Tag: Opinion
Ant Bytes — AA22
BACK-ISSUE BULL-ANTS
Web 2.0 pay day
You might remember our coverage in issue 19 (Dec’06/Jan’07) of Australian web entrepreneurs Nick McNaughton and Yorke Hinds, whose...
Making dollars and sense
'Social intelligence' is bringing order to the chaos of the world wide web. As Liesl Capper reveals, there's something in it for both users...
High culture
If your company was human, what kind of person would it be? Would you choose it as a friend? Want it beside you in...
How to fell a giant (taking on the big guys)
Scratching your head about how to emerge from the long shadows of your corporate competitors? Simon Baker has some answers.
Coles Myer Ltd. News Corp....
The sky’s the limit
Every societal challenge produces a fascinating set of market opportunities. Climate change is no exception.
Last year, I read the Australian writer Tim Flannery's excellent...
The sky's the limit
Every societal challenge produces a fascinating set of market opportunities. Climate change is no exception.
Last year, I read the Australian writer Tim Flannery's excellent...
Good idea
Have you ever stopped to think about how many ideas you have each day? Probably thousands. Ideas like 'I'll take the dog for a...
Do the right thing
Fancy the idea of changing the world? Alleviating poverty, facilitating social change, empowering communities and saving the planet may sound like daunting concepts but...
It’s all in the timing
One of the most difficult parts of product development is the requirement to take bets ahead of time.
Take the car industry for example....
It's all in the timing
One of the most difficult parts of product development is the requirement to take bets ahead of time.
Take the car industry for example....
Ant Bytes — AA20
INTRODUCING THE LATEST CRIME-FIGHTING SUPERHERO: ONLINE VIDEO
The rise of YouTube and other online video sites has provided police and crime victims with a powerful...
The power of now
2007 is shaping up to be the year of 'on demand' entertainment. Apple will consolidate its media pedigree by adding more video to iTunes...
Creating a STIRR
It's a warm Tuesday night in December, and in the inner-Sydney suburb of Ultimo around 120 of Australia's most prominent new internet entrepreneurs and...
A message to Generation Y
A MESSAGE TO GENERATION Y: OLD MENTAL SOFTWARE CAN KILL YOUR CAREER
On the 18th of November, the world's leading finance ministers and central bank...
Ant Bytes — AA19
Wake up, gents. 'Lift and separate' is no longer just for the ladies.
Sydney-based business, aussieBum, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of men's underwear, swimwear...
How to win at classifieds
First off, let's be clear. We have to kill the phrase 'online classifieds'. At best, it has the weary note of strained metaphors, like moving staircases and horseless carriages. At worst, it's symptomatic of a dated way of thinking about the world. These days, winning in classifieds really means winning in markets. And that, dear readers, is a much tougher job.
Media shake up – only the moguls will gain
The Packer deal took everybody by surprise. It coincided perfectly with the media reform announcements, but in fact had more to do with maximising shareholder value than with media reforms.
Here we go again
Everyone knows that business is all about cycles. What goes down must go up, and vice versa. With my dot-com scars so recently healed, I am loathe to be trumpeting another technology boom. But things are certainly afoot.
For miracle sales, get a halo
It seems like every bus shelter you pass features a back-lit silhouette of a dancing girl or boy with wires coming out of their ears. You don't have to read the logo to know that it's another ad for iPod. But did you know that the ad is doing wonders for Apple PCs?
