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  • Can you really trust your Google search or Facebook feed?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When you “google” something you get the same results as everyone else don’t you? When you post something on Facebook, it has an equal chance of appearing in all of your friends’ news feed right? Wrong! You may not be aware of it, but developers, particularly those who develop social media sites and search engines,…

  • Otomata – a generative music application

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    A few weeks ago I came across a simple web application that explores a concept I’ve always been interested in – Generative Music. The basic idea behind generative music is that it is created by a system, constantly changes and is therefore, always different. The application is called Otomata, it’s built in Flash and it’s…

  • Markets and mums go hand in hand this Mother’s Day

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    With Mother’s Day looming this Sunday, I thought it was time to share a little Brisbane secret: the Boutique Markets at Portside Wharf. If your mum is anything like mine, markets are a no-fail excursion. Pick up a coffee and wander the stalls of wonderful handmade and original art, design, craft and food from Brisbane…

  • The perfect real life paintings of Robert Brownhall

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Q Weekend Magazine recently featured the story “Shot on Site” which is about Brisbane born and educated painter Robert Brownhall. This story immediately drew my attention as I was very taken by the pictures shown of his work. His subjects are mostly office towers, bridges, suburban houses and skylines that form the backdrop of our…

  • PR Disaster of the Year Winner: Vodafone!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Last year BP’s oil spill took the cake, but this year it’s looking like Vodafone is a clear front runner in the PR Disaster of the Year Award. Vodafone is quickly becoming one of the most hated brands with its embarrassing lack of coverage, voicemail & SMS delays, billing issues and poor customer service. Vodafone…

  • Choose your words carefully – they could change your world

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We often forgot that with the rise of social media it’s not enough to simply send your message out into the world; it needs to be understood quickly so it can be processed and acted upon even quicker.

  • Tracing the iPhone’s problem

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Ever wondered what a map of EXACTLY where you have been over the last month looked like? Got an iPhone? Well, here’s something you probably didn’t (but should) know! It may come as a bit of a shock, but you might like to know that your iPhone is actually capable of doing this. The technology…

  • The rise of mobile marketing in 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Mobile phones, it seems everyone has one right? In 2011 people are spending more time on their mobile phones than ever before. A new study by Microsoft Tag has revealed the cold, hard stats in an interesting infograph. Marketers, did you know that more than 1 billion of the world’s 4+ billion mobile phones are…

  • Let there be rock

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Lovers of rock can swap stage for cinema during the upcoming Let There Be Rock program at the Gallery of Modern Art’s Cinémathèque. Featuring more than 45 documentaries, concert movies and feature films capturing the rebellious spirit of rock music, Let There Be Rock surveys more than 50 years of music on the big screen. Audiences can expect…