Author: Paul Wallbank on
2 February 2010
One of the great misconceptions about the internet is how it isolates people from society. The truth is the net is a window on the real word that allows you to discover the networks that can help your business.
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
19 January 2010
Since Global Positioning System (GPS) equipped smartphones arrived on the market, we're seeing all kinds of location based phone applications springing up. Recently I've been playing with two of these services –
Foursquare and
Urban Spoon to find there are some lessons for businesses in how these products work.
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
12 January 2010
Last week's Las Vegas
Consumer Electronics Show we discussed just before the Christmas break. If there's one thing for sure, we can say tablet computers, 3D televisions and the Google phone are racing to see which will be the first to the "peak of inflated expectations".
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
5 January 2010
This article first appeared September 22, 2009.
The classic entrepreneur's dream is to take a business from four people operating out of a spare room into a worldwide success. A start up map application founded on Sydney's North Shore is one of those stories.
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
1 December 2009
Last week I wrote about the things you should look for when choosing an IT service provider. Shortly after writing that column I caught up with Cathy (names changed to protect the guilty) and found out what happened in her search for a tech.The results weren't pretty and the reasons why are a lesson for anyone in a service industry. Let's start with the most fundamental.
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
10 November 2009
A few weeks ago more than 40 of Australia's most exciting innovators showed off their products at Tech23. Twenty-three of those business were selected to give a four minute pitch to industry leaders in front of several hundred spectators at a Sydney auditorium.
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Author: Paul Wallbank on
3 November 2009
Last week's column looked at Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system, how it stood up against the previous Vista program and what businesses should do about incorporating it into their networks.
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