Video is back for the next iteration (July 22nd, 2009 - 1,392 views)
Video is back. The last big iteration was when Youtube exploded in popularity and anyone in the world could upload a video to share online. While that was cool, not many people were uploading video because the tools were still fairly difficult to use and there was no easy way to share videos privately. But [...]
Pick your own editorial team (July 7th, 2009 - 2,303 views)
The chatter about how the newspaper industry is dying is massing, again, but recently I have been thinking about how my use of Twitter has been replacing their key value-generator. Years ago you read newspapers not just for national news but local news, global news, sport, weather, marriages, births, deaths, real estate, cars, jobs, travel, [...]
Video production for bootstrapping startups (March 10th, 2009 - 1,438 views)
Making videos has traditionally been a long, technical and arduous process.. but this is 2009 – we can all record video on our digital cameras and every new computer has the apps you need to chop it up, add a title and a tune. Steve had an idea at Rentoid for an ad this afternoon and we knew [...]
Simple web platforms make amazing things happen (January 4th, 2009 - 5,202 views)
If you spend your time making websites or platforms that enable people to connect it is easy to get lost in the numbers and get carried away with things that don’t matter. What do I want from the social web this year? The same thing I wanted yesterday! More making, more sharing, more value. Less [...]
Silicon Beach Melbourne (November 5th, 2008 - 5,915 views)
Meetups are important. As much as the internet promises to connect us all around the world, nothing beats face to face interaction. Let’s step away from our screens for a moment and head to a bar. Elias Bizannes created the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list with the message: Silicon Valley has a supporting ecosystem that makes [...]
