Where do you think the future of technology is headed? Whether it be speaking or here on the Blog, I am frequently asked about the future: where is social media going to go, what are the technologies we need to be looking out for on the horizon? And, without fail, my answer is always the same: Flyin...

Whoops - I meant to post about this in advance but clearly I have to organise my time better. I'll be on the panel tonght at Chinwag's event: Xmas Futures, Crystal Balls? discussing, um, I guess, what 2009 will bring. Others speaking on the panel include: Neville Hobson - blogger, communicator, digi...

I wrote a rather lengthy post-cum-essay earlier this year speculating that MPs and elected politicians might be out of a job within the next 10 years time. My argument was based purely on my own thoughts about how the participatory web is rapidly overcoming barriers which made full partici...

I wrote a rather lengthy post-cum-essay earlier this year speculating that MPs and elected politicians might be out of a job within the next 10 years time. My argument was based purely on my own thoughts about how the participatory web is rapidly overcoming barriers which made full partici...

The other night I made risotto for a friend. Risotto, if you’re unaware, is a rice dish with all kinds’a good stuff in it. Sorry for the short description; I’m no Alton Brown. No descriptions of emulsification and lipid profiles here, thank-you-very-much. Also, if you’ve neve...

Aside from the Jedi training of young Lord Phoenix, my resources of time and energy have been focused on the following "projects" as a human swiss army knife:1. Relocating to the Bay Area - Matt just got a job there!2.......

Let’s get things straight here. They live on an island in Fiji. They (spear) fish, grow fruit and veg, compost their crap and drink a muddy narcotic and play guitars under the stars. That’s what they like to do. And they won a big shiney silver wedge of a trophy. One that declares that Tribewant...

[This post is syndicated from the Naked Australia blog] Many agencies and networks seem to be struggling with the ‘specialisation vs. integration’ dilemma. On the one hand, fragmentation of marketing vehicles (particularly in the digital space) is demanding ever-deeper specialised expertise. Bei...

If the medium is the message as Marshall McLuhan suggested, then it seems that the RTA here is on the right track with their Pimp Our Ads campaign. The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority have created a site that serves......

From MediaPost in relation to TV ad revenue: [Veteran Bear Stearns analyst Spencer Wang] points out that digital revenues are minimal compared to overall sales, and not likely to move the needle in the next several years. Generating digital ad sales for repurposed content online “has not materiall...