by JAK | Oct 5, 2012 | big data, TEDx
Over the past few weeks a number of the TEDxAuckland 2012 speakers have talked with National Radio. Here are Sean Gourley, Assil Russell and Matthew Simmons radio clips. TEDx talks on the day are limited to 18 minutes each so these extended radio clips give more...
by JAK | Aug 21, 2012 | culture, industry futures, WordPress
Two weeks ago I was at Wordcamp SF (#wcsf ) and given that I live in Auckland NZ it is rather a long way to go so why do I do it? Simply put – since 2009 I have been working mostly full time on WordPress based projects. I actually started using WordPress in mid...
by JAK | Jul 10, 2011 | big ideas, development, industry futures
In 2011 we are all born global and to do well in the competition for capital and other resources we need to develop better measurement frameworks for promoting New Zealand as a centre for innovation to the rest of the world. Its election year in New Zealand and one...
by JAK | Mar 7, 2011 | WordPress
In February I was fortunate enough to be part of a dual event held in Wellington, NZ and a week later in Melbourne. As one of the NZ organisers we curated a number of talks on what WordPress users are doing here; as well as how they do some of that. All of the talks...
by JAK | Dec 14, 2010 | culture
I work with a large number of bloggers and site owners and in the early days everyone is sure they will get writing. Many start with a blast and then go for a slow fade, unintentional but… What seems to work better is to have a a bit more of a plan and a...