Monthly Archives: May 2010

Qantas media awards for blogging

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

I entered the best blog category for the Qantas media awards and didn’t make the finals. Here were the four posts I put up, with apologies to Russell Brown, Telecom XT and NBR for opening old wounds. Telecom XT Outage – … Continue reading →

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The new interest.co.nz – review

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

It’s early days, but the team at interest.co.nz must be happy that their new site is now up and running. It’s running on a much better platform so they should be able to tweak it a lot in response to … Continue reading →

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So, Lingopal, you have 208,000 search responses

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

I was happy to see Lingopal returned 208,000 responses on Google. That’s pretty good right? Well – it is, but it’s pretty humbling when compared to some other products. I expected we’d be a lot smaller than “Sex”, “drugs” and … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Cadimage

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

I’ve just joined the board of directors for Cadimage, joining majority owners Campbell Yule and Tracey Gatland. Actually – there are three companies involved but one smart team. Cadimage subsidiary Graphisoft NZ resells and supports ArchiCAD, which is the most … Continue reading →

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NZ Government’s $321m for technology fails to help

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

I’ll use three companies where I have equity and active involvement in to critique the announced $321m new funding for Research Science and Technology in business. In short the program will help none of the 10 or so NZ companies … Continue reading →

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WSJ Upsell – Go Pro now

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

A very clever move by WSJ.com, who have introduced a way to eek more money out of subscribers. It’s WSJ Professional Edition – and which professional cannot resist having their employer pay the $25 extra per month to get these … Continue reading →

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How not to survey social media, and how to recover

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

You want to run a survey on social media – so you ask give StopPress a chance to ask their readers for questions. Unfortunately the commentators have a different take on your great idea – and accuse you of firstly … Continue reading →

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Copyright Bill submission

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

I just made a submission to the Select Committee reviewing the Copyright Amendment Bill. You can too. Here it is: The bill is much improved from previous versions, and I thank the committee for that. Like the other co-founders of … Continue reading →

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Unleash those cabinets please

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

A surprising puff piece from Chris Keall in the NBR sings the praises of Telecom’s Chorus Division’s cabinet roll out: The Telecom division is now half way through its government-mandated project to roll-out 3600 roadside fibre optic cable cabinets around … Continue reading →

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Never surrender Air New Zealand

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Yes – I know the trans Tasman fares are pretty low, making it hard to compete. Yes I know that code sharing gives more flights. But I also know that Pacific Blue is not Air New Zealand, and when I … Continue reading →

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