Monthly Archives: June 2011

We are using the wrong broadband statistics

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

TrueNet is a New Zealand company that measures actual internet speeds from the premise to both local and international addresses. Pacific Fibre asked them to pull together from their data a chart showing the difference between local and international traffic … Continue reading →

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Starter notes for NetHui Session on Media and Innovation

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

I’m facilitating a discussion at NetHui today on Media and Innovation. Here’s the blurb: Content is king but someone has to pay for it. In the days of media convergence traditional content distribution is challenged. Copyright law has stepped in … Continue reading →

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Nice one Vodafone

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

More Broadband, originally uploaded by LanceWiggs.

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NZ’s 79% renewable electricity generation

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The March edition of the excellent New Zealand Energy Quarterly is out. Here are the top 3 findings from my perspective. 1: NZ electricity was 79% from renewable sources last quarter. While this share will drop as winter kicks in … Continue reading →

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A few more reasons to use Powershop – the fine print

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Powershop just upgraded their terms and conditions. Here’s a change that stuck out: We will use our best endeavours to answer calls within one minute and to respond to online help enquiries within 2 business days.  If for some reason … Continue reading →

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Whisky and More delivers

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

I wrote about Whisky and More earlier, as their online store was a wonderful shopping experience. Purely in the interests of retail research, and perhaps also because the store and products were so wonderful, I decided to purchase a few … Continue reading →

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How to buy Whiskey or anything really

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Whiskey and More, which I just discovered today, does a nice line in online retail experience. The site is simple, the checkout smooth and the prices low. So low that,  purely in the interests of online retail experience research, I was … Continue reading →

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That 104 km limit and no fatalities

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

Natalie writes on Simple and Loveable about the excellent zero road fatality result last weekend, and says credit should go to the Police for a good campaign. I agree – and here’s what I wrote in reply: I covered about … Continue reading →

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Why we need NBN, UFB and Pacific Fibre

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

Ben Kepes stirs the pot over at Diversity, questioning why we need fibre the home. It seems he’s happy with 1 Mbit/s. He questions the benefits of broadband, and references the MOTU report, without referencing the considerable body of work … Continue reading →

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Vodafone’s new website

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

I just got the heads up that Vodafone NZ has a new website. On first glance it looks better, and I like the front and center placing of the signature product – the iPhone. I don’t understand why the iPhone … Continue reading →

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Are we seeing lower numbers of great teachers?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

A remarkably insightful quote from the Agenda for American Education Reform paper. “In fact, there is reason to believe that the problem with the American teaching force is not that it has long been of low quality and must now … Continue reading →

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