Julian Assange made a public statement from a balcony at the Ecuadorian Embassy overnight. You might know that he’s there. You might have a rough idea why. If you’d like to get a better understanding as to what’s happened with Assange, I think this program will give you a much more thorough picture as to what’s going on. This program […]
Julian Assange and the back-story to those Swedish charges Read Post »
Here it is – the exclusive pre-preview of Tasmania’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. London’s got nothin on us! — OK, it’s not real. Here in Australia we have a show called Gruen Nation, which is a fantastic program all about advertising. During the London Olympics they changed the name to “Gruen Sweat” and focused on the marketing
Congratulations to all you Brits on a wonderful Olympiad. I was addicted. In fact, the games made me so tired that I thought some of these were actually humorous. We got the Spice Girls, and the rather ludicrous sight of a bunch of former druggie musicians and models at an event that was supposed to be clean and inspiring. There
5 things I wish I’d seen at the London Olympics closing ceremony Read Post »
I hope this doesn’t come across as macabre. It’s certainly not intended that way. Last Friday I went to Melbourne to attend the funeral of a true gentleman named Alex Whamond. Alex met my mother in 1987, two years after the death of my father. They’ve been close companions ever since, not married or living together, but definitely …….. together.
Facebook marketers in Australia – I hope you’ve seen this one. Last week I concluded a series on what I’d do if I were in charge of Alfa Romeo’s social media presence. A significant part of that series dealt with what I see as the benefits of a blog as your social hub instead of Facebook, which is where the
Facebook is advertising, not communication – Ad standards people Read Post »
Jim Coggeshall is a mate of mine in the US and as I write this, he’s on a 200 mile bicycle ride called the Pan Mass Challenge, raising money for cancer research and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Jim is a three-time cancer survivor so the cause is close to his heart. His most recent brush with cancer was just
Yesterday, some nutcase dressed himself up as the Joker, let off some gas canisters and shot a dozen people dead at a screening of the new Batman movie in Colorado. He injured many more. Today, in Hobart’s main shopping mall, some nutcase dressed himself up in a gas mask and walked around the mall with a cap gun, pretending to
My mind is trivia-oriented. A psychologist would probably diagnose all manner of syndromes if they ever took the lid off but I’m pretty happy just to accept that I like to know details. I obsess about the big picture too, but details matter just as much and somehow I function with this parallel focus. Thus, in the same manner that
Trivia, west coast grunge and the obsessive mind Read Post »
There’s a new show on the telly here at the moment called Dumb, Drunk and Racist. It’s a docco-style show where the host takes a group of four Indians around the country, with a view to either confirming or refuting the oft-held belief in India that Australians are all dumb, drunk and racist. Episode 1 was on last night and
About Australia (aside from being dumb, drunk and racist) Read Post »
[cp_divide color=”#919191″ height=”1″ width=”100″] Microsoft just managed to do something that hasn’t been done in a loooooong time – launch an exciting new product without any leaks beforehand. The product is their new Surface tablet and I have to say, it looks like a very attractive bit of kit. This story has everything you need to know: Microsoft Surface Event
Last Sunday in Milan, Ryder Hesjedal of the Garmin Barracuda Pro Cycling Team won this years Giro D’Italia (Tour of Italy). After three weeks of racing around Denmark (!) and Italy, he pipped Joaquim Rodriguez by seconds to win the General Classification. Those of you who are cyclists or follow the pro tour will already know the story, for everyone
