Voting in Brisbane, 1937
Ah, yes … some things never change, though I see this ‘Ordinary Voting Officer’ is using a fountain pen. Voting in Brisbane, 1937 Originally uploaded by State Library of Queensland, Australia
Continue reading ...Marginalia: a blog
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Marginalia: a blog
Talkbacks and Feedbacks get more social
The theatre tribe in my neck of the woods uses Facebook … a lot. They’re gradually coming round to Twitter. Blogs are not as popular … no surprises there. Social networking is being used, as you might expect, as a community support mechanism providing news, keeping in touch, promoting shows, providing links to items of
Continue reading ...Twitter: to follow or not to follow? That is the question.
Like many who use social networking software to engage in conversation, I’d characterise myself as a heavy Twitter-user. And the more I use Twitter, the more followers I get; it’s the nature of viral communication. I’m now followed by 1400 + people – small beans compared with some. Now, I follow some who don’t follow
Continue reading ...We are in love again, my inner-geek and I
Image via Wikipedia We’ve been together now a bit over a couple of weeks, my iPad and I – since delivery on Australia release day, 28 May. We’ve done a few meetings, an interstate flight, home duties, gone to bed together and, I must say, it’s been a pleasure! It garners squeals of envy and
Continue reading ...10 Years on … how technology has changed my world
Yesterday the new solar panels on my roof started generating energy for the first time, joining the smaller hot-water solar system I’ve been using for a couple of years now. I was fascinated to see the wheel on the old meter spinning backwards for the first time; the energy company will put in a new
Continue reading ...Lest We Forget – thanks Dad!
Image via Wikipedia Dad served in the Australian Army in WWII. He was one of what playwright Sumner Locke-Elliott was later to call the Rusty Bugles, in his play of that name. 090296 WILSON. C.S. served in the ranks as a mechanic, working on Army vehicles that were building the highways through the Australian outback,
Continue reading ...Notes on the freelance life: voice work
Yesterday was hardly typical, and it was memorable for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I had three freelance jobs that took me cross-town a couple of times through pouring rain and crazy traffic; Brisbane doesn’t respond well to the wet. The second was a confirmation (if I needed it) at day’s end that the business
Continue reading ...All the results live: the Matildas on Twitter
Image via CrunchBase For the rest of us who couldn’t be at Brisbane’s Matilda Awards tonight at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Twitter came to the rescue. Pete Foley (@iusebiro) and Katherine Lyall-Watson (@arts_tart) live-tweeted the event minute by minute. This is where social media used well is absolutely brilliant! Thanks to them,
Continue reading ...Quote of the Day: on the morality of arts marketing …
… the fact of the matter is that arts marketers are not in the business of selling cigarettes or cars or toilet paper. We’re in the business of selling art. And, theatre is distinguishable from all other arts because it is the one medium in which there is a direct expression of the human condition.
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