gender & sexism
A friend invited to me to attend the 21st Ernies Awards for Sexist Remarks and, since it was a thing I'd always meant to see, I went along. While it was a raucous and boozy night filled with good humour and old friends catching up, the continuing slather
IoT
The next generation of the internet is called the ‘internet of things’. Some people like to call it M2M or ‘machine to machine’ or ‘internet everywhere’. In any case it is here and it is about to shake things up. The internet of things is where devices become connected and
future
Did a panel with http://media140.com on the online search revolution. Facebook announced 'Graph Search' as a way to revolutionise social search and transform how people find recommendations, places and people. * What are the implications of this new way of searching on existing businesses built on social
IoT
I gave a talk at Social Media Women in Sydney this week. The slides are below, I will get around to writing a longer piece about the internet of things soon. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/internet-of-things-24077797/24077797?from_search=0
management & leadership
In recent times I have been feeling very depressed about the state of things including sexism, misogyny, and leadership. But a few days ago came a beacon of hope. This beacon came from an unlikely source, the Australian Army. And the topic that this person addressed was the sombre one
social computing & social media
Joined Sky News political contributor Peter van Onselen, Sky News Social Media Editor John Bergin, Manic Studio Online Campaign Strategist Daniel Stone, and The Daily Telegraph's Business Editor Phil Jacob on the TV.
social computing & social media
Joined Sky News political contributor Peter van Onselen, Sky News Social Media Editor John Bergin, social media commentator Thomas Tudehope, and Network Ten Political Correspondent Matt Moran on the panel.
ideas
On this day I share the text of a speech given by the New Zealand Governor General The Hon Dame Silvia Cartwright from Wednesday, 25 April 2001: "Nga mate nga aitua ka tangihia e tatou i tenei wa. Haere. Haere. Haere. The dead, those we mourn, we lament them
future
Following is a copy of some remarks that made about the future of jobs at the IT Talent Management Conference IT18. Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak here today. I will start with a brief consideration of my own IT career and then consider how the changing
politics
Was on Sky News Australia with the lovely David Speers, John Bergin, and Gizmodo Australia Editor Luke Hopewell to discuss the week in politics and social media.
social computing & social media
Had a chat with David Speers, John Bergin, and Graham Young on Sky News yesterday. We discussed recent events in politics as played out in social media. Topics included - Julia Gillard's visit to Western Sydney, the rise of surveillance and sousveillance with mobile phone cameras, the Mardi Gras
social computing & social media
Sky News Social Media Editor John Bergin, Moore's Cloud Director Kate Carruthers and Online Opinion Chief Editor Graham Young discuss the week in politics and social media.