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[28 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 214 views]
Daily Mail quotes ceoSteveJobs, parody Twitter account by mistake

Time-to-market is key in the race to “break the news”, but news agencies oftentimes seem to falter with information that is seemingly handed to them, and not verified. Some, as with this case, have their new media staff on standby to write up and post news quickly, even on weekends!
Today, the Daily Mail, UK’s 2nd biggest-selling newspaper made a boo boo by quoting a parody Twitter account, thinking it was the REAL Steve Jobs. Many of us who spend copious amounts of time on Twitter are familiar with the popular …

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[15 Jan 2010 | 10 Comments | 286 views]
Pastors, the Internet, social media and boring slides

Today, I was given the opportunity to speak to a small group of pastors and ministries and share with them on “Tools and toys to enhance your ministry”. Having been in church for a good 30 or so years of my life, I’ve experienced heaps and I am sensitive to what engages and what doesn’t. I hear a lot from people who are both creative and non-creative.
As such, I decided to try and help expose the group to the current trends and what tools can be used for God’s glory.
Free …

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[7 Oct 2009 | 13 Comments | 636 views]
The freeconomy and Starbucks

Today started off as any other day, except for the fact that tweets flooded in about FREE COFFEE at Starbucks!

Never mind the ingenius barista who tried to upsell me the full-blown breakfast, I still got a swell deal on coffee.
The concept of the campaign is awesome – freebies will definitely engage the general population and word of mouth will be the powerful medium in addition to social media tools that will spread the brand like wildfire.
Literally 50% of my office went to the Starbucks outlet downstairs to get a cuppa, …

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[5 Apr 2009 | 9 Comments | 31 views]

BarCamp KL was an amazing event, with 100s of likeminded individuals crowding together at Inti College, just to bounce off each other’s passion. It was my first time attending a BarCamp and it was a fun-filled day of various activities.
It goes to prove that geeks are cool (most of us anyway…) and we have varied interests. There were sessions on how to Salsa, Espresso appreciation, sharing of holiday experiences, Kufi art and also a little about coding standards. Overall it’s just a gathering to network and meet others. A few …

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[23 Feb 2009 | 2 Comments | 31 views]

I caught a webisode of David Heinemeier, partner at 37Signals who talks about making money via online means.
He speaks on the Googles, YouTubes and Facebooks of the world and how they are the rare breed of today. Realistically, he focuses on making $1,000,000 first, and retaining your life – rather than selling out and losing everything. Some billionaires really aren’t that happy at all… true?
Makes me self-actualize and think about where I’ve come over the last 9 years of building Integricity as a digital interactive agency and where I’d like …

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[16 Aug 2008 | 6 Comments | 16 views]

Watch this casual chat video as Alex spends some time with Jacqueline Ann Surin and Cindy Tham of The Nut Graph, 12 hours before Malaysia’s latest new media news website launches. They hang out at Integricity’s office warming party before heading off to a sleepless night!
Get to know the 2 dynamic women behind The Nut Graph and their love for ice cream! Check out www.thenutgraph.com – making sense of politics and pop culture.
What do you think of The Nut Graph? Is there enough space for yet another new media player? …