Why I Write – Then and Now

by | Aug 11, 2014 | General

My good friend Toby Bloomberg went along with an invitation to play along on an ‘old fashioned’ blog meme or blog hop. As Toby says in her post Why I Write – Blog Hop “Old Fashion” Meme, blog memes were popular before blogs were social...

Smartglasses, Social Context and Privacy

by | Apr 24, 2014 | General

Last week I had the pleasure and privilege of trying out a pair of smartglasses. These were the M100 product from Vuzix, the first commercially available smartglasses in the world. As the Vuzix website explains: The Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses is an Android-based...

Happy Republic Day My Indian Friends

by | Jan 26, 2008 | General

(flag picture courtesy susush) I won’t try and list the many Indian bloggers I know. Or other Indian friends and colleagues. I’ll just wish you all a Happy Republic Day – and at Adelaide Oval may the better team win!...

At the Great Wall on a Sunny October Day

by | Oct 20, 2007 | General

My good intentions to post about the ad:tech conference here in Beijing this week have been dented by: the abundance of things to see and experience for someone who has never been to this part of the world before some challenges with internet access. And with only a...

Book Revision Done, Off to Beijing

by | Oct 14, 2007 | General

It’s been a long day, finishing off the update of my 7 Step Business Blog e-book. So much has changed in the two years since that was written, but I believe there are still a lot of business people who want a straightforward, plain English introduction to...

TED Talks

by | Jun 20, 2007 | General

Some of my better-informed friends and colleagues will perhaps think I’ve been sleeping, but thanks to one of those friends and colleagues – lawyer, blogger, business strategist and all-round provocative thinker Noric Dilanchian – I’ve just...