but also opportunities to leverage social media to enhance employer branding, recruiting, communication, collaboration and feedback. The document advocates that HR play a role in educating employees and developing guidelines around social media use, and that companies reinvent their workplaces and practices to better engage digital native employees and meet new social expectations around connectivity and flexibility.
This document provides background information and a social media report on the #GivingTuesday campaign. #GivingTuesday was started last year by 92Y to encourage charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It partners with organizations like the UN Foundation to promote the event. A social media report found the hashtag is mainly used on Twitter, with the most mentions coming from California. The @UNFoundation account generates the most conversation about #GivingTuesday online. Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping compete for attention on this giving day.
Using Social Media To Create Social Good Podcamp Seattle 062108 (Copyrigh...Patrick Byers
The document discusses using social media for social good. It outlines how social media allows those in need to efficiently collect funds and band together, provides examples of initiatives like Freerice.com that have helped feed millions, and discusses how social good is good for business by helping to build trust and responsible marketing. Social networking tools like Twitter are potent ways for companies to gain trust through social responsibility.
Science and Social Media: The Importance of Being OnlineChristie Wilcox
The document discusses the importance of scientists using social media. It provides statistics showing the rise of internet and social media use. Examples are given of how scientists have successfully used platforms like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and blogs to further their research, connect with others, and educate the public. The key benefits highlighted are increased collaboration, sharing of information, outreach, and changing stereotypes about scientists.
Corporate social media communication - EPHEC - 26/11/2018Denys Malengreau
Intervention auprès des étudiants de 3e bac en marketing de la haute école entrepreneuriale EPHEC, le 26 novembre 2018.
▼ Connect
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/dmlg
SlideShare : slideshare.net/denysmalengreau
Twitter : twitter.com/d_mlg
Periscope : periscope.tv/d_mlg
YouTube : bit.ly/d_mlg
Annual Summit for Digital Innovation in Education 2019Rosie Crompton
To attract and engage students, universities and colleges must focus on broader youth marketing trends. By taking inspiration from the most successful consumer youth brands, institutions will be able to ensure that they understand the motivations, habits, lives and behaviours of this audience. By embracing these perspectives, institutions will be able to optimise online student marketing strategies through innovative and groundbreaking campaigns, increasing conversions as a result.
The Annual Summit for Digital Innovation in Education 2019 welcomed speakers from Stripe Partners, Google, Facebook, L'Oreal, the International School of Management and JCDecaux.
This document summarizes the keynote speech of Chris Kennedy, Superintendent of Schools in West Vancouver, about the impact of technology in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy discusses how the pandemic exposed gaps in technology infrastructure and investment across different schools and districts. He argues that technology can help overcome barriers to access and connectivity if implemented properly. Kennedy outlines trends in edtech like online learning, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. He stresses that technology should be used as a tool to support learning and teaching, not drive it, and that building teacher capacity and focusing on pedagogy are most important for the future.
Are you afraid that your organizational culture is stifling your attempts to succeed in social media? Then you need to take a step back and consider how to leverage social media in a way that balances culture, organization and open communication. Of course it is not easy to change organization culture, but you can definitely adapt. Join us for this webinar and find out how you can foster an internal culture of sharing and collaboration.
Social media and health care november 14, 2013ArCompany
Health Care: Impacts of Social Media and the demands of the Industry
The world of healthcare is about to experience an upheaval. Here is what is happening:
an aging population
multiple chronic conditions including hypertension, arthritis, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
a growing strain on existing healthcare infrastructure
These days the value of information provided by peers and communities supersedes information available by companies and organizations.
In the coming years, the demands on this industry will require its stakeholders to, not only, understand where these resources reside, and what they’re providing, but also how to become part of the community to provide value and solutions. How is this going to affect government programs? How will this impact Health Care brands and pharmaceuticals? Who’s doing it right today? or How are companies like GE Health Care and their Get Fit Program making social media work for them?
This session will provide an overview of online activity and discussion within the Health Care industry, what it means for organizations, services and brands and what they need to do to adapt to the increasing demands if its population. The session will also provide case examples of organizations doing it right and how your organization can take steps to building community and credibility in this new landscape.
You should attend this session if you work in the Health care Sector: Government, NPO, Pharmaceuticals: Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Policy.
An introduction to the value of social media in the world of aquatics programming. This presentation and information will be useful for people starting in social media for work - the information is high level and provides a start for further exploration.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
The objective of the presentation is to propose a technical approach and a way forward to achieve this goal.
The key concept is to enable users to express their search queries in natural language, which the LLM then enriches, interprets, and translates into structured queries based on the Solr index’s metadata.
This approach leverages the LLM’s ability to understand the nuances of natural language and the structure of documents within Apache Solr.
The LLM acts as an intermediary agent, offering a transparent experience to users automatically and potentially uncovering relevant documents that conventional search methods might overlook. The presentation will include the results of this experimental work, lessons learned, best practices, and the scope of future work that should improve the approach and make it production-ready.
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
Event Link: https://meine.doag.org/events/cloudland/2024/agenda/#agendaId.4211
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdf
Social media-in-the-south-pacific
1. Social Media in the South Pacific:
It’s time to join the
conversation.
Maria Ronna Luna Pastorizo-Sekiguchi
Oceanic Communications, Fiji
#web2pacific
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Thank you Anju. Good afternoon everyone. I have been asked to talk to you about a communications or advertising agency’s
perspective on social media.
Before I begin, for any Twitter users in the house. You can use this hashtag when you mention anything about this workshop.
The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a
way to categorize messages.
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Six months ago I gave birth to the cutest little boy (as his mother I’m allowed to be biased of course), and as a first-time mum,
most parents here will agree that no matter how much you hear about what it is like from your own mothers and fathers, no
matter how many books you read about parenthood, nothing really prepares you for the magnitude of responsibility and
experiences you will encounter with your children. Both my husband’s mother and my mother were here to assist with our
firstborn, however one early morning it was just my partner and I on baby duty and our son kept crying and we just didn’t know
what to do. Can you guess what we did? Anyone?
We took out our iPhones and searched in Google.
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Here’s what it was like before the internet, or before Google. Do you find yourself ‘Googling’ when you have a particular
question that you cannot answer?
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Can you still remember what it was like before the internet? Or before smartphones, Blackberries and iPhones? Before
Google, Facebook or Twitter?
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Hands up if you update your Facebook status before going to the toilet every morning.
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These things called the internet, the world wide web, online media, social media - their global reach is growing at an
astronomical pace. It is getting bigger, faster and more mobile each day. It has permeated our lives, so much so that we now
take it for granted. Most of us are consistently online these days, on our computers, on our phones. An entire economy is built
based on our browsing habits.
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For our teenagers and younger people who are in their early 20‘s, they’ve never known life without the internet. Simply put,
the internet is a force to be reckoned with.
8. 2,267,233,742
internet users
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According to the World Internet Users and Population Statistics, on December 31, 2011, there are 2,267,233,742 internet
users. In 2005 there were 957,783,222. That number has more than doubled only after 6 years.
More than 23 million of these users come from Oceania and Australia. With Australia leading, then New Zealand, then Fiji.
Quite a small fraction compared to the rest of the world, but the numbers are growing very rapidly.
9. Fiji
18.4% of 883,125 people
162,880 users
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15. 800+ million
Facebook users
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800 million. Users on Facebook. If Facebook were a country it would be the third most populated in the world just below
China and India. One person out of 13 is on Facebook.
21. 7,700+
in the last 6 months
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22. 400 million
Tweets per day
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400 million. The average number of tweets on Twitter per day.
23. 30 million
followers
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Fact: Lady Gaga is the most followed person to date on Twitter. According to the latest stats she has about 30 million
followers.
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The trend is quite clear. The numbers are going up. And they are going up exponentially.
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But what is the fuzz really all about? Why is all of this such a big deal? From a communications, marketing and advertising standpoint, what does this all mean? To
give you a clearer perspective on how powerful social media can be especially from our point of view, I have a short 2 minute video from Youtube for you.
Please take note that that video was done in 2010. The figures you saw are much higher now. I am not going to dwell now on why social media is huge. I believe it
is quite clear why it has become such a phenomenon.
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People have a natural urge to add friends, to connect with others, we want to share our thoughts, to talk about ourselves, to be heard, to not feel alone and to
belong to a group. We are social beings and the quality of our lives are determined by our relationships.
28. Social media is about
technology.
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So in essence, social media is not about technology,
29. Social media is about
advertising.
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nor is it about advertising.
31. Only 14% of people
trust advertising.
And 90% trust
recommendations
on social media.
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From that clip, I want you to focus on this line: Only 14% of people trust advertising, and 90% trust recommendations on social media. For an advertising agency
like Oceanic, it is pretty obvious on what really works.
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If you think about it, well who would you rather trust? Some company you don’t know? Or your Facebook friend?
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Consumers are continuously bombarded with a lot of advertising messages and as a result they find it very difficult to sift through this media noise. It’s like that
game,
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‘Where is Waldo?’ It can be so confusing. This is why consumers pay attention to what others have to say before buying anything. The more they trust the
recommendation, the more likely they will buy a product or try a service. I go to my hairdresser because she was referred to me by a good friend. When I order
books and baby stuff from Amazon, I read the reviews first. When a friend of mine liked and talked about a resort on her Facebook status, I took note and visited
the place myself.
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The most powerful and effective marketing has always been and continue to be word-of-mouth marketing. Even today, it is still the most influential driving element
in purchasing decisions. We know that people like to talk and they will either rant or rave to their friends about a good or a bad experience. Now add social media
in this mix. What do we have?
36. word-of-mouth
on steroids
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With social media, the power of word-of-mouth marketing becomes amplified. It’s like word-of-mouth marketing on steroids. When I have a bad or good experience
with a product or service, now I won’t have to tell one friend at a time. I’ll just update my status on Facebook or Tweet about it and all my 1,329 friends can read
about it, comment, re-post and share to their other friends in real-time. Right now.
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At Oceanic, we know how significant this information is. We started as a firm that focused on website design and development, online media and services. After a
year we expanded to also offer traditional media services and we became a full service communications agency. From then on, our approach has always been
based on our understanding, experience and belief in true integrated communications. This means, we develop creative and technical solutions and support that
are consistent and span from the printed page to the computer monitor, and our clients who utilise both parts understand the power of unified communications.
38. Some
examples.
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Here are some local examples of integrated campaigns we have done for some of our clients.
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We put QR codes on store materials so customers can use their smartphones and the codes took them straight to the website page with details. QR
Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code).
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From our experience, businesses and organisations in the Pacific have not fully harnessed the power of social media yet because of two things.
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Firstly, fear. Many of them are afraid of negative criticisms and comments from unhappy and disgruntled customers which they feel will destroy their reputation.
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Secondly, misconception. Some of those who have actually jumped on the social media wagon honestly believe that how they are using it is right but if they take a
step back, they will realise how badly they are doing it. The thing about online and social media is, just as big as it can be when used right, the ramifications are
also huge when used carelessly. It’s like a two-edged sword.
51. People.
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For those organisations who are afraid of social media because it is very new to them or those who think they understand it yet misuse it, they must recognise two
things. Social media is about people. And it is about having a conversation with those people.
In order to be successful at using this medium to communicate to their customers, followers, fans or advocates, we must always remember this.
If your business or group has a social media profile in Facebook or Twitter for example, your customers or advocates feel like they can talk to you. A person. Not a
company or a group. But a person. Then when they start a conversation with you, you have to really listen to them.
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Zappo’s is a leading online store in the US. The CEO of this company, including many other employees have active Twitter accounts. They engage with their
customers by keeping open lines of communication. In fact they use Twitter to generate over 1,200 conversations per month. Their Twitterers have their photos up
on their Twitter page so their customers know who they are talking to.
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Zappo's Conversations uses Twitter's Streaming API to look for all the Tweets that mention @Zappos and @Zappos_Service. Tweets of conversations, questions,
and comments stream in and Zappos presents them on the Conversations website so others may read how Zappos is working to communicate with its fans and
customers and solve any issues or problems. Very open. When someone is unhappy, that is seen online. Their response and reaction is also seen online. Why do
they allow this do you think? Simple. By showing your dedication to work through these problems with your customers, they become even more loyal to you
because of your honesty and commitment. That is why we should not be afraid of those negative criticisms online. First, you’ll know what you are doing wrong, and
second, you have the opportunity to make it right.
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A very good example of a successful integrated award-winning campaign is Tourism Queensland’s ‘The Best Job in the World’ campaign in January 2009.
The objective was simple: to create awareness and interest on Queensland tourism.
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To meet this objective, the concept they came up with was quite brilliant. A competition where contenders must post a one-minute video application on Tourism
Queensland’s Web site explaining why you should be chosen as caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef and you might get to blog and cam your
way through a six-month gig that paid about $100K U.S.
So how did it go? Let’s find out.
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This is an example of a truly integrated campaign which utilised a range of channels. And I believe its consistency in both traditional or offline as we call it and
online media contributed to its success. Something for us to think about when creating our own communications strategies.
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We are living in very fascinating times. Communication used to be mostly one-way before, but now, not only ‘the man’ can speak - everyone else can give their two
cents and join the conversation. There is so much we can do now.
At Oceanic, we continuously recommend using social media to be part of our clients’ communications plans.
And though Fiji and the rest of the South Pacific (excluding Australia and New Zealand) are still a bit behind on this front, we are getting there.
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If you know how to best use and maximise social media, there is no need to be afraid of it. Imagine the possibilities.
Online and social media is changing the way we work,
68. Twitter: @i_am_ronna / @oceanicfiji
Website: www.iamronna.com / www.oceanic.com.fj
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamronna /
http://www.linkedin.com/company/oceanic-
communications
E-mail: ronna@oceanic.com.fj / info@oceanic.com.fj
#web2pacific
Maria Ronna Luna Pastorizo-Sekiguchi
All images with the exception of slides 2, 37, 40-48 and 51 are sourced from Google.
Statistics are from www.internetworldstats.com and www.socialbakers.com
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