Tag Archives: Internet Industry

Planet Mirror founder responds to Whirlpool peanut gallery


Posted on 13. Jan, 2003

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Meant to comment on this a couple of weeks ago: Not soon after Jason Andrade launched the premium PlanetMirror plans in conjunction with BigPond, he copped a fair amount of flack on the Whirlpool forums, mainly from idiots. There were however some valid comments about a monthly subscription versus pay-for-usage, as people were concerned they wouldn't be able to use their whole 3GB each month (although, I'm assuming the $19.95 is heavily discounted and dependant on this fact). Despite the negative comments, I still reckon a premium mirror like PlanetMirror is a good thing for Australia, the problem they face however is battling the mindset of users expecting all downloads to be free as opposed to paying a very modest amount for what could be a good long term service. More on this later, I'll be watching this one with interest.

http://whirlpool.net.au/...


Big Ideas or Big Trouble?


Posted on 21. Dec, 2001

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Interesting piece from Michael Walsh.

http://australia.internet.com/...


In 2002 Hope Must Turn To Humility


Posted on 17. Dec, 2001

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Niki's latest column:

"The environment through which the commercial Internet was created could best be described as a mix of fanaticism, greed and hurried execution. To think that we have worked out the correct and optimal ways of selling goods and services over the medium would be naive. It's for this reason that 2002 must see a great attention toward evolution."

http://australia.internet.com/...


MSNBC: Asia-Pacific region will become largest Internet market by 2003


Posted on 08. Aug, 2001

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"THE RESEARCH GROUP projects the Asia Pacific region, including Japan, to have 183.3 million net subscribers in 2003, compared to 162.8 million in the United States."

http://www.msnbc.com/...


Internet World Australia 2001


Posted on 17. Jul, 2001

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I'll be at the Internet World conference all day tomorrow, taking a primarily wireless track, although 9am keynote speaker Danni Ashe should also be interesting. We all know what one of the most profitable business models on the internet has turned out to be, it's good to see it taking out the opening day keynote. I've never bothered to attend an Internet World conference and always sniggered at those who did, but the gold pass came my way last week so I thought I'd take the opportunity to check it out. I'll post an amusing (probably cynical) mini-review in the next couple of days I guess.

http://www.internetworldasia.com/...


Niki Scevak, definitely one of my favourite Australian Internet Industry columnists


Posted on 10. Jul, 2001

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I must be on the same wavelength as Niki Scevak from australia.internet.com this week, we've written about the similar things over the past couple of days, of course Niki's articles are far more comprehensive, well researched and interesting than mine.


WSJ: Repo man thrives on tech troubles


Posted on 07. May, 2001

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"'WE'VE GOT TO HURRY,' he says. 'We got a tip he leaves the house at 5:30.' His quarry is a computer-company worker who recently lost his job. The man's loss is Mr. Kevern's gain. Mr. Kevern is a repo man, and the boom times are finally returning for his industry in Silicon Valley." [via Eugene]

http://www.msnbc.com/...


Cargo Cult


Posted on 07. May, 2001

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Cringley: "Ask Not for Whom the Internet Bubble Bursts, It Bursts for Thee" [via Camworld]

http://www.pbs.org/...


Australian high tech news goodies


Posted on 23. Apr, 2001

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Lots of goodies in IT Fairfax this morning, including: ABC and SBS working together on new digital TV equipment, Quokka sacks most of the 150 remaining staff in San Francisco, details of ABA site blocking activities, and a report from KPMG discussing the effect overdone negativity to tech stocks is having on Australia's high tech sector.

http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/...


The week that was..


Posted on 30. Mar, 2001

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As usual Niki Scevak has an interesting round up of this weeks Australian high-tech goings on including Fosters' proposed takeover of WinePlanet and a 3G auction wrap up. In other interesting news, Bullant just completed another round of financing raising $45M and marchFIRST gets closer to bankruptcy.

http://australia.internet.com/...


New titles for the new economy


Posted on 24. Aug, 2000

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B2bbuyer.com.au, yet another online trading exchange, have a Chief Reality Officer (CRO) and Chief Profitability Officer (CPO) on staff.

http://www.itnews.com.au/...


Captain Schmooze


Posted on 18. Jul, 2000

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Formal and informal web industry networking events in Sydney and Melbourne are getting more and more popular.

http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/...


Triumph of the Nerds


Posted on 10. May, 2000

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You mean it's not all about marketing strategies, multi-billion dollar alliances and content? Red Herring says true technology companies are poised for a comeback. [via Davenetics]

http://www.herring.com/...


The rise and fall of Netscape


Posted on 10. Mar, 2000

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An intersting read, highly recommended. "Founded in 1994 by Web-browser innovator Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark, Netscape Communications Corp. was built on the Silicon Valley recipe of outstanding technological innovation mixed with the leadership of a charismatic CEO -- in this case, Jim Barksdale -- and the undying energy of a brilliant and youthful staff who truly believed they were shaping the future." [ZDNet]

http://www.zdnet.com/...


TiNSHED Kickstart for Startups conference


Posted on 07. Mar, 2000

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"..connecting you with the people, know-how and funding to grow your idea into a booming business."

"Listen to the pros from Australia and Silicon Valley who've been there and done it all before. Meet the TiNSHED Angels, venture capitalists, lawyers, investment bankers, corporate's and entrepreneurs who will share their experiences on how to set your company up for success." :)

https://www.tinshed.com/...


Venture capital group raises AUD$61m investment pool


Posted on 07. Mar, 2000

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http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/...


Operator Headspace


Posted on 07. Mar, 2000

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A polite term to describe the actions of the digitally clueless.. [via TT]

http://asia.internet.com/...


Self-Organising Internet Industry


Posted on 27. Jan, 2000

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An interactive map of how the major Internet players interconnect around the four Gatekeepers of the Internet Economy as proposed by a January 24, 2000 Industry Standard article, The Web's Gatekeepers. (Hint, drag each major player into a corner, select No-Overlap and press Stop) [via TT]

http://www.orgnet.com/...


Y-Life: How the Net changed America


Posted on 13. Sep, 1999

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Katz offers an interesting look back at how the Internet went mainstream in America. It's pretty amazing when you think about how fast it has been adopted by so many people. [via CamWorld]

http://www.zdnet.com/...


DrinkExchange


Posted on 05. Aug, 1999

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I'm planning to go to the first DrinkExchange in Sydney (sorry no link), a web industry oriented networking drinking thingo on Wednesday night at Ampersand Cockle Bay. Sounds like fun.