Google Squared – Definitely Not for Nerds
Google has released a fantastic new search option called Google Squared – it structures unstructured data, puts it in a table, and makes compiling lists…
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Constantine Frantzeskos
I help global businesses meet their future digital customers with user-centred digital strategies, innovations and ideas.
Seth Godin on: Luxury vs. premium
Seth Godin asks – what’s the difference between luxury vs premium? He argues in essence, Luxury is an extravagant price on a less than extravagant…
Continue reading →SmartCompany: Me on Twitter’s churn and burn
I’m is quoted in this Patrick Stafford piece in SmartCompany. It’s about Twitter’s appalling churn rate of over 60%. Some of the reasons why Twitter’s retention…
Continue reading →The social media space has come down with swine flu
Swine flu is dominating Google search. For the past two days (in the US at least), discussions around “swine flu”, “pig flu” and other such…
Continue reading →Happy 10th Birthday Cluetrain!
The Cluetrain Manifesto is a book that inspired many of us, giving us a framework that allowed our passion for the digital space to become…
Continue reading →Dominos Going to Fall
Dominos Pizza has been embarrassed by a scandal where some employees of the business made a video that showed them doing some pretty disgusting things…
Continue reading →Managing reputations online – QantasSucksWorld.com
Another example of a consumer based corporate abuse site, http://qantassucksworld.com, celebrates it’s first anniversary this week. The site describes itself as “the Qantas News website by…
Continue reading →Online searches are getting longer (8+ words)
People are using Google instead of portals and one stop shops – we know that. Search is the gateway to content. Even Rupert Murdoch this…
Continue reading →Twitter is for old people
According to Nielsen, Twitter is most popular with 35-49 year olds, with teens barely rating on the Twitter popularity scale: Twitter Doesn’t Smell Like Teen Spirit…
Continue reading →Anatomy of a social media disaster
Two recent campaigns by Australian organisations have caused a debate over trust in social media campaigns. Tourism Queensland (TQ) recently launched a campaign with a…
Continue reading →What ever happened to Webrings?
In the olden days of the early-mid 90s, websites on like topics were linked via webrings; links / arrows on the bottom of the page…
Continue reading →A trusted digital travel advisor
I recently returned from a very relaxing three week holiday in Greece and Italy. The groups that provided services and tours concluded the experiences with a…
Continue reading →Google might be making us stupid
A great piece on how Google, and changing media consumption habits are changing the way we think – literally. Is Google Making Us Stupid?
Continue reading →OMG – Tasmanians on the loose!
What positives could you possibly bring up about Senator Stephen Parry’s letter re: Bill Henson? a) That it is spelt correctly? b) That it contains…
Continue reading →Bill Leak on Bill Henson
Two great cartoons from Bill Leak in The Australian over the past two days on the Bill Henson saga: Monday 26 May Saturday 24 May
Continue reading →Sex change for a 12 year old “adult”
In the light of the Bill Henson saga, where the major argument against his work is that his 12 or 13 year old models and…
Continue reading →Art under attack by Rudd the philistine
Superstar Australian artist Bill Henson has been the victim of a vicious and ignorant political / media witch-hunt that has led to the cancellation of…
Continue reading →Fred Stauder – “A hero to small business”
Today marks 20 years since the Supreme Court of Victoria awarded the Dollar Sweets Company damages in the fight against the thugs, bullies and standover…
Continue reading →Increasing energy prices good for some companies?
How can BHP expand production at Olympic Dam without a new source of power? Can Australia really increase production volumes in its minerals and metals…
Continue reading →HOT or NOT: A judgemental person’s delight
HOT or NOT is one of the most interesting sites I’ve seen in ages. My good friend RGM at Me and Us alerted me to…
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