Filed under: Exchanges, networks, op, sustainability
Author: Brian Hennessy.
With summer fast approaching our thoughts will be turning to the air conditioner to keep us cool. But this can have a big impact on household budgets, and the environment, so personally, I follow a few simple rules in using my air conditioner to minimise the electricity bill.
Filed under: Blog For Good, community, podcast, social media
Author: Brendan O’Keefe.
Today I had the pleasure of connecting with some great local players is the world of social change here in Australia. I’m the Telstra lead for the Blog for Good project which has recently expanded to include podcasting. Reaching out to my networks and inviting them to participate has opened up loads of new possibilties for good, and I’m excited to see where we can take this.
Filed under: Android, consumer, lifestyle, mobile phone, pre paid, smart phone
Author. Stuart Bird.
December is just around the corner and it’s starting to feel a little bit more like summer (minus the occasional storm which has been popping up here and there in a couple of states!) and many of us will be starting to get excited for those activities which make the season so amazing.
Filed under: consumer, cyber safety, Facebook, social media, Twitter
Author: Angela Boundy.
I hate updating my CV and generally procrastinate until a deadline looms. My problem lies in forgetting what I’ve done work-wise and instead remembering details not useful to anybody’s CV – especially mine! Now thanks to new Telstra research there’s something else I need to factor in when applying for jobs.
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Author: Will Robinson.
White Ribbon Ambassadors are men who take the Oath to never commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. I am proud to be a White Ribbon Ambassador and have been since 2009.
Filed under: BigPond, consumer, games, video games
Author: Sarah Green.
“Zombies are the new vampires” according to True Blood and who are we at BigPond to argue?
Filed under: Google, social media, social trends, technology
Author: Monty Hamilton.
We are definitely in an age where social media has moved beyond merely being a vehicle for sharing status updates and photos with friends or following your favourite celeb on Twitter. All valid (and fun) purposes of course but at Telstra we know there’s much more that we can do to engage with you.
Filed under: community, health, mental health, wellbeing
Author: Sarah Lawry.
In the rolling hills around Victoria’s Mirboo North, life seems easy. But as with much of rural and regional Australia, the high rate of depression and suicide is an issue which is seldom spoken of and often ignored.
Men’s Sheds around the country have been set up to help combat depression and promote a healthy lifestyle, both physically and emotionally.
Author: Linda McGregor.
I returned to my old stomping ground yesterday to launch 4G in Armidale and down the road in Tamworth for the launch of 4G at the local Telstra Store.
Filed under: BigPond, consumer, sponsorship
Author: Marque Owen.
Before joining Telstra, I’d made tv commercials for companies like Coca Cola, worked with major Hollywood stars like Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Jodie Foster and James Coburn, I’d been the CEO of a national television channel, directed an internationally released feature film and even practiced as a lawyer. But perhaps the highest point (literally) of my career was when Telstra sent me to Mount Everest for three months!
