Notes from the command centre floor.
Field notes, playbooks and perspectives from the shifts, the escalations and the decisions that shape our 24/7 cover.

The trust timeline: how fast (and how well) Australians expect brands to respond online
Our study with Askable found 72% of Australians expect a public response within 24 hours, and 86% lose trust in brands that take too long. Here's what that costs.

Social media is now customer service: why unanswered comments are the new bad review
For a growing share of consumers, social is the first support channel. Brands still treating 24/7 monitoring as PR insurance are running a support queue with the lights off.

The real sentiment problem: why brands can no longer trust what they see online
Bots, AI-generated reviews and coordinated engagement have quietly made raw sentiment numbers less trustworthy. The real value now is telling brands which part of the picture is actually customers.

How 24/7 digital vigilance helps universities prepare for the 2026 Gender-Based Violence Code
From 1 January 2026, universities must show how they detect, escalate and report GBV risks across student life, including online. Here's how Burrow's command centre supports Standards 4, 5 and 6.
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