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Last night’s “Difference of Opinion” on the ABC
I don’t think much of Jeff McMullen’s style of moderating, but it’s great to see more debate-style shows on Aussie TV. Last night’s episode of “Difference of Opinion” was frustrating but well worth the watch. Last night he had an “expert panel” including Julian Burnside QC to debate the need for our anti-terrorism laws and whether they are being used or abused. The debate was a major clusterfuck. On the left side of the panel they had two guys who might have stepped out of FOX. If they were any further right they would have been goose-stepping. On the right hand side of the panel they have Burnside and another academic, neither of whom were able to get a word in sideways. Some major idiot from Canada kept interrupting them (and the audience, and McMullen, who couldn’t, or wouldn’t, shut him up).
That said, the debate is a necessary one and I applaud the ABC for attempting to have it.
Ninemsn and ING are both on my list
I opened up the YourRestaurants site on Ninemsn, tabbed away to check something, and all of a sudden, underneath the Daft Punk I have coming through the phones, I hear Billy Connolly’s voice. WTF?!, I think, wondering if DP had sampled the Big Yin like Orbital sampled Christopher Eccleston on the track “You Lot”.
Unfortunately, I tab back to the Ninemsn page, to see a bloody video pop up ad for ING.
This shit is just WRONG. Seriously. Folks at Ninemsn, if you’re reading this, CUT THAT SHIT OUT. And ING folks, if you’re reading this, SACK YOUR AGENCY.
Popping up interstitials is bad enough, but VIDEO interstitials is just a plain shitty thing to do. It is rude, it is arrogant and it is annoying. Is that what you came up with in your brand meeting?
Agency Dickhead #1 “Hmmm, what do we want to ING brand to stand for?”
Agency Dickhead #2 “I know – how about being arrogant, rude, obnoxious assholes.”
Agency Dickhead #1 “Hmmm I’m SNIIFFFFFFF feeling that, Crispin. How do you think we could accomplish that vision on our budget?”
Agency Dickhead #2 “I know Marshall SNIFFFFFFFF – how about we pop up FUCKING VIDEO INTERSTITIALS WITHOUT ASKING PEOPLE TO OPT FUCKING IN!??”
Fuck you people. Seriously. You’re on my list.
Why People Become Entrepreneurs
Jeff Pulver asked this question on his blog yesterday. A number of people, myself included, told their stories. Fascinating reading.
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G’DAY WORLD #281 – Melbourne Twitter Lunch
A spontaneous Twitter lunch happened in Melbourne yesterday between myself, Nick Hodge, Garth Kidd, Robin Frousheger, and Andrew Barnett.
The lunch came together over Twitter when Nick, who is based in Sydney, mentioned he was having a coffee at a particular Melbourne Starbucks. Robin, Andrew and I all saw the message and invited ourselves to join him. And then Garth Kidd, who was also visiting Melbourne from Sydney, recognized the red sunnies in the street and I invited him to join us. Over coffee I asked each of the guys to tell me how they use Twitter, the impact it has had on their work/social/blogging lives and how they think corporate marketers should be using it.
Here are the protagonists:
Nick Hodge
Garth Kidd
Robin Frousheger
Andrew Barnett
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