by JAK | Jan 24, 2011 | big ideas
Planning for the next WordCampNZ event in Wellington is in full swing. As a trustee and one of the key organisers we are busy confirming speakers, sponsors and selling tickets. If you are in Wellington or visiting that way plan to come along. It all happens on Sat...
by JAK | Jan 23, 2011 | big ideas
Working online in the marketing arena in NZ I’d say that I got got hit by the US global financial crisis up to one year before many other local businesses. The only good thing about that; was experiencing an upturn a bit sooner than other local businesses. But...
by JAK | Jan 17, 2011 | culture, industry futures, music
As a parent – I’m always interested in ways that children can get more engaged with learning about everything. Touch screens like those used by the iPad are clearly of interest and as a music fan I liked this one. The featured app here is a curated...
by JAK | Jan 16, 2011 | this blog
What have I been up to at the start of 2011. Lots of swimming and working on WordCampNZ 2011. This mention map looks to be interactive and probably updates in real time. Hover over the map to explore connections. Enter your twitter id to view your own map. Note: the...
by JAK | Dec 20, 2010 | culture
There is an old myth that Eskimo have a very large number of words for snow. At first that seems like it could be true given the apparent lack of change in the Northern landscape. Its a nice idea though. For me I like the idea of precision and being able to cut...
