Asking for a friend: Awesome coder wanted for awesome venture
Kate Carruthers A mate reached out to me today asking if I knew any geeks who would be interested in working with him on a startup project. Here are the details he…
Real time, right time – it’s all about ‘me’ – so what about Twitter?
A recent article The Future of Mobile is Right Time Experiences by Maribel Lopez got me thinking about mobile and the future of the web. It is an especially important…
Social media for social good #socent
I discussed Social Media for Social Good at a City of Sydney Talk on 27th June 2012. It is an important issue. There are many decrying social media for increasing…
Your Blog Your Brand at Wordcamp Sydney 2012 #wcsyd
I’ll be discussing blogging and building your brand at Wordcamp Sydney 2012 – it’s on at University of Sydney 21-22 July 2012. You can register here. Some info about my…
NBN and telework
There was a recent article in The Australian that discussed the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the possibilities that it opens up for teleworking. However, I do recomend that organisations…
What will change the world? Welcome to the hive mind of Twitter.
One of the things I love about Twitter is the way it enables serendipity on a grand scale. Recently, I can’t remember how, I ran across @blogbrevity (a.k.a Angela Dunn)…
Why starting a blog is like getting a puppy
It all sounds so easy. Just go to a free site like WordPress.com or Blogger.com sign up and your blog is ready to go. But it’s not quite that easy.…
What’s the big idea with social media? #media140
I was lucky enough to be invited to Media 140 in Perth recently to discuss what the ‘big idea’ is with social media. The idea was for a context setting…
ANZAC 2012
I don’t think that many romanticise war too much these days. And there is something very poignant and compelling about seeing the fruits of war. In northern France and Belgium…
Authenticity online – not necessary, perhaps essential or Kitteh vs Chickin
This talk by Bitly’s Matt LeMay at Monki Gras entitled: Kitteh vs Chickin: How What We Share is Different from What we Click is important and is really worth watching.…