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I'm taking the challenge to live local for a week starting next Wednesday. This seems like a good way to build consciousness of the various choices I make on a daily basis that have an impact on the environment. There will be some tweets from me, @frombecca &
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It was interesting to see the Prime Minister weigh into the debate around sporting team's attitudes to women, especially since there has been so much discussion of issues related to the treatment of women over the past few days: Mr Rudd told reporters In the light of this
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It was interesting to see the Prime Minister weigh into the debate around sporting team's attitudes to women, especially since there has been so much discussion of issues related to the treatment of women over the past few days: Mr Rudd told reporters In the light of this
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NetRegistry have raised some ire in some parts by having women dressed as nurses on their stand at CeBIT in Sydney. In some ways this all takes me back to the bad old days when IT was a blokey world and scantily clad women were commonplace at conferences and exhibitions.
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NetRegistry have raised some ire in some parts by having women dressed as nurses on their stand at CeBIT in Sydney. In some ways this all takes me back to the bad old days when IT was a blokey world and scantily clad women were commonplace at conferences and exhibitions.
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I had the pleasure of speaking, along with Karen Ganschow from Telstra, at the FITT CeBIT lunch today in Sydney. We had a great turnout and there were even a few men in attendance. It's FITT's 20th anniversary this year - a big milestone for a
social computing & social media
When two of the nicest and smartest people I know start talking about a new idea they are working on I get extremely curious. So when @jedwhite (entrepreneur & startup guru) and @mediamum (mainstream & social media maven) shared this video they caught my attention. I'm very curious
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One of the most interesting observations about the recent Social Media Club Sydney event came from the esteemed Servant of Chaos (a.k.a. Gavin Heaton) in his post Social Media Club Sydney Kicks Off. Gavin noted that the theme of narrative ("storytelling and satire") came up with
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~ next week I'm off to the Future Summit in Melbourne on 18-19 May. The theme for 2009 is Priorities for Australia in the Crisis and Beyond, and there is a really diverse line-up of speakers (pdf list here). This conference is run by ADC (Australian Davos Connection) &
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~ next week I'm off to the Future Summit in Melbourne on 18-19 May. The theme for 2009 is Priorities for Australia in the Crisis and Beyond, and there is a really diverse line-up of speakers (pdf list here). This conference is run by ADC (Australian Davos Connection) &
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In a recent post I discussed a talk by Dr Peter Singer about robotics and 21st century warfare. This use of technology raises some very big moral dilemmas, especially in the area of law, rules of engagement, and the personal effects of this kind of warfare on both combatants and
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