Social media 2009 and beyond
Kate Carruthers 2009 ranks as both the year that social media went mainstream and as the year that we saw a seismic shift in the comfortable world of traditional media. Some evidence…
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Social connectors for #followfriday
One thing that has amazed me over the years is how some people are natural connectors. It is no surprise that many of those folks have ended up on Twitter.…
Startups Trade-offs Balance | Startup BarCamp Sydney
In late November I spoke at Startup BarCamp in Sydney. The topic was about the kind of personal trade-offs & choices we make when choosing to work in a startup.…
Hero or monster it all comes down to choices
This is a very thought provoking TED talk from Philip Zimbardo. He’s famous for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Think about how you would react in certain situations (e.g. Abu…
Future of the Web | The Scoop
Recently I had the honour of joining Mark Pesce & Ross Dawson on Mark Jones’ podcast The Scoop where we discussed the The future of the Web. It was a…
Interesting people to follow #followfriday
Here’s a few more interesting people I follow on Twitter, & some more evidence that Twitter helps to build real relationships too 😉 @mpesce – Mark is a good friend…
TED: How the Internet enables intimacy
Stefana Broadbent’s TEDTalk video about her “research 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
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…
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…
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…