11 years old that is – Elijah was blogging about his family’s trip around Europe. My favorite post was from Berlin: My Parents dragged me out to the country side to the 1936 Olympic Village, where they made me walk around the ruins in the hot and dry sun…. Although Elijah clearly saw this as …
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Fairfax’s WAToday launches – if you can find it
Fairfax’s long- awaited Western Australia site is here. This, and the BrisbaneTimes are important as they show, or do not show, whether a major media company can enter a competitors market by launching an online site. Like say NZ Herald entering Wellington, or Fairfax NZ entering Auckland, or the WSJ entering the UK. This will …
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Finally everywhere
Yes- Apple is finally unleashing the iPhone. No – there is no telco revolution to go with it. Oh well.
Apple: What we really need on Monday
It is a sure thing that the iPhone will be updated from Tuesday, and will even be available in a bunch of new countries, including Australia and New Zealand. I know this for sure not just because of the persistent rumours everywhere, but also as I couldn’t even follow Rowan’s advice and buy an iPhone …
The WWDC Apple show – how it got so big
It’s the annual Steve Jobs speech at the WWDC – (Word Wide Developer Conference) on Monday morning US Pacific time. While we wait for the new iPhone, Snow Leopard and a host of other rumours, check out the history of Steve’s “just one more thing..” at his WWDC speeches. That link (do check it out) …
Best before, ok afterwards – food safety
Brilliant dailymail about best-before dates. The writer, Jonathan Maitland, from the Daily Mail has written an excellent article on the supposed perils of eating food past it’s best-before date. Jonathon is someone that wields a certain flexibility on “best before” dates, figuring if he is careful (usually by cooking well) then he can eat pretty …
FIFO and relationships – not so good
The West, Perth’s only newspaper until Fairfax launches its’ much anticipated online effort, has an amusing yet sad article on the perils of working in remote mines. FIFO (Fly in, fly out) means workers get several days of constant work (say 8) followed by several (say 6) days at home. Mileage can vary – with …
Welcome to the Asylum
AOL has launched a new site downunser – Asylum.com.au It’s aimed at “men”, and so covers such vital news as “world’s sexiest weather girls“, “10 worst tattoos ever” and as they say it: If you’re looking for Weird Legos or elaborate sex toys — we’ve got it. So it’s not the thinking man’s website, and …
A Trade Me Spin off – timeexchange
We are starting to see a few more spin off from Trade Me staff that are launching websites on their own. The first significant start up founded by someone working at Trade Me was Findsomeone which was created by Nigel while he was pulling a day job at Trade Me, and which was then bought …
What to do next? crazy idea number 1
I’m finishing up a couple of contract at the end of June, wondering what I shall do next. Being in Colombia sure made me miss South America, and so is it purely coincidence that I came across the route for the 2009 Dakar race? That’s some pretty fun terrain on that map – I’ve been …
Motorcycle advertising we really want to see
The LTSA and ASA wouldn’t approve, but these advertisements for Bajaj motorcycles are excellent, and we are hopefully intelligent enough not to try this at home….
RugbyHeaven down
Mark Hinton and Duncan Johnstone may have disagreed with the All Black training squad, but their reaction of pulling the plug on Rugby Heaven seems a little ridiculous to me: :-) Or is the power is off in Wellington?
NZX.com relaunches
Up goes NZX.com – a collaboration between Fairfax Digital and NZX. This has been a while in the making, so it is great to see the result. Well done everybody. (still some work to do though – it’s super slow from here in Perth)
Stuff wins again
Well done Stuffies – winning again at the Netguide awards. Best Home PAge, Best Media site and Supreme Winner – a fantastic haul. Meanwhile Trade Me captured Best Trading Site (shock, horror) and best Real Estate Site. Interestingly Facebook went over the top of Bebo for best social netwokring site. Are Bebo’s days numbered, or …
Property BS
It’s a certified Real Estate bust market, and you are a “successful property investor”. Do you: A: do nothing – you got out long ago, when the signs were there. B: frantically sell out of the remaining “investment” properties you own C: What there’s a bust? D: Start a property magazine and website. Since this …
Lance Wiggs 