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Jen freely admits that she's been doing this digital thing for a very long time (far too long to type the number out loud). She has worked in startups, ASX listed companies and had a dabble in agencyland. Jen is the CMO and Practice Lead of Melbourne-based a boutique innovation consultancy. She is the Co-Founder of Interactive Minds, the digital networking and thought leadership event in Queensland. Jen joined Anthill as Editor in February 2012. If you want to contact Jen, connect with her on LinkedIn or friend her here.

It’s a magical, morphing touch screen keypad that you won’t quite believe [VIDEO]

Humans adapt to new things pretty quickly. Think of how annoying it is having to type in a code into your smart phone or tablet,...

Go one step further than having a standing desk [VIDEO]

We've all heard that sitting is the new smoking; in terms of what it is doing to our health. We all sit too much, often...

If Facebook was around in 1995, this would have been its ad [VIDEO]

Australia largely escaped internet service provider ads in the mid to late 1990s. But, America was haunted by them. Mainly thanks to my old employer,...

Do you do daily affirmations like this kid? [VIDEO]

Feeling like you're not up to it today? Feeling like someone is going to find out that you don't know what you're doing? That is...

A car that changes colour at the press of a button [VIDEO]

Yes, I'm talking Audis again. This time, it's a concept A9 car imagined by Spanish designer Daniel Garcia. It looks cooler than the cars in iRobot...

What do you say when asked: “What do you do?” [VIDEO]

This can often be a tricky situation for an entrepreneur. Can you say outright that you're an entrepreneur? Especially if your company is a startup...

An exceptional video for a non-tech Indiegogo campaign [VIDEO]

This video is designed to do a several things, the most important of which is to raise funds for this venture. It does this by...

Would James Bond drive a Kia? Superbowl 2015 ad [VIDEO]

Pierce Brosnan was meant to be Bond much earlier in the scheme of things. But, he was pre-occupied playing Remington Steele. He finally played...

Budweiser does it again – Superbowl 2015 ad [VIDEO]

Every year Budweiser rolls out a series of ads for the Superbowl. And, there's always one that manages to bring a tear to the eye....

We’ve come a long way since 1994: BMW Super Bowl ad [VIDEO]

It's one of the classic early main steam media mentions of the Internet. We can look back now and laugh heartily at such naivety. But...

Sometimes, it’s all in the timing… [VIDEO]

You know what I mean, it's those moments when everything just falls into place. It's when everything happens as you expected (never planned). It's...

One of the most elaborate ads for a very simple product [VIDEO]

This is a Japanese ad for Flavour Stone fry pans. You know the ones. They are often featured in infomercials, and then suddenly appeared in...

Sometimes, things are easier than you think [VIDEO]

Yes! It's the first 'tenuous business-linked video' of 2015. Don't worry. There are many more planned. But this one is something rather special. Why? Because at first,...

15 year old’s simple invention to change Alzheimers patient’s lives [VIDEO]

What were you doing at 15? Buying Duran Duran albums? Maybe it was Pearl Jam? Perhaps it was Lady Gaga. Did you invent a sensory device...

Facebook outage: Some of the funniest tweets I could be bothered to find during...

Yes, it's happened again. Facebook had an outage. So did Instagram and Tinder. Apparently. There are rumours of a DDOS attack being the cause, but it's...

Bored with plain old skin? Turn it into a very personal tablet [VIDEO]

The first question that spring to my mind, when watching this video, is: Is this possible? And in all honesty, I don't know, but it...

What does a $70 million ad look like? This. [VIDEO]

James Packer, son of Kerry Packer, grandson of Sir Frank Packer. He has taken the family fortune and added to it. Significantly. He's ditched the media...

The most amazing printer yet; or perhaps it’s a cat toy [VIDEO]

This printer began its life as an idea funded on Kickstarter. But, now it's a reality. Think of it as a cross between a Roomba robot...

For those who travel a lot, this Kickstarter is for you! [VIDEO]

I travel a lot. More than I would like. Travel for work sounds glamorous, but it's not. It's tedious. It's tiring and there are just so...

Another example of why good design really matters [VIDEO]

Design isn't just about images and graphics. Some people still think that design is visual. When design is, well, everything. We design solutions to problems. Here's...
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