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Many people in the IT industry don't realise that operating systems are not important to ordinary folks. We don't want to be bothered with things that live under the surface of our devices. This is one of the reasons Apple has made such inroads in recent
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I was chatting to someone at a party on Saturday night about copyright. The gentleman I was chatting with was strongly in favour of strict enforcement of copyright. He was advocating fining people who share copyright material online. It got me thinking. Once you consider the problem in offline terms
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Here is another post in my series on inspiring women. This time it is my friend Annalie Killian, who is also known as Catalyst for Magic (yes that is really the job title on her business card) or as @MaverickWoman on Twitter. I've known Annalie for many years
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This post was inspired by a humorous post on The Onion, titled: "New Social Networking Site Changing The Way Oh, Christ, Forget It: Let Someone Else Report On This Bullshit" It was shared by my friend Mark Pesce via Twitter this morning and gave me a chuckle while
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The following post is from a talk I gave at the Gov 2.0 lunch on Monday 31 May 2010 at Parliament House in Canberra. The internet is a strange beast; it is everywhere and nowhere all at once. Unlike traditional media - with its registered offices, chief editors, and
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We see much discussion of the openness and collaborative nature of the web 2.0 world. However, many of the challenges facing us as a result of this new world relate to ownership of virtual goods. There are longstanding conventions that enable us to sort out who owns property in
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I am very privileged to know a number of truly remarkable and inspiring women who work in, on and around geek stuff. One of my notions for this year was to share some of their ideas and experiences with everyone. The first woman who sprang to mind is Jo White
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I’m lucky to be attending the Australian Institute of Company Directors 2010 conference DIRECTORSHIP:10 Ahead of the Curve in Christchurch this week. Sessions today included: * Australia and New Zealand - performing in the global arena * Is the current system broken? * Challenges and opportunities in the global economy * March
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Or how do we escape the 'experts' in the echo chamber? Inspired by @jeffjarvis, whose recent post on TEDxNYed: This is bullshit got me thinking about this whole 'expertise' thing again. Iconoclasts are the people who tear down the idols of faith. Traditionally this has been
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Companies struggle with how to innovate when their existing business is stable or growing. There is often a perception that innovation requires a lot of investment. However, it has been my experience that it is much harder to innovate in a successful and prosperous organisation than in a leaner and
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This coming Thursday, 25 March, many folks will be attending the Social Business Summit in Sydney. I will be on a panel discussing Transparency in Business - Risky or Essential?. The debate will be moderated by Headshift's Anne Bartlett-Bragg and Robin Hamman and the panel members are Nicholas
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My dog T-dog* is a somewhat bolshie little beast and she does not like it when I travel away from home overnight (I'll come back to this fact later). Recently we (T-dog and me that is) were asked to participate in a trial of a new dog food