Secret media relations: how to criticise your competitors

Sometimes you need to compare your product and your company to others. It’s hard to compare without being critical but being critical comes with hidden risks. Don’t do it lightly and follow these rules.

Master “W Fu” — the secret art of media relations

While I no longer have to practice media relations every day, most startup founders find they have to wear many hats, and one of those may be the natty trilby hat of media relations. Here’s how to take off that trilby and use it as a deadly weapon…

Internet Explorer 8: the unfaithful ex-girlfriend

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer IE 8 showing up now is like an unfaithful ex-partner showing up a long time after you’ve found someone better looking and less likely to break your heart.

Status Epilepticus: 50 funny status messages from web history

These days, everybody’s got at least one status message, mood or “What I’m doing now” attached to an online profile. I bet the Dalai Llama’s says, “Laughing, again” and Km Jong-Il’s says something like, “I feel like launching missles today.” So here are some of the most interesting status messages I’ve collected over the last few years.

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How the iPhone changed my life

As I said in the presentation, when I say “changed my life” I’m not talking about any single seismic change, but a significant change in my life brought about by dozens of small, incremental, important improvements in my day.

Here’s a few examples of what I mean:
Presenting at Optus hAPPlication event

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