Archive for the ‘technology’ Category

After my post last week on our experience with the different accounting systems (MYOB vs Netsuite vs Saasu), I wanted to follow up with more detail about working with Saasu (or @Saasu). I must admit I was a little nervous when I rang Saasu. The website looked good, the accounting feature list definitely favoured them, [...]

In case you are looking to compare accounting products and experiences, I thought I’d share ours. Over the lifetime of Bluewire Media, we’ve used 3 different accounting systems: MYOB, Netsuite and now Saasu. We are a relatively simple service business – ie there is no inventory management required etc. This is a brief history of [...]

Could you imagine your life without broadband internet? It would certainly make our job here at Bluewire Media a lot different! Today Prime Mister Julia Gillard was in Armidale to switch on the first mainland Australia site of the Nation Broadband Network (NBN). The government is spending $43billion over the next 8 years so we [...]

Put down that cocktail! Your file is ready! I’ve been wrestling with this issue for a little while – trying to convert .mts files from Adam and Toby’s camera into .mp4 files so I can edit them. I bought software that didn’t work, I had the files chopped in half by some other free software….I [...]

A Guide to AdWords ROI, Profit & Revenue – Reload Media ROI, profit and revenue are all important but which one should you aim to maximise with an AdWords campaign – or any advertising campaign – and do they all peak at the same time? Craig from Reload Media does the maths for you and [...]

Last week saw the launch of Google Instant – Google’s new real-time, predictive search. Right now, you might only be able to see it when you’re logged into a Google account (it’s being rolled out slowly) but you should come across it in the near future. Here’s a quick wrap-up: Mashable’s live notes from Google’s [...]

Building Online Authority: Have You Given Up on the Sale? – Search Engine People You’ve probably read a lot of suggestions on how you should be using social media with your business – it can be pretty overwhelming! So many of these suggestions revolve around focusing on your consumer, providing content and backing off on [...]

No more vacation: How technology is stealing our lives – Salon.com I don’t feel like Rebecca Traister feels but I know I’m in the minority. When I’m gone for the weekend, I’m often actually uncontactable as I roam through mobile-coverage-free countryside. But for many people, the constant contact their laptops and smartphones provide means they’re [...]

This week we’re looking at website conversions and take a trip back to the future. But first… whatever happened to Google Wave? Well, apparently not much and just last week, Google effectively canned it. RIP Google Wave – Mashable Google’s revolutionary product that blends email, instant messaging, file sharing & wikis “didn’t get the uptake [...]

35 Powerful Ways to Get Noticed – Small Fuel Marketing Short, effective tips on how to promote yourself & your organisation. Easier said than done, but brilliant none the less. I reckon we do 24 of them! Growing Your Business: 5 Tips From the Founder of Blip.tv – Mashable Five smart business tips we try [...]