I’ve just read a fascinating article in the New York Times by Daniel A. Bell, titled China’s Class Divide. Bell teaches political theory at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Whilst teaching John Rawls’s theory of justice, he had a number of exchanges with his students in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. Bell says: “According to… Continue reading The Joy of Teaching
Month: May 2008
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… Continue reading My Part in the Rise and Rise of Ari Sharp
Audio Interview: Getting Started In An Online Business
I’ve embarked on a series of interviews with people I’ve met who are working online or who are in the process of developing online businesses. One of these is Colleen, a student of Debra Thompson’s Wealth Alliance mentoring program. Colleen is building a consultancy business called Quality Writing Services. In my interview, she discusses some… Continue reading Audio Interview: Getting Started In An Online Business
Audio Interview: Charly Leetham of Arvoreen Treasures
I was able to compare notes with Charly Leetham whilst in Sydney yesterday. Charly operates an online business through her website, arvoreentreasures.com. She has vast experience in all matters IT-related. I told her she was a dangerous person for me to get to know because she is as fond of her technological toys as I… Continue reading Audio Interview: Charly Leetham of Arvoreen Treasures
Audio Interview with Sean Roach: Rip2It & GotAccess
I was in Sydney yesterday for training on Sean Roach’s Rip2It program. What is Rip2It? In essence, the program provides a site builder that allows me to quickly build niche websites which act like billboards on the information superhighway. These sites earn money through the Google Adsense placement of targeted advertisements. The site also contain… Continue reading Audio Interview with Sean Roach: Rip2It & GotAccess
Audio Interview with Tim Brocklehurst
The 3-day seminar and training session with Tim Brocklehurst ended late today with a trip to Tullamarine. As I write this, Tim is jetting back to England. Today’s sessions covered blog creation and traffic generation techniques. We also dealt with the mechanics of assisting affiliates on MVS (My Viral Spiral) to rebrand their products and… Continue reading Audio Interview with Tim Brocklehurst
Audio Interview: Peter Johnson, Ginseng and the Viral Spiral
One of the people I met at Tim Brocklehurst’s seminar is Peter Johnson. Hailing from Bendigo, Peter is a biodiversity planner with the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment. Like me, Peter is developing online business interests. He also has a keen interest in ginseng and is Vice-President of the Australian Ginseng Growers Association. Peter… Continue reading Audio Interview: Peter Johnson, Ginseng and the Viral Spiral
Viral Spiral Turns In Melbourne
I’ve spent the weekend ensonced in a conference room at Rydges on Swanston with Tim Brocklehurst and an eclectic group of people who have joined “The Freedom Class”. This is me with Tim Brocklehurst: Tim’s Viral Spiral internet marketing program is now an integral part of my internet business. It will be the main means… Continue reading Viral Spiral Turns In Melbourne
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: