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Link Mezza Plate #10

ausmarc — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:37:07 +0000

iPad non-porn by Bob Parson’s marketing machine at GoDaddy.
Tech Zealots and how to spot them in the wild.
Megashark infographic. It’s the absolute truth.
Without civil liberties, government is just a criminal racket by Stilgherrian
The secret to great work is great play – so that would mean it’s no-longer work, right?

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Link Mezza Plate #9

ausmarc — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:18:55 +0000

Some tasty link morsels:

Superb video depicting the evolution of earth collapsed into 1 minute.
Upload and explore data with Swivel.
The credit crisis visualised. While technically it’s not accurate the idea and execution is fantastic.
Great read by Jason Calacanis on What to do if your startup is about to fail.

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Link Mezza Plate #8

ausmarc — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:04:05 +0000

The Myth of The Launch Seth Godin
Transliteration – the Babel fish is here Alturnal
Gen Y loves banking online using Web2.0 apps Fin Extra
Setting Firefox to launch Gmail for mailto links Life Hacker
Surfing Mice YouTube

Link Mezza Plate #7

ausmarc — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:54:28 +0000

Good video from CeBIT on startups from Stilgherrian featuring Jason Calacanis of Mahalo.
Will have to re-write the Saasu API to support this ecommerce site. Hat tip to zfweb.
Saasu won CeBIT again for the 2nd year in a row. This is my 10th gratuitous self back patting. Ah well, we deserve it.
If you’re thinking what’s the big deal with fixing twitter then check out this post from Myles Eftos.

Link Mezza Plate #6

ausmarc — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:49 +0000

Twitter the nuclear option
Stilgherrian points to a great read. I particularly loved this quote describing the potency of Twitter….”This newest of new things has only just started to rise up and flex its muscles. The street, ever watchful, will find new uses for it, uses that corporations, governments and institutions of every stripe will find incredibly distasteful, chaotic, and impossible to manage.”

Frasers Broadway
Grant Young points to this amazing (looking) bit of Green architecture. I have to agree with Grant that the various artists impressions always leave me a little skeptical. I’ll track the detail on their website with interest. Draping plants over balconies never seem to last long. Why? Because humans let them die. Let’s hope the building has systems for managing humans lack of plant care.

Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth
Photosynth is getting a run in CSI NY episode “Behold the Future”. CBS’s trailer is out but I don’t think the episode has aired yet. I first checked out the Photosynth technology mid last year when it was soft launched via the Microsoft labs blog. It’s worth a look through the tech preview on the Photosynth website – stuff of the future.

Link Mezza Plate #5

ausmarc — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:11:03 +0000

Interesting post by logoorange about logo design trends in 2008
DoshDosh is one of my favourite websites. Here’s some guidelines on building personal brand via social media p.s.
If your a lego fan like my kids (actually me) then check out chirkman’s Lego tag set on flickr. His photo’s seem to put life into these little plastic action figures.
Twitter fans. Check out the Founders talking about Twitter and the markets they are in. Thanks trib

Link Mezza Plate #4

ausmarc — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:44:30 +0000

Andy Goldsworthy and his amazing natural art works.
Don’t Let A Reliance on Email Kill Your Communication. It’s bloated, delayed, one-to-one and written.
Downloading lots of whitepapers? This might help free up your hard drive – Bnet.com.

Link Mezza Plate #3

ausmarc — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:32:17 +0000

Link Dump was too negative and boring, so i’m calling these posts my Net Mezza Plate (in honor of my fellow trader Kerem Kozan of Deutsche Bank days).

The issue of IT business estate planning. Does your business have a Godfather?
This one I’m a big believer in. The difference between success and failure – Getting versus Taking
Tesla electric sports car has gone into production. And it looks cool. Thanks Grant.
A “simply life” approach. Living with Less.

Link Mezza Plate #2

ausmarc — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:01:25 +0000

Must see video about awareness from Seth Goddin
Extremely scary hi-tech robot from Boston Dynamics funded by the Us Department of Defense unit DARPA
iJump have a fantastic podcast/blog in typical NZ content fashion. I love real people talking about real business topics.

Link Mezza Plate #1

ausmarc — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:10:41 +0000

Jill Bolte Taylor at TED. The most important viewing you could possibly do this year. Attribution: Leah from Working Solo
Dosh Dosh and in particular his latest article on creating a good news blog. If that’s your angle you better read this.
The brand gap is a must read slideshow if you are developing a brand for your business. Found on slideshare.net a very good resource for premium free content.
Piclens built a nice image viewer for websites.
Alice.org and better still is Matheletics.com if you have kids.
Earth Hour by WWF. Don’t forget to register and do it.