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The 2010 Australian Twitter Election

I landed in Sydney at 5:30am on Saturday from London and by the time I had arrived at the hotel and checked in, the TV channels were buzzing with the news that the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard was about to call a Federal Election. All of the commentators were calling this the “twitter election” as apparently [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted July 18, 2010 in social networking | Tagged #ausvotes, ABC news 24, AEC, AEC website, August 21, australia, Australia House, australian election, australian election postal vote, channel 7, channel 9, dfat, election, Electoral Commission, expat Australian, High Commission, how to vote in the Australian 2010 election, Julia Gillard, Liberals, politics, postal vote, postal vote form, Prime Minister, Sky News, social media, social networking, Tony Abbott, twitter, twitter election, UK postal vote, voting from the uk, voting in the australian election, voting overseas | Comments (11)

The new way of helping lost tourists – Google mobile maps

Being an expat Australian now living in London, I seem to always be the first to spot a lost tourist with an unfolded map in my local area. At the rate of about 2 a week at the moment, either I am approached for directions (I look friendly!) or I make the approach to lost souls [...]

By Andrew Grill | Posted December 29, 2008 in location | Tagged directions, E71, expat Australian, giving local directions, gmm, google mobile maps, gps, lbs, location, lost tourists, mobile applications, Mobile Applications, nokia e71, travel directions | Comments (0)