Over the years, I’ve had to increasingly deal with the position of a somewhat budding public profile. This mainly started with some time editing Marketingmag.com.au and more recently with general digital commentary to a growing Twitter audience. I’m mainly stating this not to bang on about myself (#yawn) but because I’ve found it quite an […]
Welcome to Brisbane’s fetch
Another post to briefly announce we’ve launched The Fetch in Brisbane. For those not aware what the fetch is The Fetch, I’ll recount some details… It’s basically a what’s on guide to your city’s business, digital and creative communities. It goes out fortnightly (or ‘biweekly’ for those in the US) and curates all the meetups, […]
Transience
There is nothing permanent except change. ~ Heraclitus I’ve been meaning to write a post about location independence for a while now… mainly discussing how I’ve been combining work with travel in the last two years and how a PO Box is now my official residence in Australia after recently selling a lot of my stuff. However, […]
Community management workshop
EDIT: I’m running another workshop on Tuesday 7 February! I’ve got a backlog of posts to come including a new Startups to Watch list, some thoughts on location transience and more info on my new project but for now, I wanted to share a workshop happening later this month. After a whirlwind few years of managing […]
Melbourne: hot off the event press
Sorry another post! Anyway, I’m due to arrive back in Australia this week and have duly organised some activities to keep us busy before year’s end. :) * Update 13/10 – I’ll also be at Socialmelb from 8am tomorrow and Hub Melbourne from 5pm. :) To start, there’s the Worldwide Instagram Instameet on 26 October […]
Uncovering the Berlin web community
Last month I was lucky enough to check out the creative and digital scenes in Berlin as part of the Grand Tour. As a city with a gay mayor, in a country with a female chancellor and a polarising past, I knew I’d like it. I started researching before I landed and was soon surprised, not […]
Five Australian startups to watch
In 2011, we’ve witnessed an explosion of enthusiasm in the startup scene with many people (especially journalists from traditional media) keen to feature what’s going on and who’s making it happen. While I’m strong advocate of any attention towards Australian startups in general – I’d love to see some more upcomers being mentioned. After doing some […]
What’s on in Sydney
So, today marks the launch of The Fetch Sydney! And of course, it follows on in the 80’s style tennis fashion of The Fetch Melbourne. The biweekly email curates the same style of content, so you’ll find a neat summary of what’s on in the business, digital and creative communities. There’s also a dose of […]
A taste of hate
While walking through magical Copenhagen yesterday, I came across some free WiFi and unsurprisingly did a quick check of the trusted email. After scrolling through the usual lot, I encountered three messages (from the same IP address) that had been posted on my blog. I was a little taken aback to say the least. The […]
Half-yearly review
I’ve been wanting to reflect on the past six months for a few weeks now. To share how life is going on my little space on the web. I’ve duly titled it “Half-yearly review” and with the absence of a outside ‘boss’, it’s almost a performance review. As with a case of a lot of […]
Social media introduction
A belated update with the final post from the StartupSmart email short course. The content serves as a brief introduction to the social space for entrepreneurs who may or may not be familiar with the online world. So, it’s not really intended for the guru expert child prodigies. And although written only a few months ago, it’s remarkable to […]
User experience simplified
Almost the final post from the StartupSmart email short course. This time I write briefly on UX. User experience Is using your website an easy, enjoyable experience for users? If not, your business could be badly damaged as a result. In recent years, user-centred design – an approach that puts the wants and needs of end users […]
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