Social Media NZ Weekly Wrap-up 1/08/2010

Vodafone's Missing iPhonesThe biggest news of the week was once again an iPhone story. Rumors started flowing on Thursday night that Vodafone would be cancelling its launch of iPhone 4s in New Zealand, after concerned netizens noticed a complete removal of all iPhone 4 information from the Vodafone website.Vodafone did go through with the launch, but due to a lack of handsets, only made them available to purchase on new contracts.The small number of handsets on launch day, and the lack of communications with customers have left a sour taste in the mouths of many Vodafone customers - and only time will tell how it will effect the overall landscape of the New Zealand telco market.Jailbreaking is Fair UseEarlier this week the Library of Congress in America made some radical changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) - one of which saw the legalizing of jailbreaking.This ruling will have a profound effect on the underground jailbroken app scene, potentially bringing a legitimate alternative app ecosystem for consumers tired of Apple's walled garden. SMNZ FeaturesSocial media as we know it today is still in its infancy. The rules and etiquette behind a social media presence is still being worked out by many, and far from being standardized.  Our guest contributor Cate Owen gives some insight into making your own social media rules.Ghost Twittering is a simple and effective way for busy personalities to maintain a coherent social media presence on Twitter - but it can often lead to distrust from followers who have come to expect the direct thoughts of who they are following. Helen Steemson discuss the idea of ghost Twittering, and the circumstances in which it could be useful.John Lai talks about Square, a new mobile payment method which could make point of sale transactions available to anyone with a smartphone.Coming This WeekWordcamp NZ , the Wordpress and blogging conference , will be on this coming Saturday. If you can't make it yourself, make sure you keep an eye out for our coverage right here at Social Media NZ.Video of the Week:Old Spice has been talked about heavily these last few weeks because of what they did on Social Media. Just a couple of days ago, Cisco a large computer networking company decided to take replicate Old Spice recent Social media campaign effort. Now a word of warning, you are not going to see a buff guy in the shower, but an accountant instead but with a sense of humor.