Russ from WSG sent me a lovely email, including notification of a ‘geeky evening’. *sadly puts away her glittery evening dress and faux fur coat* I guess I better wear my new SitePoint T-shirt instead. Eat. Sleep.Code. 🙂 In case you are bored and in need of a geeky night out, our next WebStandards Group…
The ABC has been having a DigitalFutures couple of days. I made a comment here: Citizen PartnersOur questions: A)How would the ABC look with a partnership with citizens?B)How would the ABC incorporate citizen participation without comprising the public and civic mission?C)How would it redefine its community and audiences?D)What challenges would this pose for editorial practices…
This bloglet is in response to the hundreds of people who emailed me about my presentation The Business of Online Communities at WebDirections (UTS) last week. OK. OK! I GIVE up! Never AGAIN! *whimpers* ENOUGH ALREADY! Sheesh! To the three people who emailed me NICELY and mentioned that they had fallen asleep during it all,…
From Seek (I reckon Topic Media got the idea from the AOL/Netscape vs Digg fiasco): BloggerGet paid to write about your interests! No knowledge of HTML is required. You just have to be an entertaining and informative writer. Work location: ANYWHERE in Australia so long as there’s an internet connection! On Topic Media is looking…
I was reading a blog the other day – I’ve forgotten which one now, sorry, if I find it again, I’ll post it here. The guy happened to mention that marketing was a war. Someone commented back in a pissy fashion (i.e. flame) that marketing is not a war, competition is. Everyone had lots of…
I just heard a rumour on Barren’s Chat (virtual world chat) that Peter Brock had been killed. Nothing on wiki until a few minutes ago and then only today’s date and a “just kidding” next to it. But now News has Car champ Peter Brock dead: report MOTOR racing champion driver Peter Brock is reported…
Twenty four hours for shock and disbelief and hugging around the virtual campfire. Then the jokes start: Steve Irwin jokes:Steve Irwin wouldn’t have died had he been wearing sunscreen – it would’ve protected him from the harmful rays. The song played at Steve’s funeral will be “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by Sting. Steve…
Ah yes. User Generated Content. If you are a site developer, no doubt you’ve had new converts to Web2.0 rush in and say “OMG build me a website that revolves around my customer, with a content management system that allows both my company employees AND the consumer to add heaps of stuff content. Y’know *makes…
About this time a year ago I applied for a job at eBay Australia. I figured I’d have a good chance at it, having implemented US -centric initiatives into other theatres (Europe, Asia etc) for major technology companies in the past. I’ve built massive teams from the ground-up for eBay type corporates. Plus… no shock…
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