The Now Show
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Those naughty boys on the Now Show have turned their febrile attentions to web 2.0 and give us a ditty in under 45 seconds that tackles: Blogging MySpace FaceBook A podcast MP3s Wikipedia Twitter It is on the edition broadcast on 27th March: you can stream it here. If you want a sample, then here Read more >
London Live
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
If you want to see and read what is actually going on, on the streets of London now in real time, then this CoverItLive site is brilliant. Put together by Alex Woods, it evolves as the situation evolves. I would not want to be in that crowd. CoverItLive is live blogging software that allows video Read more >
Vessel Tracking
Monday, March 30th, 2009
It is extraordinary, if you go to vessel tracker.com and down load a tiny piece of software, it allows you to search for any merchant vessel on Google Earth. The free version imposes a 24 hour delay on information but the pro gives you minute by minute tracking. I have stuff on a ship which Read more >
Ada Lovelace Day
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Today is Ada Lovelace Day. And I will be making a very small contribution to the day by commenting on a female who has made a major impact on technology. Something about Ada from the Science Museum site: “Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) is often referred to as the world’s first computer programmer. The daughter Read more >
ABC Values
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Today Mark Scott the MD of the ABC launched the media company’s values at a staff conference for the top 200 leaders in the ABC. They are: ABC Values The ABC is an independent media organisation for all Australians. Our values are the foundation of our work. Integrity We act with trustworthiness, honesty and fairness. Read more >
Are You in Your Element?
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Ken Robinson’s latest book: the Element looks at why some people find their role in life and fulfil their potential while others bump along the bottom never really working out what they are good at. He interviews a whole range of people who are in their element and traces their stories. What he says is Read more >
It’s 1914 (What on Earth Can Go Wrong?)
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
I was at a play at the splendid Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne a couople of days ago. It was about the decline of vaudeville and was set in a slightly mythical Melbourne in 1914 just on the point where vaudeville begins to collapse (and much more beside). The opening song is a wonderful upbeat pastiche Read more >
Ten Alternatives to Making People Redundant
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Invite staff to take 6 months or one year off as unpaid leave. It might appeal to younger staff still smitten by the travel bug. Offer staff four day weeks for a defined length of time. Put together hit squads to work out ways of cutting costs. Allow staff to go on tempory assignments in Read more >
Talent Management: State of the Industry Report
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Well Executive Summary! Talent Management Magazine – right out of the CLO Magazine stable- has published its survey of the status and state of talent management across corporate american. About 805 of the Magazine’s 5,000 readers completed the survey. And – as you would guess- it does not make happy reading. The Exec Summary is Read more >
Chunky Move
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Chunky Move is an original dance company based in Melboure who do fabulous work. They have cracked how to synchronise movement and technology in a really exciting way. You can look at a video extract from their latest work: Mortal Engine here . The digital projector and the dancer are linked by an infrared camera Read more >