MsBehaviour is a big fan of the free and open source browser, Firefox. She’s got a bunch of tips to make it look pretty and also useful. Full notes and more over at the G33kshow.com.
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MsBehaviour says maker spaces are growing in popularity, bringing hackers, crafters, and creators together to share tools and skills. Urban zones are sprouting knitted or crocheted overlays, embedded with Arduino open-source electronics for interactive creations. Old skool crafts are being given a geek twist, with knitted robots, crocheted computers or games characters immortalised in cross stitch. Check out all the links over at The Big Idea.
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MsBehaviour reports on Paul Graham who a runs successful seed fund company Y Combinator, and writes a popular series of essays the most recent of which is on the Maker’s v Manager’s Schedule which is important to understand if you are trying to manage writers, coders, designers, editors, or any other ‘creative types.’ Full links and show notes are over at TheG33kShow.com.
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MsBehaviour reports on the growth areas of the entertainment industry. CD Baby have paid out over $100 million to indie artists and the stats show that contrary to some reports sales of entertainment media are on the rise… Full links and show notes are over at TheG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour looks at why tagging data is important as the next phase in the development of the Semantic Web and provides some tips for tagging your content. Full show notes are up on The Big Idea and check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour has a round up of sites delivering digital information about New Zealand Culture & History just in time for the school holidays. Listen to the audio and click the links over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour says that independent filmmakers, musicians and other creative types are harnessing communities of fans to microfinance, or ‘Crowdfund’ their creative projects. There are many tools on the web that facilitate that but one in particular that is looking rather exciting is a crowdfunding community called Kickstarter. The full rundown on crowdsourcing and the show notes is at The Big Idea. Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
MsBehaviour says one thing successful entrepreneurs have in common is that they share their dreams with a team of experienced mentors. Access to the knowledge, and networks of a mentor you trust will make your big idea far more likely to succeed in the long run. So how can you take a concept from idea to business success? Check out the full column over at The Big Idea.
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MsBehaviour talk about the evolution of online communities or as they are know these days ’social networks’. The form these networks have taken has changed over the years in much the same way as the web has evolved and changed but the purpose of these networks has remained the same. An example is thebigidea.co.nz which has gone through a very recent transition. Check out more audio and video over at theG33kShow.com.
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MsBehaviour wraps up the past week’s twitterisation of New Zealand with the arrival of the next messiah @twitchhiker.
MsB talks about the power of the medium, the implications for corporate PR, twitter fatigue, celebrity tweets and news making twats. More including a video of The Twitchiker arriving is over at TheG33kshow.com
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