Alfred Chandler – GONE
Alfred Chandler, the man who almost singlehandedly invented the field of study in Business Management, has passed away. In the past few months, we have…
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Constantine Frantzeskos
I build and grow global businesses, brands, and digital products with visionary marketing & digital strategy | Non-Executive Director | Startup investor and advisor | Techno-optimist
Joost – a brand new way to watch TV shows online
I’ve been spending a lot of time on Joost lately; I got a Beta invite. And I can’t get enough. I reckon it’s the greatest…
Continue reading →Why do I blog?
1. Because I enjoy the discipline of observing & writing. 2. Because I enjoy a rant (even if it’s to very few people) about issues…
Continue reading →I hate voicemail: Here’s four tips on handling voicemail
At the moment… is voicemail messages. I’ve hated them for a while without realising it, but I’m increasingly annoyed with them. If you don’t answer,…
Continue reading →Really cool site
Click onto this low-fi site, by Miranda July. It’s really cool.
Continue reading →Twit
Twitter is the reality TV of the web. Short, bite sized bursts of thought, with no narration, to be consumed instantaneously. I’m thinking it might…
Continue reading →Alan Morris loses his Mojo
One of the most influential people in the history of Australian advertising and popular culture, Alan Morris, has died of cancer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WMGOdDhAQ] Morris, half of…
Continue reading →EMI and Apple
It’s fantastic to see EMI and Apple strike a revolutionary agreement which frees up EMI’s content, removing DRM on music for use on any machine,…
Continue reading →Blogging Code of Conduct?
…would be a silly idea. The internet has always been an open place, the product of its users. A code of conduct is a waste…
Continue reading →WiFi Radio
Now I wouldn’t assume that it’s not too hard for someone to make a bloody WiFi alarm clock radio? For years, I’ve been thinking that…
Continue reading →Two Reasons why people say no to your idea – from Seth Godin
The two reasons people say no to your idea Variation on a theme: “It can’t be done” – with no logical reason why it can’t…
Continue reading →Pipes by Yahoo!
I’ll put this really simply. I think Yahoo! Pipes is one of the most revolutionary applications of the internet since the world wide web was invented…
Continue reading →Typography
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, was trained in typography. As was Tony Martin, Australia’s best comedian / radio host / film maker / film…
Continue reading →School Ties
Driving through the leafy suburban streets of Balwyn a few weeks ago, I was struck by the number of real estate boards outside homes which…
Continue reading →Borders is in trouble. Not good.
The Australian arm of the fantastic chain of bookstores, Borders, is being put up for sale by its US parent company. The US company is…
Continue reading →A corporate competitor for YouTube
From NewsCorp and NBC Universal. So interesting how this new venture will go, especially when you consider News Corp and Google are in bed in…
Continue reading →No bread for (red)
Have I mentioned this before? They’ve tried to diffuse it with this. Lame rebuttal. (red) is like many other major charities – a rort, a…
Continue reading →Conservatory Hotel – Sydney: Do not stay there
It’s patently clear. Do not stay at the Observatory Hotel in Sydney unless you want news of your most intimate moments splashed all over the…
Continue reading →More front than Myer
There is talk that Myer is selling its Londsale Street real estate and will be shifting out of the building. It will retain the Bourke…
Continue reading →Monetising Quality
…So the challenges, I guess, are to get good at predicting ‘great’ before the market takes action, and to be clear with yourself and your…
Continue reading →Don’t read this post
But feel free to analyse it.
Continue reading →Five reasons why Second Life is shit
1. There’s no point to it. World of Warcraft and other online games and spaces have a point – make friends, complete quests, shoot people,…
Continue reading →The new AFL site is utterly dreadful
The new AFL site has just come online. Sorry, the BETA site, from the little sign they’ve got on the top, has gone online. Unlike…
Continue reading →Westpac have created the worst bank ad of all time
There’s an ad on TV (or at least it was on TV) which is absolutely infuriating and appaling. It shows emotive footage of pollution, small…
Continue reading →“Another Budget Airline?”
There is talk low cost carrier Tiger Air, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Ryanair, will be coming to Australia soon. The Age has…
Continue reading →Jobs’s Volte Face on Music?
Steve Jobs, guru extraordinaire of Apple Computer, has published a very interesting essay on the Apple website entitled “Thoughts on Music”. It describes how he…
Continue reading →Eat Your Greens – The truth behind “fair trade” and “ethically sourced” goods.
Although I’m only about two months late in reporting it, The Economist has done it again with a wonderful piece on buying “Fairtrade”, “ethically sourced”…
Continue reading →U2’s business practices
For many, many years we have admired U2’s business practices. This band has succeeded in not only writing and recording multi-million selling albums and lucrative…
Continue reading →Mass Debate Online
If you love a bit of a verbal stoush, check out ConvinceMe.net. I haven’t tried it yet but I like the idea of it. Not…
Continue reading →“Participation is the new consumption” – from Trendwatching.com
participation is the new consumption I LOVE IT. Consumption has consumed itself. Nothing is original. Affluence has become affluenza. The only thing which is original…
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