Events

  • Facebook to announce email service today

    The rumors are rife that Facebook is to launch their email service today. The social network kings are hosting a press conference in the States today; and the lead up has the worldwide media’s tongues wagging already. But media aside, it’s the 500 million users who’ll really appreciate the impending news of Facebook’s next chapter…

  • Myer Christmas Windows

    Who loves Christmas?  Christmas is that magic time of  year that we all love to hate and every year is upon us before we realise it.  I was in the Brisbane Queen Street Mall this week and noticed the Myer Christmas Windows all alight and alive with beautifully animated characters depicting the classic Christmas story…

  • International Animation Showcase screens at BIFF

    [Briotube] http://www.youtube.com/v/rEUxlwb2uFI?fs=1&hl=en_US [/Briotube] Palace Centro screened the International Animation Showcase last night, as part of the St George Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF). The showcase included an eclectic collection of creative short animations each with distinctive styles, giving a window into the direction of contemporary  animation. One of my favourites was from German animator …Pauls Hykade.…

  • ‘Twitter’ has movie potential

    Poor Twitter. That little bird has always been the second idea, the afterthought. Just as facebook was the first to pioneer social networking, it’s also been the first to be made into a movie. But don’t worry Twitter fans! I know you’ve been wondering how great the Twitter movie could be… so here’s a sneak…

  • India Fashion Week showcases fantastic designs

    The launch of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week commenced in New Delhi this week. The five day event organised by the Fashion Design Council of India is the largest fashion trade event in the country and will feature more than 115 designers.  At the launch this week, models adorned with giant face and box…

  • Peter Buckley’s helpful public speaking tip for relaxing nerves

    Hi Brio World and thanks Belinda Vesey-Brown (Brio Group MD) for the invite to be your first guest blogger on your daily blog. As a Corporate Communicator Coach and Presentation Skills Trainer I am regularly asked, and it happened again just the other day, what is the most common thing people get wrong or make…

  • Parade your Pug at Valentino & GoMA!

    “I don’t care about the collection. My dogs are much more important.” – Valentino Garavani, The Last Emperor Are you a Pug dog lover or just a dog lover in general, like Valentino? Yes? Then head on down to the Pug Parade at the Valentino Retrospective exhibition this Sunday, 24 October 2010! If you’re a…

  • Spend Friday nights at GoMA’s Up Late

    When 5pm rolls around each Friday, what do you do? a) Head to a city bar and muse over the working week with colleagues and a bottle or two of vino? b) Drive straight home and settle in for an evening of TV and takeaway? c) Or… do you spend the evening longing to find…

  • Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards & Exhibition

    Each year, along with their major sponsor Nikon, The Walkley Foundation celebrate the best in press photography. The finalists for this years’ Nikon-Walkley Press Photo competition were announced last week and www.news.com.au has uploaded a gallery showcasing a selection of the finalists’ thought provoking photographs ranging from amazing and comical to heart-wrenching and inspiring. View…