by JAK | Nov 9, 2013 | big data, industry futures, online marketing
So this week after 7 years of business, Twitter finally listed on the NYSE in an IPO. Shares were valued at $26 and only 70m were on offer. Predictably the shares went as high as $50.9 inside the first 2 days and have now dropped back to $44.9 which gives them a...
by JAK | Nov 2, 2013 | big ideas, culture, industry futures, TEDx, video
On Dec 7th ( NZ time) TEDxHomebushRdWomen becomes the first TEDxWomens event in New Zealand. It runs from 1:00 – 6.00 pm at the City Gallery in Wellington. The #TEDxHomebushRdWomen event is timed to coincide with a global TEDxWomen event being held on Dec 5th in...
by JAK | Sep 23, 2013 | big ideas, culture, general business, industry futures
Last week Roy Morgan Research published a slideshow about the Digital Universe in NZ and Australia. It is always great to see local research. Australian and NZ cultures adapt to a changing media mix and digital environment in similar but different ways than the U.S....
by JAK | Aug 8, 2013 | culture, development, industry futures, TEDx
Thanks to everyone who came along to TEDx Auckland 2013 last weekend. It was a huge day for everyone and a triumph for speakers, organisers and other partners. Five days later the buzz is fading a bit but hopefully you are still feeling inspired. Increasingly TEDx and...
by JAK | Jul 29, 2013 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Back in the 90’s many of us in the tech community talked about the convergence of technology making for changes in the value chains of many businesses. Some of that was obvious as telcos and media companies started to feel the business impacts of change. Back...
by JAK | Jun 23, 2013 | culture, industry futures
Last year on PBS Frontline there was a 4 part documentary series called Money, Power and Wall Street which tells the inside story of the GFC. As other media commentators have found out before a number of the contributing factors are well known 1/ Banking regulation...
