Simon Young

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got quoted in the New Zealand Herald, discussing social media on behalf of iJump
got mentioned in the Czech Republic by our friend Adam Mezei
dipped my toe in the water of [...]

Jake Pearce and I get together again to discuss the impact Generation C is having on … the music industry. And keep an eye on newsstands later this month for a special update on Generation C in Idealog magazine.
Meantime, enjoy the podcast!

 

 Generation C changes the world, part deux [36:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (534)

This week I:
Made a case for content writers in the web development process.
Thought aloud about some inspirational movies.
Attended my first Auckland Web Design Meetup.
Got the latest Marketing Magazine and found I’d written two pieces in it!
Released Jump In episode 11, an interview with Professor Jonathan Schroeder on “Brand Culture”
And began work on Marketing [...]

In the latest issue of NZMarketing magazine, you can read my latest articles:
Online column: how to podcast – and why.
Marketing education – a special report uncovering how marketers keep up with the play, and whether traditional universities and polytechs have anything to do with it.
Available by subscription or on most newsstands in New Zealand.
Have a [...]

I got memetagged! I think this has happened to me once before, and I didn’t follow through, and it was awful.
So thanks Bryan for sharing, and for tagging me. I appreciate it.
Okay, here goes: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about me.

I speak fluent (ish) Samoan
My wife Marie is Samoan, and I’m a bit of [...]

Last week I had a brilliant idea! Do a weekly summary of anything useful I’ve created around the place. This is the first one, and it’s two-weekly.
Last week I…
Answered a question on LinkedIn about naming a web 2.0 startup. (Some pretty good advice from others on this post, too!)
Cautioned a startup against skimping on sales [...]