Mysogyny don’t enter into it
I saw the above article lauded on Twitter (click it to read). But I thought it was rubbish. To read it you’d conclude we are a nation of mysogynists and that is why Ms Gillard lost power. The real… Continue Reading
Excuse me – I’m an asshole
I’ve spent a lot of time on planes lately. I thanked an air hostess for good service during a flight and she stopped and we had a talk about customer service. She shared that hostesses are frequently abused by… Continue Reading
GovHack
Started by Web Directions and now powered by data.gov.au, GovHack is a push for more sharing and manipulation of the data governments collect. A delicate issue, as many government departments now monetise the sale of their data. Anyway, the… Continue Reading
Observing Startup Weekend
Startup weekend is on in Perth; first time. Hundred people trying to create a web product in a weekend. Last night I saw 45 x one minute pitches. Then all participants chose their favourite pitches. After some filtering, everyone joined… Continue Reading
All your card are belong to us
My replacement debit card arrived in the post with a sticker on it: For your security, this card has been sent to you INACTIVE. You must not use this card until you activate it. Well no big deal; I phoned… Continue Reading
Webucation
I just had one of those unsettling phone calls you get from a client in possession of their final invoice. “I’m not happy about the way the site looks and there’s a few things we need to change”. Funny, I… Continue Reading
Your momma don’t link
One of the reasons for attending SMX was to hear close-up some more opinions on the role of social in search engine optimization. Gillian Muessig put this eloquently and I’ll paraphrase: five years ago every internet journey began with a… Continue Reading
SMX Sydney – the balance between SEO & SEM
A few words about the relative balance between SEO and SEM prompted by discussions at SMX Sydney. There were two streams on the first day; SEO (Search Engine Optimisation; improving your site’s position in search engines) and SEM (Search Engine… Continue Reading
Out with the old
It costs about $30K a season for the WACA to run the manual scoreboard at their cricket ground in Perth. The scoreboard is far from an aesthetic masterpiece but it has some charm and it reminds us of the modern… Continue Reading
Aunty Adelaide
The old ABC studios site in Adelaide Terrace, Perth is heritage listed. Who invented heritage listing? THAT GUY ROCKS. The site is owned by property developer Finbar but the question is, what should be done with it? That gentleman Ken… Continue Reading
Strategy: the 3 pointer
Never been much of a basketball fan. Prefer cricket. However. Still interested in contributing to any sport that is being poorly marketed and the moment and that would be most of them. People administering sports have often spent their lifetimes… Continue Reading
.ANYTHINGYOULIKE
ICANN has agreed to introduce new generic top level domains (gTLDs). The names will be almost without restriction. The new domains ain’t cheap. When applications open in January, you’ll fork out $185,000 to apply. And then you’ll go through 9… Continue Reading
NASA’s next mission; people
Man on Mars? A visit to an asteroid? Actually a Woman on Mars would be a better proposition; would generate more public discussion. I kind of doubt those projects will generate massive public interest. Anyway, what about some other options?… Continue Reading
What Atlantis said to the humans
I can’t help but think you people have missed the point. My project was not about American leadership in the world. America is not the big picture. Consider these consequences: 1. You met the objectives. And they were very big… Continue Reading
The Making Things Up Trophy
Excuse the crappy photo but it did occur to me that the ANZ Bank may have some security concerns about customers taking photos of their teller area. So I was quick. The photo is quite flattering compared to the actual… Continue Reading
The cool ad diaspora
Here’s a brilliant television commercial. Except it’s not on television. It’s a T-Mobile ad showing exclusively on the Internet – 13 million views so far. This is not a small scale viral campaign; it’s a big-budget commercial that will not… Continue Reading
