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My Part in the Rise and Rise of Ari Sharp

On January 13, 1997, I received an email from Ari Sharp, a Year 9 student at Bialik College in Melbourne. It said:

Dear Malcolm,
My father and I were having a disagreement on Michael Wooldridge’s positions in opposition, under Hewson, Downer and later Howard. For how long was he deputy leader of the Liberals in […]

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All Atwitter!

I’m on Twitter! Is this the symbol of Web 3.0?
Once you’ve registered, you can easily put Twitter on your own site:

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Trewly, It’s Been A Long Time!

I got delayed leaving Sydney yesterday and by the time I had taken the alternative route through the Blue Mountains, Bathurst and elsewhere, it was dark and I couldn’t be bothered forging on to Melbourne.
So, I spent the night in Wagga Wagga, catching up with my favourite aunt, Gladys, and two of my cousins, Anne […]

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Back in Sydney Again

I’ve been in Sydney for the weekend attending Brett McFall’s 2-day seminar.
It’s been a very useful event with some meaty sessions on all manner of internet essentials. The sessions on squeeze pages, article marketing and affiliates were particularly useful.
Given the deluge of information and presentations at the World Internet Summit, it was good to […]

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Norwood High 20-Year Reunion

Last night, I went to my first-ever 20-year reunion for the class of 1988 from Norwood Secondary College.
Of course, back in 1988, it was still known as Norwood High School. Joan Kirner had not yet wreaked her havoc on the Victorian school system.
Here I am with Karalyn, one of my Year 12 English students […]

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Ebook Writers Gather!

This is a picture of me with Anne, Norm, Greg and Pam.

We met at Brew’s coffee bar in Hughesdale today to discuss progress on the ebooks Anne and Pam have agreed to write.
Anne, a family therapist, is working on an ebook about families dealing with addiction problems. She has extensive experience in this area […]

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