Author: cameron

Allison Janney doing The Jackal Aug 2009

This track came on my iPod today and I had to watch this clip again. Classic. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgISKqC1QI&w=425&h=350]

Here’s my thinking about news “paywalls” Aug 2009

Pick any mainstream news brand site – News.com.au or TheAge.com.au – and take a look at the front page. Now, tell me – if you had to pay…

GDay World 391 – Jon Dee, Founder of Planet Ark and Do Something Aug 2009

A few days ago I had a chance to chat with Jon Dee, founder of Planet Ark and the new Do Something! initiative, about his life and goals.…

FBI Paid, Trained Right-Wing Hate Blogger Aug 2009

That’s the allegation made by Hal Turner’s lawyer in his defense. If it turns out to be true – and I’m sure the FBI will deny it until…

3 out of 4 Australians Visited a Social Networking Site in June Aug 2009

According to Comscore, nearly 9 million Australians visited a social networking site in June.

Big banks bad. Small banks good. Credit Unions fabulous. Aug 2009

A post from Arianna Huffington worth reading. US_based figures but the same principle applies here. 

Is Social Media a fad? Aug 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&w=560&h=340] My favourite line is “what happens in Vegas, stays on Flickr.” Data sourced from socialnomics.com (follow @equalman). Hat tip to Nathan Bush for the link to the…

Who Is Millennium Challenge Corp.? Aug 2009

I just read this fascinating report on the narcosphere (Millennium Challenge Corp. poured millions into Honduras in months leading up to putsch) that describes the activities of a…

UK Radio Still In Decline Five Years AFTER Digital Aug 2009

I was doing an email interview with a journo this morning about the introduction of digital radio in Australia and I was asked if I thought, as the…

The Post-Mortem on SpiralFrog Aug 2009

SpiralFrog was the music industry’s attempt to defeat iTunes. It failed miserably. Here’s a fascinating post-mortem. As a start-up guy who had no funding, these stories of start-ups…