10 years ago today a plane carrying one passenger crashed into a mountain in South Africa killing all on board. 50 years ago today a screen goddess had her last (36th) birthday. She would be dead by August. [tweetmeme source=”ChazGunningham” only_single=false] Both had bucket loads of fortune and talent, and at various times had the...Read More
Two years ago we had our official launch of the WA Internet Business Association (eGroup) and we were casting around for an inspirational speaker. As the inaugural President, I had one name on my list, the CEO of iiNet, Michael Malone. Anyone in WA would know of his company, that seemed to mop up all...Read More
[tweetmeme source=”ChazGunningham” only_single=false] In 1977, at the height of disco, Randy Newman shot to #2 in the US with his politically incorrect ditty, Short People. “Short People got … no reason … Short people got no reason … To live” he sang. Was it an ironic dig at ignorance and prejudice? No, said Newman, when...Read More
A few years ago I picked up a stat from I know not where that “after 8 seconds, if your web site does not load and users know where to go, 50% will leave the site completely“. I reckon that is more like 2 seconds today. Two seconds. Reminds me of the highway code saying...Read More
[tweetmeme source=”ChazGunningham” only_single=false] Aged just 10, I was packed off to a private boarding school, where I would complete my education over the next 8 years. I had no choice in the matter, and I had a good time and got a decent education. With two older brothers at private boarding schools, my parents would...Read More
[tweetmeme source=”ChazGunningham” only_single=false] I’ve just finished The Clinton Tapes, a 700 page coverage of 79 secret “taped diary meetings” President Bill Clinton had with old friend and ML King biographer Taylor Branch while Clinton was President. It provides fascinating insight into a fascinating Presidency and equally fascinatingly flawed but magnetic individual. A human, after all. For...Read More
A few weeks ago, the NASDAQ composite index, the barometer of mainly North American hi tech companies, passed back over 3000. When was the last time it was over 3000? Well, you have to go back to a Clinton White House era for that during the first dotcom boom. The NASDAQ was to climb to...Read More
About a year ago, I saw a TED Talk with a guy talking about his blog, 1000 Awesome things; it won prizes at best blog, and started with a delightful idea – no matter how hard life can seem at times, there have got to be 1000 things that are awesome. So he counted them...Read More
This post appeared first on ResidentialSettlements.com.au: an interview with me about real estate Internet marketing… As manager for reiwa.com, Charlie Gunningham is switched on when it comes to the ins and outs of online marketing. Below, he reveals the biggest marketing mistakes real estate agents are making, and how agents can get social media and...Read More
No, I’m not going to go all Olivia Neutron Bomb on you, but I’m on holiday enjoying being in the country, and you can’t get more country than country Western Australia. Off the beaten track, fishing from a deserted beach with salmon running and sharks abounding, stunning scenery all around, and on the road a...Read More
