Archive for June, 2009

Getting more done in lean times

Last week I wrote an email that started off with “Sorry I’ve taken a while to get back to you, I have been swamped lately”.  Not the first time I have written those words lately, and I don’t reckon I’m an orphan either.  Because the GFC, like any garden variety recession, always seem to end [...]

I vote for the generalist

Life rewards expertise.  Judges earn more than factory workers (mostly), society respects experts (we award them AO’s and AM’s simply for doing their job) and it appears to make sense to seek out experts to solve your problems  – who wants to use  GP, when you can have the ophthalmologist look at your eye problem. [...]

People in 3D

Once a month I have a “boys night out at the movies” with a group of other guys.  We normally have a quick drink, see a movie (I’m voting for Lesbian Vampire Killers next) then a quick discussion afterwards.
As the amateur film critic, I have developed a pattern of thought in where I ask myself [...]

Event Report – The Monetisation of Social Networks

From the Churchill Club Event of 11-Jun-09
So I had a panel answer a number of questions around monetising social networks, including:

Are there profitable social networks or “are we just hanging on till we get bought”
What are the winner and loser models
What are the KPI’s
Can you switch horses during the race?
What’s next?

The Panelists were:
Martin Hosking – [...]