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When Marketing Goes Bad...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:57:05 PST

Hell in a hand basket here we come.

$220 for a silicone baby orang-utan with a pink dummy and tee shirt? Why yes, and of course a 'limited edition'.

Place your order now ; )

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'Crap' in the hat? Dr. Seuss rolling in his grave...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:26:00 PST

Oh dear. Budget cuts I guess...

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'Bringing balance to the (Mobile) force'. Cheaper handsets skew smartphone sales to Android.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:00 PST

via smh.com.au

Well, without saying I told you so, Android continues to grow, and develop at a rapid pace.
As said before I use multiple devices on multiple platforms, so no iHating (well only really towards iTunes) but balance and choice are incredibly vital to growth.

All to often in all walks of life, when absolute power is given to one, it corrupts and skews development for others.

Android commanded 48 per cent of the market compared to Apple's 43 per cent, according to NPD.

This news vis the Sydney Morning Herald is ushering in a new age of development, choice and innovation and is a major win for us all.

Told you so : P

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'Out of the box'. Customer Experience Of A Mobile Device The Way It Should Be...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:04:00 PST

via vimeo.com

Not quite technologically minded? Got an older relative to whom this worlds gadgets are all too much? This is a great way to set up a phone and deliver excellent marketing, customer experience, design and brand affiliation.
Shame it's probably all lost when it comes to apps and using the device for older people, still off a to an excellent start here!

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Adidas Trainers...with wings.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:00 PST

Perhaps sponsored design by red bull? : )

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Give us a kiss

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:54:36 PST

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SOPA Breaks The Internet. Educate Yourself & Save The Horny Koala...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:57:00 PST

via vimeo.com

SOPA. Up to speed yet? All familiar with the latest slice in moronic out of touch law, attempting to be pushed through the US government by the 'Entertainment' industry?

Probably not, but you should be...

In short=bad. This short video above may help, or if your feeling more whimsical, let the Oatmeal explain, via a horny Koala.

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Lunch at Fandango

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:33:12 PST

Taken at Fandango

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Looking up...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:37:37 PST

Taken at Waikiki Dive Center

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Why Mobile Apps Must Die. Yes Really...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:51:00 PST

I use multiple mobile devices on Apple & Android, and believe really strongly in a fair and balanced approach for customer experience. Why? Because we have evolved (partially) from the design for one browser mentality, and why would we waste time going back to that awful closed thinking?

Mobile is at a huge evolutionary step, and in all aspects of life we have to deal with other fanboys such as the iMyopia possee. Depsite the huge growth of Android and the benefits of HTML 5. Both of which I do admit are more attractive because they are open to me, but in honesty, neither platforms are perfect.

Only web apps can bring the balance that is needed and ease the development issues for cross platforms, and dammit as a customer and being involved in mobile development, choice is bloody important!

Would you open a shoe shop and offer only one shoe, in one size?

I'm trying to bring the choice wherever I can, and from a work perspective was very proud that my team & I were able to offer this to our customers this year with RMIT University's first HTML5 mobile web app.

So where do we all go from here? Enter Scott Jenson, an ex Apple, and Google employee and mobile developer and strategist. A great talk and worth watching for his valuable and knowledgable insights in to the clutter of apps surrounding us, and I thnk only backs up what I and others have been saying which is...'choice'. Bring it!

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Beautiful.

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:59:00 PST

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Wishing You The Very Best For The Zombie Season...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:15:00 PST

Do the right thing, make sure your little ones are provided with heavy artillery this holiday season. Toodle pip!

The Walking Dead, begins to walk...

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Google Turns Telstra NumptyLand Into AndroidLand.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:10:00 PST

Many years ago Telstra really thought they were 'all that' (and a bag of xxxl potato chips). They believed Sensis, their woeful search engine, (now in 2011 powered by Google. Ah sweet irony.) was what Australian's wanted. Sensis was better, faster, and that Android was to just be ignored.

They then put all their eggs in the iOs/Apple basket, and as usual, another not so smart move by the monopolistic giant.

The (then) CEO quipped;

Google Schmoogle

We’re outgrowing Google in Australia. We’re doing more, we’re growing faster and we have more capability, because we’re more relevant.

Taxi for Telstra CEO please...

So nice to finally see Telstra has rebranded, removed (some of) the arrogance, grown up, wised up, and told the latest CEO to shut up. Finally realising that if you want to get anywhere in this world that listening and collaboration, along with offering customer choice, is the only way forward... Someone at least has now empolyed a brain cell, and the often vastly customer devoid Telstra flagship Australian store, is now partially overtaken as the world's first Android store, called 'AndroidLand' in right here in Melbourne;

2012 is going to be a little bit greener.

(thx Paul)

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How Amazon Became the World's Largest Online Retailer. Very Cool Infographic...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:59:00 PST

via mashable.com

My favourite store, and one that just works as the customer generally wan't it to and with good prices.
Sadly still limited product availability in Australia from Amazon sites, but rumours earlier this year of a dedicated site, look likely that will change for us, and I for one welcome and end to rip off bricks and mortar retail prices.

137 million customers per week can't be wrong : )

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Microsoft Windows 7 Phone Marketing. Live on stage and... all a bit staged.

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:59:00 PST

via mashable.com

Mashable in slightly suck up mode to MS I think here. 'Wild event?' Windows 7 phones are a solid product, and it's no Vista, but can't help seeing how ruined this is by the very staged marketing video. The cheap dig at Android with 'we are not robot's' also does them no favours.

Likewise Free pizza and a splash event in NYC doth not make yer product any better...perhaps I still can't get over their puketastic Windows 7 launch party video of last year.

Never seen it?

Prepare to blow epic chunks.

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DJ Pogo Weaves More Of His Magic, This Time on Spielberg's A.I...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:55:00 PST

Another excellent, and as always touching video/audio remix by talented Australian resident DJ Pogo who this time weaves magic on Spielberg's A.I

Adobe Will Discontinue Flash Player For Mobile, Focusing Instead On HTML 5. Hallelujah!

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:55:00 PST

via phandroid.com

Finally some common sense, and something we can thank Steve Jobs for, by simply standing up and saying no...
Read on for more

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Breaking Bad. Finally began watching what has to be one of the finest shows I've ever watched.

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:57:00 PDT

Life gets a little more in perspective when you see it through Walter's eyes... a highly recommended show

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Online Check Out...In Real Life.

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:44:00 PDT

This is exactly how many organisations treat our customers today. Scarily accurate.

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Crash Your Party by @Karmin. Excellent Cover Group Dishes Out Their Debut Single.

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:02:00 PDT

via soundcloud.com

The awesomely talented Karmin who have done some amazing R&B and Hip Hop covers on YouTube to millions of viewers, get their first 'real' single release and cool little pop tune it is. http://soundcloud.com/karmin/crash-your-party

Haven't heard of them? Start with thier 42 million viewed 'Look At Me Now' - A Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes Cover by Karmin.

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