Entries Tagged as 'Guides'
What if you lost your social network? (November 6th, 2009 - 1,069 views)
Not long ago I posted the Do you back up your most important stuff? post, so are you doing it yet? I thought I would do the figures on social networks this time – not your Facebook or Twitter profile, but the list of phone numbers and email addresses you have stored on your phone. Most [...]
What is Trampoline? (October 11th, 2009 - 1,240 views)
Trampoline is an unconference event that is quite similar in format to Interesting*. The first event was held in March and Trampoline 2 ran on October 24th again at Donkey Wheel House in Melbourne. It is always a great opportunity to meet some of Melbourne’s community, in the flesh. What I like about Trampoline is [...]
Inside Google Wave: it’s time to learn how to surf (October 1st, 2009 - 2,604 views)
When Google asks a question like “What if email was invented today?” it’s hard not to be interested in the answer – that is exactly what the Rasmussen brothers did after they had finished with Maps. It was exciting to join the collective consciousness on Twitter 3 years ago and there hasn’t really been a [...]
Game Mechanics: Putting the Fun in Functional (June 14th, 2009 - 2,218 views)
Games themselves are nothing new, they have been around for thousands of years – so it makes sense that we have figured out what makes them work. Game designers know which elements they need to include to make a game truly addictive, and if you can apply those same ideas to social web design you [...]
How to create a winning business pitch presentation (May 4th, 2009 - 3,185 views)
In 2008 I was involved in two business plan pitching competitions and I wanted to share with you the process my teams used to come up with our award-winning pitch presentations. Start of Presentation: 100% Risk, 0% Reward Demonstrate market demand: 80% Risk Demonstrate well-targeted solution: 60% Risk Demonstrate coherent business model: 40% Risk Demonstrate [...]
