Archive for perspective

plantronic game con up for grabs! #cccsyd

Guess what? I won the #cccsyd design award! But, what’s the point of winning a prize at a charity event if you don’t do something good with it? So, I’m auctioning off my prize so I can raise more money for RSPCA! If you’re interested in donating $’s to RSPCA in exchange for an awesome [...]

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#cccsyd – fundraiser for RSPCA

Here’s my contribution to #cccsyd  >>> Wonder how much we’ll raise? If you haven’t registered yet, go to http://cupcakecamp.pbworks.com/Sydney (remember, we need eaters too!). … and be sure to follow @cccsyd for all the progress! … and you can see all the photos here..

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#publicsphere 3 – live

Interesting talk about #publicsphere today (28/8)… talking about web2.0, culture, and open innovation.

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My nan won! Skype: Oldest User Award

To my knowledge, skype doesn’t actually have a ‘Skype: Oldest User Award’, but they should. My nan’s 93 years young and an avid skype user, so I’m awarding my nan the People’s Choice – Skype: Oldest User Award. I don’t know that she is for sure the oldest, but I’m awarding this to her until [...]

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If you’re not focused, frack off.

I recently helped facilitate a brutal FOCUS session on Day 2 of #bootupcamp, led by @liubinskas. It was interesting to watch the unbridled optimism shift toward defeat and mediocrity as small, tangible (and most importantly realistic) goals were set. The session’s main aim was to focus on the…

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presdo’s invisible processes

I love invisible processes. It makes online life magical. That’s why I love presdo So, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should. Thinking about it as I write this post, I’m actually more in love with the simple registration process than I am with the product. I’m not sure about the core value, how [...]

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google docs – will you be my valentine?

I logged in to Google Docs this morning (being the 15th in Sydney, Australia) and to my surprise, google had skinned Google Docs for valentines day… The page is icky pink, the stars have changed to hearts, and there’s a happy valentine message in a banner at the top of the page (see below). Whilst [...]

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What do you expect to receive when you post to Youtube? Reciprocity & Exchange 2.0

As a sociology student, I was intrigued by the circles of reciprocity… what type of exchanges exist within the home life when compared to your outer (village) circles? And how do web2.0 technologies impact how we view and understand ‘exchange’. The reciprocity diagram works for existing social interaction within society, but shifts when you apply [...]

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