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Archive for December, 2005

G’Day World #64 - Ben Barren

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Ben Barren is a Melbourne boy who has been around this innanet thing since day T-1. He’s worked for some of Australia’s top innanet companies and is now running a Web2.0 start-up. Ben’s a voracious listener of podcasts and reader of blogs, so I turn to him for the latest updates on what the hell [...]

 
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Comments on this blog will be offline Dec 31st - Jan 2

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

TPN would like to advise that we are doing some important server maintenance on from Dec 31 - Jan 2 and our comments system will be down during that period. Regular access to podcasts and blog posts should not be affected during this time. Thanks for your patience!

G’Day World “On The Pod” #63 - Joseph Nassise

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

I’m back from my vacation in hell with a suitable guest - horror novelist Joseph Nassise, author of the highly-acclaimed recent novel HERETIC.

I’m about two-thirds of the way through HERETIC and it’s a real page-turner, so I was very excited about getting Joe on the show. We chat about the novel, his approach to [...]

 
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on holidays

Monday, December 12th, 2005

For my sins, I’m taking my family to Bundaberg (map) for 8 days as of tomorrow. Bundy (as it’s known), population 58,000, is the home of Bundy Rum and Dr Death. It’s also the place where Belinda and I grew up and where my mother and her parents still live. According to the Bureau of [...]

G’Day World “On The Pod” #62 - Cydni Tetro

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

My guest today is Cydni Tetro, Vice President of Product and Corporate Marketing, NextPage Inc.

Cydni was on the podcasting panel we did at BlogOn2005 in New York last October.
She has been using podcasts to add value to NextPage’s clients. In the interview we discuss her philosophy of how to best use podcasts [...]

 
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G’Day World #16 2005-12-06 - CENSORSHIP!

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

CENSORSHIP!
Is there a need or even a justification for censorship of adult material in 21st century Australia?
Today I caught up with a coffee and a chat with my mate Paul aka “Gonzo” from PolyEster Books.

PolyEster Books in Melbourne has been on a mission “TO PROVIDE THE FREAKIEST UNDERGROUND BOOKS, MAGAZINES, FILMS AND COMIX” for 20 [...]

 
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Aussie Blogging Conference… again

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

Duncan Riley is begging and pleading for SOMEONE to pull together an Australian blogging conference.

I’ve spoken to a few people in the past (indeed over the past 2 years) about this, and even some who are planning an Australian business blogging conference, but I’m getting old waiting for a full blown Australian [...]

G’Day World #15 2005-12-05

Monday, December 5th, 2005

Rich Giles, host of The Gadget Show, joins me today for a chat about:
Wired Magazine as a Technology Market Barometer
Adam Curry and “Wiki-Gate”
Aussie ISP iiNet representative suggests ISPs will block Skype
Why the Government doesn’t want to release Open Spectrum
Thanks Rich! Sorry it’s taken so long to have you on the show mate! See you [...]

 
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G’Day World “On The Pod” #61 - Doc Searls

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

He’s da man who said “Markets Are Conversations”. And I get to talk to him. How was YOUR day?
Doc recently wrote an article called “Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes” which has got many of us wondering, perhaps for the first time, whether or [...]

 
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The Lifekludger mashes me up

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

David Wallace aka The Lifekudger is a blogger and podcaster in Adelaide who has mashed me up. I think that’s the first time I’ve been mashed. Thanks David! Maybe I’ll get Ben Folds (is he still living in Adelaide?) to produce my first album a la Shatner.