Gear review: Lenovo ThinkPad X201i
Kate Carruthers For my recent trip to Europe I was able to take and road test a Lenovo ThinkPad ultra-portable laptop (model x201i). I’m going to be a bit sad to give…
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Christmas in Paris
I like Paris in winter – there are not too many tourists and the queues to get into museums and galleries are much shorter. Of course, in 2010 western Europe…
On this Christmas Eve in Paris
I contemplate the year past and the year to come and think on how I want my life to be. What do I want my life to stand for? Not…
The Somme really does have sticky mud
I have taken some time out from business meetings in Europe to make something of a personal pilgrimage in the steps of my ANZAC ancestors. It has been a very…
Sydney’s inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp #sibsyd
Sydney’s inaugural Social Innovation BarCamp went well yesterday. The day kicked off with an opening talk by the Hon. Bob Carr, who kindly gave his time to support this event.…
Real world social values and social networking
Social media and social networking do not reduce the need for good social skills. Rather, the disconnection from physical presence in online communication makes social skills (what some call EQ)…
National Growth Summit 2010
I’m speaking at the National Growth Summit 2010 in Sydney this week about engagement marketing and running a workshop on Technology to drive Growth. The line-up includes a number of…
Just one little change in the ecosystem
I recently experienced how easily one can disrupt a stableecosystem. And I learned the hard way how difficult it can be to re-stabilise that same ecosystem! We have two dogs…
Social media, reputation and immediacy
Reputation is critical for any person or business – we only have to look at the professional reputations of the James Hardie directors & managers in the news today. Social…
Twitter and talking at once
The other night I caught up with some folks who (except for @dbendall) also happen to use Twitter (@fibendall, @iggypintado, @kerrypintado) at a local pub for some grub, a drink,…