Music pirates in canada in 1897 - http://www.perceptric.com/blog/_archives/2010/3/14/4479882.html
and today - http://www.perceptric.com/blog/_archives/2010/3/14/4479914.html
(if you haven't subscribed to his blog already you should - Tom is a genius....unfortunately he's also crazy :) having said that i've never met someone who is right about so much so often 7-12 years out from today).
Cheers,
Dean
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Austrade - AIMIA Digital Media Showcase
It was an interesting mix of Australian companies to pitch yesterday at the 2010 Austrade / AIMIA Digital Media Showcase.
Pretty much a cross section of new media / tech / agencies each with their own spin and levels of international experience.
http://www.e-diary.com/
http://www.blocksglobal.com/
http://www.ekidnaworld.com/
http://www.glearning.com.au/
http://www.jobbag.com/
http://www.netventures.com.au/
http://www.reactive.com/
I think the most interesting for me personally would have to be http://www.e-diary.com/ , basically an app targeted at commercial entities such as AFL, NBA etc to deliver fully formed html pages directly into an end users outlook/mac etc (didn't mention gmail?) calendars for an entire seasons games including hyperlinks for online seat purchase, fan gear purchase, etc
Unfortunately i found out that the product is purchased as a "agency service" rather than something that is licensed on a SAAS basis so agencies/entities here in the USA cant yet license the tools to do the work themselves but still a very interesting concept that has lots of potential.
http://www.netventures.com.au/ also had a pretty straight forward video streaming proposal (but very successful with some major names in Australia) until they showed some of their neat end user video mashup tools. Basically anyone looking to offer end users the ability to edit video content and the serve up the resulting edits to a fan community, should check them out.
They were also super excited about the ability to stream video content across multiple platforms with the ability to pickup where you left off, eg watching something at home on the pc, then jumping onto your cell for the commute to work without needing to find the location you left off.....nice but i figure this is hardly a game changer... as long as fast forward works easily enough.
NetVentures also mentioned that they have just released their iPad toolkit for publishers looking to offer video onto this platform (uggh it’s a virus and already infested Australian agencies :) .
Like always i was disapointed to hear that some of the presenters are staying in New York... all the way until Sunday... (sarcasm) but that some were planning on spending more than a few weeks for follow up meetings.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - if you are going to sign up for this trade mission you have to plan on spending a month here at a minimum and you have to hit the phones to make appointments before you arrive, hit the phones while you are here, and hit the phones after you return home. Australia is a long way away and you have to have something pretty special to remain top of mind here BUT if you do make the effort with the size of the USA market you can make it big time.
Just ask Antony Mcgregor Dey from http://www.qmcodes.com/ who pitched at last years Austrade trade mission and this year headlined his QR code technology at SXSW and is moving to NY permanently as of April this year.
Cheers,
Dean
Pretty much a cross section of new media / tech / agencies each with their own spin and levels of international experience.
http://www.e-diary.com/
http://www.blocksglobal.com/
http://www.ekidnaworld.com/
http://www.glearning.com.au/
http://www.jobbag.com/
http://www.netventures.com.au/
http://www.reactive.com/
I think the most interesting for me personally would have to be http://www.e-diary.com/ , basically an app targeted at commercial entities such as AFL, NBA etc to deliver fully formed html pages directly into an end users outlook/mac etc (didn't mention gmail?) calendars for an entire seasons games including hyperlinks for online seat purchase, fan gear purchase, etc
Unfortunately i found out that the product is purchased as a "agency service" rather than something that is licensed on a SAAS basis so agencies/entities here in the USA cant yet license the tools to do the work themselves but still a very interesting concept that has lots of potential.
http://www.netventures.com.au/ also had a pretty straight forward video streaming proposal (but very successful with some major names in Australia) until they showed some of their neat end user video mashup tools. Basically anyone looking to offer end users the ability to edit video content and the serve up the resulting edits to a fan community, should check them out.
They were also super excited about the ability to stream video content across multiple platforms with the ability to pickup where you left off, eg watching something at home on the pc, then jumping onto your cell for the commute to work without needing to find the location you left off.....nice but i figure this is hardly a game changer... as long as fast forward works easily enough.
NetVentures also mentioned that they have just released their iPad toolkit for publishers looking to offer video onto this platform (uggh it’s a virus and already infested Australian agencies :) .
Like always i was disapointed to hear that some of the presenters are staying in New York... all the way until Sunday... (sarcasm) but that some were planning on spending more than a few weeks for follow up meetings.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - if you are going to sign up for this trade mission you have to plan on spending a month here at a minimum and you have to hit the phones to make appointments before you arrive, hit the phones while you are here, and hit the phones after you return home. Australia is a long way away and you have to have something pretty special to remain top of mind here BUT if you do make the effort with the size of the USA market you can make it big time.
Just ask Antony Mcgregor Dey from http://www.qmcodes.com/ who pitched at last years Austrade trade mission and this year headlined his QR code technology at SXSW and is moving to NY permanently as of April this year.
Cheers,
Dean
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Nielsen realise people like to chat online while watching TV
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/facebook-google-and-yahoo-are-top-sites-while-watching-big-tv-events
Americans are getting into the habit of going online while watching television, with 10% or more of viewers visiting social networks, searching the web and browsing content during major TV events.
Recently, when 29% of the U.S. population tuned into the Academy Awards on March 7, more than 13% of those viewers spent time on the web at the same time. For the 2009 Oscars, 25.6% of the population tuned in and 8.7% surfed the web simultaneously. A large percentage of those watching TV and surfing the web visited Facebook, Google or Yahoo!, a trend also seen in this year’s Super Bowl
You only need to check out the traffic at http://www.livefootballchat.com/ during our superbowl live chat - http://www.livefootballchat.com/lfbc-cogchat/churlchat.do?id=2842 to see how people are flocking to interacting on two screens while watching live events.
Check out http://www.livechatconcepts.com/ for details on our other sites.
Cheers,
Dean
Americans are getting into the habit of going online while watching television, with 10% or more of viewers visiting social networks, searching the web and browsing content during major TV events.
Recently, when 29% of the U.S. population tuned into the Academy Awards on March 7, more than 13% of those viewers spent time on the web at the same time. For the 2009 Oscars, 25.6% of the population tuned in and 8.7% surfed the web simultaneously. A large percentage of those watching TV and surfing the web visited Facebook, Google or Yahoo!, a trend also seen in this year’s Super Bowl
You only need to check out the traffic at http://www.livefootballchat.com/ during our superbowl live chat - http://www.livefootballchat.com/lfbc-cogchat/churlchat.do?id=2842 to see how people are flocking to interacting on two screens while watching live events.
Check out http://www.livechatconcepts.com/ for details on our other sites.
Cheers,
Dean
www.DirtyPhonebook.com
Love it - dont know if this article is true (eg the backstory is real or just pr spin) but i love this startup idea.
http://www.businessinsider.com/horrifying-and-vile-new-startup-of-the-day-dirtyphonebookcom-2010-3
DirtyPhoneBook.com is a new Web site that allows people to anonymously post comments on ten digit phone numbers.
As anyone who has taken Chatroulette's world tour of genitals can imagine, DirtyPhoneBook is full of vile stuff.
Amid the rare business review or personal compliment, we found personal takedowns, reviews of prostitutes, and a whole lot of racially-charged anger.
As far as the business concept no worse that delivering pet food from an online website...... and how much funding did they get exactly....
Lets face it - the web is a riot and the best thing ever to happen :)
Come on i mean seriously, what is there not to love about this;
http://www.dirtyphonebook.com/comments/718-344-3297
lol it's cracking me up.
Cheers,
Dean
DirtyPhoneBook.com is a new Web site that allows people to anonymously post comments on ten digit phone numbers.
As anyone who has taken Chatroulette's world tour of genitals can imagine, DirtyPhoneBook is full of vile stuff.
Amid the rare business review or personal compliment, we found personal takedowns, reviews of prostitutes, and a whole lot of racially-charged anger.
As far as the business concept no worse that delivering pet food from an online website...... and how much funding did they get exactly....
Lets face it - the web is a riot and the best thing ever to happen :)
Come on i mean seriously, what is there not to love about this;
http://www.dirtyphonebook.com/comments/718-344-3297
lol it's cracking me up.
Cheers,
Dean
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
LostRemote - QR article
RE: @lostremote http://disq.us/dkahj - lol finally. i've only been harping on about QR codes for 3 years.
Is Facebook about to go QR code crazy?
Imagine that you’re walking around a bar. Everywhere you turn you see people wearing shirts emblazoned with checkered barcodes. No one is talking to each other. Instead of dancing and conversing, the majority of the establishment’s patrons are taking camera phone pictures of those around them. ...
Is Facebook about to go QR code crazy?
Imagine that you’re walking around a bar. Everywhere you turn you see people wearing shirts emblazoned with checkered barcodes. No one is talking to each other. Instead of dancing and conversing, the majority of the establishment’s patrons are taking camera phone pictures of those around them. ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Erin Sax Seymour
Just got home from seeing Erin Sax Seymour blow the doors off Cafe Vivaldi.
It still amazes me after living in New York for 5 years that such talented artists in New York have to play such small gigs, these guys should be playing bars 10 times the size.
It must be a tough way to eek out a living while waiting for the "big break". Hopefully someone reading this can recognise their talent.
You can check out a few of their tracks here otherwise check out the video clip below, their cd Good Girl
is available on Amazon.
If you are into bluesy country grunge (lucinda williams/jenny lewis etc) then check them out, you'll love them.
Cheers,
Dean
It still amazes me after living in New York for 5 years that such talented artists in New York have to play such small gigs, these guys should be playing bars 10 times the size.
It must be a tough way to eek out a living while waiting for the "big break". Hopefully someone reading this can recognise their talent.
You can check out a few of their tracks here otherwise check out the video clip below, their cd Good Girl
is available on Amazon.If you are into bluesy country grunge (lucinda williams/jenny lewis etc) then check them out, you'll love them.
Cheers,
Dean
Friday, March 12, 2010
http://www.LiveCricketChat.com
Gilchrist got out in the #IPL and i missed it.
I need more monitors if watching the next 60 IPL matches is going to work properly.
Catch you online at www.LiveCricketChat.com soon.
Cheers,
Dean
I need more monitors if watching the next 60 IPL matches is going to work properly.
Catch you online at www.LiveCricketChat.com soon.
Cheers,
Dean
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I wonder what happened to Frente?
I wonder what happened to Frente?
man i used to burn this cd up repeating it over and over and over and over.....
Cheers,
Dean
man i used to burn this cd up repeating it over and over and over and over.....
Cheers,
Dean
Formular 1 Bahrain
Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines...... http://www.livef1chat.com/ is now live.
Please go and register at http://www.livef1chat.com/ today and look forward to seeing you this Sunday for the Bahrain F1 for live in the race chat with your friends and F1 fans from all around the world.
Also if you haven't already please friend us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/LiveF1Chat/262295689336 and forward this page to your facebook friends to get them there this Sunday as well.
Cheers
http://www.livechatconcepts.com/
Please go and register at http://www.livef1chat.com/ today and look forward to seeing you this Sunday for the Bahrain F1 for live in the race chat with your friends and F1 fans from all around the world.
Also if you haven't already please friend us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/LiveF1Chat/262295689336 and forward this page to your facebook friends to get them there this Sunday as well.
Cheers
http://www.livechatconcepts.com/
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