by cameron | Jul 17, 2007 | Podcast
John Butterworth is the CEO of AIMIA, the Australia Interactive Media Industry Association. I chatted with him recently about the state of the industry and tried to figure out who they seem to be so top-heavy, that is, involved more with big companies like Telstra and Sensis, rather than supporting the smaller, innovative companies. John explains their mission and some of the challenges with the industry in Australia.
I’m going to be taking a week off from podcasting and blogging folks, so check out some of the other great shows on The Podcast Network and if you are short on listening material, check out some of the older G’Day World interviews. I’ve got 300+ shows in the archives, and some of them are even good.
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by cameron | Jul 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
About 5 weeks ago I ordered some products from an Australia site called Direct Discount. I paid via Paypal. I got a confirmation email. Everything looked legit. But it’s been five weeks and still no product. I’ve tried emailing their sales support line but the emails bounce. They have a fax number on the site but no telephone number. I can’t find a listing for them in the Aussie WhitePages. Any ideas on how I track these folks down to see if I’ve done my $100 or not? They also have a US site.
UPDATE 29 July 2007: Well I took Fi’s advice (thanks Fi!) and made a complaint via Paypal. The process took a couple of minutes and, a couple of days later, the company refunded my money, claiming they were out of stock with the product. A good outcomes from Paypal! Obviously the company (DirectDiscount.us) takes Paypal’s emails more seriously than they do mine. A lesson for anyone out there who gets ripped off in a Paypal transaction – make a complaint.
by cameron | Jul 16, 2007 | Podcast, US politics
Chris Pirillo needs no introduction. Everyone knows him as an ubergeek, the founder and maintainer of Lockergnome, former host of TechTV’s “Call for Help”, and, along with his wife Ponzi, the host of Gnomedex, the technology conference made for geeks. I always think of him as the guy with the most infectious laugh I’ve ever heard.
But recently Pirillo had the AUDACITY to talk about politics on his blog and incurred some criticism. I invited him to come on GW to chat about his views in some depth.
Here are some links for further reading:
Pirillo: When Politics and Technology Collide
Scoble: A Slight Diversion into Politics
Pirillo: Ron Paul Wins My Vote
Ron Paul’s official site
WIkipedia: The Federal Reserve System
To catch some of David Cross’ material that Chris mentions, watch this link.
And for those of you interested in my 2005 interview with Noam Chomsky, here is the link.
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by cameron | Jul 16, 2007 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Sean Bonner is posting great photos from Japan including this one of a canned coffee vending machine. Mmmmm. And I thought Nescafe sucked!
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On The Cranky Middle Manager Episode 101, Wayne interviewed guest Anita Bruzzese, a workplace columnist who’s “On the Job†is syndicated in dozens of Gannet-run US newspapers and sometimes USAToday.com.
Anita reciprocated by writing an article on Wayne’s podcast that came out in a bunch of papers this week, this one is from the Salt Lake City Tribune.
Thanks Anita from all of us at TPN!
by cameron | Jul 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
Register now for MODM 4! We had a good 50 people there for the last two events and I think everyone had a great time. Free booze, free snacks, geeky talk, what’s not to love?
Thanks Michael Kordahi (aka Delicate Genius) for putting your Corporate AMEX to the test! Avoiding having to approve that expense form isn’t what made Frank move to Seattle, is it? DG’s photos are up here.
The August event will again be on at ACMI Lounge in Fed Square. Register your attendance at Facebook Events. Sponsor to be announced soon (as soon as I find one).
