26 instant hot spots on Google

Google released its new instant search functionality today and while debate will rage about its usability and impact on the search industry, there is little doubt Google isn’t stupid enough to roll out a change to its core product (note core – not like wave which was a new product) without thinking through all the [...]

When politics needs influencing who you gonna call?

While the ultimate decision on who gets to govern Australia is still being made, the results are being measured on how digital / online activity had an impact on both Politicians and Voters. There are of course many ‘hustings’ online that relevant candidates had to consider, each with its own merits and bad points, each [...]

Are you listening, politicians? I didn’t think so!

There is a lot of talk about this election campaign and the fact it hasn’t been much of a ‘social election’, meaning the lack of Social Media involvement. Ever since the Barack Obama campaign team leapt whole heartedly into using social media and other forms of digital communications to promote issues, communicate and raise funds [...]

Welcome to the Lucky Country

Warning this post has an extreme overuse of bad clichés It has dawned on me that we have turned our back on our entire culture. The radios and TV channels are full of it, the newspapers covered in it. Apparently we are overrun with a plague of asylum seekers that threatens our very existence. Like [...]

How’s the iPad going?

4 weeks into my iPad ownership i felt it worth a quick review on how I am finding it. Firstly I am not a Mac fanboy. I do like my iPhone but am a long term PC user, and frankly have no need or reason to change that. Not sure if that makes me more [...]

Converging Technology with Queensland Business Leaders

Converging Technology with Queensland Business Leaders

I was a guest today at the official launch of the 2008/09 Queensland Leaders Program. This program is now in its second year and by all accounts has been a huge success for the participants. In short the program supports 15 individual companies based in Qld to assist them access...
Posted in Business, ireckon on May 22 by darryl read more
twittering away

twittering away

Recently I added the TXT ability to my twitter account, following the badgering and raving of a colleague who loves the way it works. Being a gadget man myself, I just had to, particularly as we both discussed how the simplicity of the tool could be used in numerous business...
Posted in Business, This Web Thing on May 18 by darryl read more
Web success – is it by design or accidental?

Web success – is it by design or accidental?

A lot of money is being spent again on web engineering for commercial success. During the lead up to when the dot com bubble burst every good idea got capital and the ‘web stars’ worked to engineer their destiny using a good idea and capital. Many of them are doing...
velocity bandwidth restored

velocity bandwidth restored

further to my previous post, the virgin blue velocity global game is now back up and...
Posted in Misc., This Web Thing on Apr 10 by darryl read more
when it all goes horribly wrong

when it all goes horribly wrong

What happens when the web goes horribly wrong. Well a classic example is a marketing campaign run by Virginblue Velocity Rewards. I received my points statement and a well hyped campaign to play an online game and go into win up to $70k in prizes. So of course what did...
Posted in Business, This Web Thing, ireckon on Apr 10 by darryl read more
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