We’re witnessing the beginning of the end of Facebook
Yes, you read that right - it may take a decade or so - but I’m calling it.
Facebook - the social media platform du jour for many, the one that helped...
NZ first nation to join Smart Cities programme
New Zealand has become the first nation in the world to have all of its local Council’s join the Smart Cities Council (SCCANZ).
This means that councils across the country will be...
Everything MOH is willing to tell us right now about the upcoming My Vaccine...
The most anticipated app in recent memory is the upcoming Covid Vaccination passport app which it seems will be called My Vaccine Pass. That’s the app we’ll need to download on...
Crypto goes to Hollywood
Seeing Matt Damon front an ad for cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com this week, was not only a smart marketing flex for the company, but an indication that crypto has well and truly...
Now Meta wants to teach our news organisations to “develop better business models”
After a decade of Facebook and Google hammering news organisations globally by effectively taking over the mobile advertising space while using its news content on its platform for little recompense, the...
Streaming wars: NZ broadcasters face-off in battle for viewers
This month Netflix gave us an insight into how dominant it has become in the streaming-video-on-demand (SVOD) space, releasing a weekly report that details the time people spent watching its top...
Sharesies vs Hatch fees comparison (…for US shares)
Sharesies and Hatch offer Kiwis largely the same service: the ability to invest in US companies from their smartphones and laptops. The biggest difference between the two companies - apart from...
Q&A with Hamish McKenzie (the Kiwi co-founder of Substack) on how writers can make...
Michael Moore joined Substack the other day. So did Dan Rather, Alison Roman, and even Edward Snowden. They join Andrew Sullivan has joined Substack as have Glenn Greenwald, Cheryl Strayed, Patti...
What Spotify’s live audio app Greenroom is really like…
Spotify joined the live audio game last week with Greenroom.
It’s done via a reskinned Locker Room app that Spotify bought in March for an estimated $50 million USD.
It now joins Twitter...
Interview with A/NZ Zoom head Michael Chetner – “putting people at the forefront of...
The pandemic and the overnight move to hybrid working has meant enormous growth for Zoom - whether it be for business, education, entertainment or just catching up with family and friends...