Tag: Rant
$3 million raised for a product I’m not convinced the world needs [VIDEO]
People in 75 countries have pre-ordered this cup.
While that may be a sign of mega success, I've got a bit of an issue with...
Hidden Pizza Restaurant reveals not-so-hidden flaws in Yellow Pages’ digital strategy
What Yellow Pages has done with this campaign is spend (undoubtedly) an enormous amount of money reminding you that it exists. In the process, it may have also unwittingly demonstrated the strengths of its competition.
Hidden Pizza Restaurant reveals not-so-hidden flaws in Yellow Pages' digital strategy
What Yellow Pages has done with this campaign is spend (undoubtedly) an enormous amount of money reminding you that it exists. In the process, it may have also unwittingly demonstrated the strengths of its competition.
Kids at work – Not making sneakers? What the?!!
Once again, our leaders have taken missing the point to a whole new level, after Senate President John Hogg removed Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young's two-year-old daughter from the Upper House last Thursday.
Get the message
Do you like receiving marketing via text message? I don’t. When my BlackBerry rings like a bicycle bell, I get a warm feeling inside...
Cool tools fail to make clear comms
I’ve been around the communications game for a fair while now and I’ll tell you what gets my goat: email, IM and SMS are...
Replacing Dior with diaper bags
Australian Anthill Magazine
Dec...
What do we want? FREE INTERNET. When do we want it? NOW!
There are certain things I must have in a hotel room.
Apart from a comfortable bed, room service that delivers a decent hamburger, a window...
What start-ups can learn from terrorists
Right now, terrorists are applying the most successful start-up strategies that I can think of. The thing that is so compelling about terrorists is...
A chilling tale
Illustration: Jonathan Towers
There is an old expression that says, "Necessity is the mother of invention".
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Necessity...
Finding your inner Jerry Maguire
Publishing a blog on a regular basis teaches you many things. You experience the highs, and you also often become the victim of people...
Just a few feet from easy street
Sick and tired of venture capitalists slamming their heavy, oak doors in your mush? Heck, even a cash injection of 50 grand would get your bright idea to the next stage, right? Fear not. Help is at hand.
Why John Howard and I agree
Supervillains come in many guises. For Superman it was Lex Luthor. Batman's enemy was the waddling Penguin. But to any civilised reader or writer the greatest nemesis, the most galling of the supervillains, is the Phantom Apostropher!
Handout mentality
I just don't get the handout mentality. A friend of mine is doing his Doctorate. His research institution and the university will own any IP generated, and he is immensely grateful for the modest stipend that he is surviving on throughout this process.
Just shoot me
I HAVE TO CONFESS, I'M A SCREENER.
I received a letter by snail mail the other day. In big red letters across the front, it...
The Luddites shall inherit the past
I’m not an IT guru. I’m not even an IT journeyman. In fact, when IT people converse, I zone out completely and contemplate whether...
Entrepreneurs… it’s time to lighten up!
Ever wonder why people drift away from you at parties, just when you are explaining the most compelling element of your wonderful enterprise? Could it be that you take yourself a tad too seriously?
