Honda’s Party-on-wheels


"Honda clearly had the ecstacy generation in mind with this vehicle designed to allow the occupants to stand and dance their way from venue to venue. The interior has a distinct dance club theme, with the dashboard designed to resemble a DJ’s mixing desk (circa 1998) and the steering wheel shaped accordingly as a turntable."

I want one for cruising up and down K'Rd!

What is Open Source Marketing?

You've probably heard the term and wondered what marketing has to do with Linux. Turns out, everything. Read James' manifesto to find out where marketers go next.

Logo Trends 2005

LogoLounge.com’s Third Annual Visual Trends Report

Micro Persuasion: 10 for 10

10 trends to keep an eye on for the next 10 years.

The Most Powerful Women in the World

Helen Clarke our dulcit toned Prime Minister, is at number 24 in the list.

Things you can do with RSS

There’s more to RSS than just weblog syndication and news aggregation.

10 Bad Project Warning Signs

Put a few of these together and it may be worth thinking twice about taking on that project.

WorkHappy.net: killer resources for entrepreneurs

Some top links here.

Online file sharers 'buy more music'
"Computer-literate music fans who illegally share tracks over the internet also spend four and a half times as much on digital music as those who do not, according to research published today. The survey confirms what many music fans have informally insisted for some time: that downloading tracks illegally has also led them to become more enthusiastic buyers of singles and albums online."

Read this Guardian article.

Wired News: We Are the Web

"What could be a better mark of irreversible acceptance than adoption by the Amish? I was visiting some Amish farmers recently. They fit the archetype perfectly: straw hats, scraggly beards, wives with bonnets, no electricity, no phones or TVs, horse and buggy outside. They have an undeserved reputation for resisting all technology, when actually they are just very late adopters. Still, I was amazed to hear them mention their Web sites.

"Amish Web sites?" I asked.

"For advertising our family business. We weld barbecue grills in our shop."

"Yes, but "

"Oh, we use the Internet terminal at the public library. And Yahoo!"

I knew then the battle was over"

The Pew Internet Survey

Large numbers of internet users do not know the basic definition of some
internet innovations and one of the most serious online dangers like Phishing...

An Interview with Jack Yan - Publisher of Lucire Magazine


Jack Yan Yan with Aston Martin

I first met Jack Yan online while I was Editor of KnowledgeBoard, and our paths have since crossed at places like New Zealand Fashion Week. The Kiwi Austin Powers, Jack straddles many worlds, from ethical business & branding, to typography and fashion.



Known as the Anti-Vogue, Jack's fashion publication Lucire.com started out as a portal in 1997, before becoming the world's first web-to-print fashion monthly in 2004. In May 2005, the Romanian edition was launched, as the second spearhead in a global fashion publishing movement.


"There is nothing preventing Lucire helping 3rd World designers...."

Jack Yan on Lucire Magazine .mp3 [4.6 MB]

A Guide to Digital Music & DJ Technologies
Justin Sane, TMet Recordings' A&R guy has written a comprehensive guide for DJs on modern technologies, including the advantages and disadvantages of using CDJs, a list of good digital download sites for DJs to purchase tracks legitimately, the lowdown on file formats and bitrates, and DJing software.

Justin says "I’ve been an avid supporter of CDJs since being introduced to using them back in 1998, on the Pioneer DJ Course at Manchester Midi School in the UK. Soon after I purchased some Soundlab Dual Unit CDJs for use at home to use alongside my turntables, later selling them due to lack of available material at that time.

After moving to New Zealand I started promoting several hard dance events (Nitro/Tidy NZ/Fragile/Global Panic etc.) as well as DJing in clubs. I became involved with TMet Recordings (http://www.tmet.co.nz) – a New Zealand digital distribution label paving the way for independent artists to achieve success globally. I later took on a role there in A&R finding new artists and tracks.

Since then, my DJ sets each week in clubs and on the radio have quickly adopted the digital path. Over the last 8-10 months I’ve moved away from vinyl in favour of CDJs. I’ve been very outspoken online in my support of the digital movement, and have actively pushed legitimate digital download sales. I try and educate people about this new technology and encourage them not to pirate, as the last thing we need is another P2P DJ Soulseek.

With the global decline in vinyl sales over the past few years, there are alternative means which labels are actively exploring to sell their music and keep the scene alive. I hope everyone can take something away from this guide, and continue to support the music they love on whatever medium the future will bring.

Remember, music is still music regardless of which medium you play it on!

Thanks for reading."

Click to read A Guide to Digital Music & DJ Technologies

You, too, can be a salesperson

When you talk to someone about your business, you need to be direct, authentic, and unattached to the outcome. C J Hayden offers tips from his experience.

You will never out perform your self image

"The one thing that can hold you back from huge success more than anything else is your own self image. The image you see in the mirror. When you look what do you see?"

The Trouble With Lifestyle Entrepreneurs

New Zealand's business owners have struck a work-life balance that many of their American counterparts would envy. So why is this becoming a national crisis? And what's the lesson for us?

An Interview with DJ Baxter

One of New Zealand most loved DJ's, Baxter has been spining tunes since he was 16. His first gig was in 1993 and was a fundraiser to send 20 drag queens to Japan. Voted no 1 DJ by Metro Magazine in 1998, Baxter's compilation mix CDs have achieved platinum sales in New Zealand.

Baxter's debut release 'Outburst' is now out on TMet Recordings with more releases in the pipeline. I caught up with Baxter recently to talk about the early days of his DJ career, legendary Auckland club Sinners, and making his own music.

Listen to an interview with DJ Baxter .mp3 [11.5 MB]

Top 20 NZ Indie Albums: June 2005

1. Various, Green Room 004 Hope
2. Fly My Pretties, Live At Bats
3. Shapeshifter, Riddim Wise
4. Phully, Phullyosophy Vol 1
5. Gramsci, Like Stray Voltage
6. TrinityRoots, Home Land & Sea
7. Whirimako Black, Kura Huna
8. This Night Creeps, The Noise Of Music
9. Katchafire, Revival
10. Baitercell and Schumacher, The Wall Of Bass Technique
11. Phoenix Foundation, Horsepower
12. Kora, EP Volume
13. Die! Die! Die! EP, Die! Die! Die!
14. Katchafire, Slow-Burning
15. SJD, Southern Lights
16. TrinityRoots, True
17. The Accelerants, Blood And Bones
18. Concord Dawn, Uprising
19. The Black Seeds, Keep On Pushing
20. Savage, Moonshine

From Indies.co.nz

The impact of Knowledge Management in SMEs

An analysis of the impact of knowledge management on the three main corporate building blocks, which are corporate strategy, corporate culture, and systems.

Coming soon... 'MsBehaviour's Cool Kiwis' Vlog Series

I'm making a new audio and Vlog series on Cool Kiwis, such as Bob Harvey the Mayor of Waitakere City, who I'm interviewing on Thursday. Bob is passionate about Auckland's west, and has just completed a major project to protect the Waitakere ranges from urban sprawl. They take the environment so seriously in Waitakere eco-city, that a landowner was jailed for cutting down trees near here.

Bob Harvey however doesn't take himself as seriously, and also has a real life stand up comedian on his team, in the form of Westie comic Ewan Gilmour. Other notable Westies are top NZ Fashion Designer Karen Walker who lives out West when she's not overseas. There are also lots of little record labels like ourselves in what I call 'Westiewood' due to all the local production houses and film companies out this way.

If you have any questions you want me to ask Bob then add a comment or email me.

Overcoming Serious Indecisiveness

"Decisions are at the heart of success, and at times there are critical moments when they can be difficult, perplexing, and nerve racking. This site provides help and guidance for making efficient and effective decisions by putting to use a well-structured approach and well-focused process known as the modeling or paradigm process."