Do you like the sound of this? “Those people with mobile devices please do not switch them to flight mode – this service is available to all of our passengers”. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has just given the okay for Australian carriers to allow passengers to use their mobile devices (including voice calls) on [...]
Read MoreOkay, so full disclosure: I’m an apple mac fanboy – turning on a brand new mac for the first time gives me a feeling in my tummy not dissimilar to when I first fell in love. So this article may not contain completely objective information. I’ll try, though. This image of Steve Jobs with four iPhones [...]
Read MoreWe humans like to put things in boxes, to categorise them with neat separations from other things so that we might have some vague idea of what is going on in the world around us. ‘The internet’ is a box that I think may well be outgrowing its existing definition. It’s kinda perceived [...]
Read MoreIt’s been a big couple of weeks for geeks. We had the iPad earlier this month and the announcement of a new iPhone operating system this morning. Putting geekology to the side, there was one really important development for those in the advertising industry. This was the introduction of iAds. Apple have come out [...]
Read MoreLast century, popular television programmes routinely pulled in half of the television viewing audience. Remember shows like Friends in the 90’s, Sale of the Century in the 80’s and the Paul Hogan specials in the 70’s? Okay, okay most of you won’t remember Paul Hogan specials…anyway. This century things are a [...]
Read MoreThe rise of video content on the internet over the last 2-3 years is simply astounding. It seems hard to believe that what we now consider a household name – and the undisputed leader of the pack – YouTube, was founded just over 5 years ago. With improvements in technology, download speeds and bandwidth, the online [...]
Read MoreA mate of mine from my radio days posted this on his Facebook wall the other day and it got me thinking. Radio is having a very tough time competing for your time since new media has come along. Facebook, Twitter, Blogging.. What advice would you give radio stations in 2010?? I’m giving a speech to [...]
Read MoreThere is no doubt about it – Australian TV viewers love Australian content. Few would disagree that locally produced shows like Packed to the Rafters, Underbelly and Talkin’ About My Generation have provided all three Free to Air TV Networks with bumper audiences and revenue opportunities, and Australians with a lot [...]
Read MoreThere’s a new wave of websites about to be launched which will finally give people what they’ve been desperately craving. Sure, Web 2.0 archetypes like Facebook, Digg, Twitter, YouTube and Cool Hunter have had some success, but this new crop of ground-breaking sites are set to take interactivity and user satisfaction [...]
Read MoreThere is no question that tapping into the power of communities has great potential for marketers. There have never been more opportunities to speak with those who share common interests, tastes, afflictions, friends, occupations, faiths, aspirations, hobbies, attitudes or any other element that might unite them – including brand preference. Collectively they have the ability [...]
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