Dub’s is calling for vendors like Lawson and Ultimate to just close up shop and go away. While this is a very bold statement he is not far from the mark. Today when the major vendors are pumping millions and millions into their products it does become very hard for a second tier vendor toContinue reading “Lawson & Ultimate should close up shop”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
New Home
Hi after several weeks of thought I have decided to move this blog to a new home. From now on I will be using WordPress and be based at http://www.specht.com.au. Each old post on this site will have a pointer to the new site, I have already updated the feed so you do not haveContinue reading “New Home”
Welcome to my new home
Welcome to my new WordPress blog at my new domain. I have been planning to move to a new domain for many months now and given what is going on at work where I might be without a job soon I thought it was time to get cracking. I have also become very disappointed withContinue reading “Welcome to my new home”
Podcasting in education
Great to see Anne Barlett-Brag calling for podcasting to enter education. Having seen the increase in productivity from my wife now she can download her lectures same day from Macquarie Uni there is huge potential.
Podcasting in education
Great to see Anne Barlett-Brag caling for podcasting to enter education. Having seen the increase in productivity from my wife now she can download her lectures same day from Macquarie Uni there is huge potential.
Success of your blog
Regina from BNet Blogs asks an interesting question. How do you measure the success of a blog strategy?
Success of your blog
Regina from BNet Blogs asks an interesting question. How do you measure the success of a blog strategy? There are many items out there that can help you develop your measures. At the end of the day you need to have a clear measure for success, like when Jeremy Wright auctioned his blogging service onContinue reading “Success of your blog”
Vertical Search
A couple of days ago Indeed announced a partnership with Info.com that will integrate the 100,000s of jobs that Indeed has into Info.com‘s aggregated search engine. (In Australia Sensis is doing a similar thing to Info.com). An interesting convergence of tools. This got me thinking about comparing Indeed with SimplyHired, an interesting question. How doesContinue reading “Vertical Search”
Vertical search
A couple of days ago Indeed announced a partnership with Info.com that will integrate the 100,000s of jobs that Indeed has into Info.com‘s aggregated search engine. (In Australia Sensis is doing a similar thing to Info.com). An interesting convergence of tools. This got me thinking about comparing Indeed with SimplyHired, an interesting question. How doesContinue reading “Vertical search”
Japan, knives and GPS tracking
It seems the Japanese are getting very serious about the security of their children. They now have knife proof clothing, GPS tagged bags and personal alarm systems. However I have to wonder about the privacy impacts and long term psychological changes with the culture based on these types of changes.
Michael Specht 