'Father of the Internet' Lists Flaws in Original Design
The very smart Vint Cerf sharing some of the things he'd change about the internet (via Fora.tv). Fascinating stuff.
http://fora.tv/embedded_player
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TED: How the Internet enables intimacy
Stefana Broadbent's TEDTalk video about her "research [that] shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules" - interesting stuff:
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Is Mordy Koots a glimpse into the future of entertainment?
I had the pleasure of running into Jim Shomos the other night & he was telling me about his latest project - Mordy Koots.
This project is amazing in the way that it brings together so many of the threads of film, gaming, web and social computing. Lots of the ideas
Speaking at SME Technology Summit 2009
Really looking forward to speaking at the SME Technology Summit by The Insight Exchange on 1 December 2009.
There's lots of interesting speakers:
* Tim Pethick - Entrepreneur & Founder, Nudie
* Mark Pesce - Inventor, Writer, Educator, Futurist
* WilliePang - Managing Director, Search Marketing, Yahoo! Australia
* Suzi Dafnis - Community Director, Australian Businesswomans
Excellent execution: the platform for success
I went for a cheese & wine dinner at Bells at Killcare on Friday night with @frombecca and @JohannaBD.
The food - by Stefano Manfredi (a.k.a. @manfredistefano) - was wonderful as usual. The wines selected by Michael Trembath were lovely, the cheeses selected by Will Studd were a delight, the
some Aussie entrepreneurs for #followfriday
Last night I attended the 2009 NSW Pearcey Awards & a few people I know were honoured for their work. These are all dynamic intelligent people who are passionate about technology but who also have put in a lot of effort into building community among the tech and startup folks
3 tips for networking online and offline
In this day of LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook and Twitter it might seem that networking the old fashioned way is dying. But nothing could be further from the truth.
Many real life social interactions arise from these online networks. The old fashioned networking skills actually assist in both the effective use