Social media: blurring the boundaries
Kate Carruthers In the past we used to be able to separate the public from the private and business from the personal quite easily. But this was an aberration. Privacy was a…
technology
Perhaps progress on the Telstra ADSL front?
Received an email from Telstra Bigpond as follows the other day: “Telstra realises that there has been a delay in responding to your enquiry and we would like to extend…
Company Directors conference 2010 – day 1
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: A recurrent theme is the…
The Digital Revolution and the Educator’s Dilemma
The digital revolution is already here and it is changing the way people expect to communicate or share knowledge and information. Educators are facing technology changes together with changing expectations…
TAFE Showcase – some cool use of technology in education
I love going along to the TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute Showcases because they always have demonstrations of innovative uses of technology. It is great to hear practising teachers share…
Ada Lovelace Day 2010: call for women’s history #ald10
Today is Ada Lovelace day, the day that women around the world celebrate the achievements of women working in technology. While I could write about a woman in technology –…
realtime really? my slides from #media140
Spoke during the last session of the day at Media 140 Perth about realtime web and how it might evolve into an internet of connected people and things. Our evolution…
Why I’m probably not a social media expert and neither are you
Over the past few years a plethora of Social Media Experts* have cropped up and their tweets, posts, podcasts etc serve up a cacophony of advice and pontification. Here’s a…
7 questions to ask re new technology for your business
These questions apply for all kinds of technology decisions including hardware, software, or even social media and social networking technologies. Business people do not want to spend money on unnecessary…
Ada Lovelace Day 24 March 2010
Last year many of us supported Ada Lovelace Day, the international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology and science. It’s now time to pledge your…