tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10795555579731119752024-03-14T16:02:53.616+13:00yMediachanging media | changing mindsyMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-47495962863550756432009-05-26T14:29:00.001+12:002009-05-26T14:30:59.218+12:00yMedia student evening - tomorrow!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keen to land your dream job after uni?<br />Set yourself apart from the herd...<br />while helping out a community group...<br /> going in the draw to win up to $5,000 in cash prizes... </span><br /></div><br />If you study communications, media, Web, Computer Science, or similar, the yMedia Challenge is for you. Also open to recent grads (within 6 months of graduation).<br /><br />The yMedia Challenge connects tertiary students with community groups and top businesses<br />through new media projects.<br /><br />Come along and find out more - no time-wasting presentations, just a bunch of dense, useful info tailored especially for uni students.<br /><br />Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009<br /><table id="Time and Place" class="profileTable info_table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="data"><br /></td></tr> <tr><td class="label">Time</td> <td class="data"><div class="datawrap">6:00pm - 8:00pm</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="label">Location:</td> <td class="data"><div class="datawrap">Consortium</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="label">Street:</td> <td class="data"><div class="datawrap">4 Gundry St, Newton, Auckland<br /></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="label"> </td> <td class="data"></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com154tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-61538463070382734422008-09-26T18:02:00.004+12:002008-09-26T18:14:28.746+12:00be green or be gone<p>So maybe caring about the planet is not an either-or thing where you're either for environmental protection or against it. Often, most of us do care about the Earth a lot - we enjoy our beach holidays and our forests. Time and again, we just need a kick up the pants to change our habits, no?<br /></p><p>An easy start is eDay, a cars-only drive-through recycling event which gives you the opportunity to recycle old computers or mobile phones in an environmentally sustainable way. For more info, click <a href="http://www.eday.org.nz/">here</a>.<br /></p> <p>eDay will be held on the <strong>4th* of October 2008</strong> in regions around New Zealand.<br /></p><p><strong>Computer collectables charity auction, live from Sat 4 Oct.</strong></p><p> The event was launched in Wellington in 2006 with an extremely successful pilot sponsored by Dell. Fifty-four tonnes of unused computer hardware were collected in one day. In 2007, eDay was extended to 12 locations throughout New Zealand where a total of 6,900 cars dropped off 415 tonnes of e-waste. This included more than 26,000 computer items including monitors, CPUs and printers....<br /></p><ul><li> mobile phone chargers can be recycled to recover copper</li><li> handsets and accessories can be recycled to recover the plastics</li><li> circuit boards inside handsets can be recycled to recover precious metals such as gold, silver and other materials like copper, lead and zinc</li><li> rechargeable batteries are recycled for their nickel, iron, cadmium, lead and cobalt.</li></ul><p>On average, over 95% of the materials collected on eDay will be diverted from landfills.<br /></p><p>Volunteers are required for eDay to assist with logistics at each eDay drop off site. Volunteers are needed to help direct traffic, interview drivers about their awareness of e-waste issues and remove computer equipment from cars. Sign up <a href="http://www.eday.org.nz/sign-up.asp">here</a>.<br /></p>yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-39277283994204475972008-09-22T10:31:00.004+12:002008-09-22T10:42:06.855+12:00The secrets behind the speech-maker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OHnf1ayP4u4/SNbNTPowAoI/AAAAAAAAAcM/4Fw-FxIJB5Y/s1600-h/IMGP0916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OHnf1ayP4u4/SNbNTPowAoI/AAAAAAAAAcM/4Fw-FxIJB5Y/s400/IMGP0916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248608146245550722" border="0" /></a><br />Fear number two: <span style="font-weight: bold;">death</span>. Fear number one: <span style="font-weight: bold;">public speaking</span>. Our keynote speaker from last week, John Mazenier (NZ Country Manager of Sun Microsystems) was a huge hit. Here, he shares a few nuggets sourced from <a href="http://www.toastmasters.org.nz/">Toastmasters</a>:<br /><div align="justify"><ol><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Know the room.</b></span></span> Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Know your audience.</b> Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Know your material.</b> If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practise your speech and revise it if necessary. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Relax</b>. Ease tension by doing exercises. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Visualize yourself giving your speech</b>. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Realize that people want you to succeed</b>. They are just as scared of public speaking as you are. They’re on your side!</p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Don't apologize</b>. If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed. Keep silent. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Concentrate on the message -- not the medium</b>. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate. </p> </li><li> <p style="line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Turn nervousness into positive energy</b>. Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.</p> </li><li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.42cm; line-height: 0.46cm;"><b>Gain experience</b>. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. </p> </li></ol> </div>yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-62444649314702972432008-09-12T12:18:00.005+12:002008-09-12T14:08:50.487+12:00Well, well, Welly<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" >Apart from the projector favoring PCs over Macs; a whole new Powerpoint show hurriedly thrown together; and a bumpy quick-change in the bathrooms (Pam and I have developed a whole new relationship with our gym bags and public toilets); everything last night went smoothly.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" >At the yMedia Wellington Awards, the night turned when Paul Matthews from the NZ Computer Society announced that </span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" >NZCS, Sun Microsystems, RecruitIT, IBM, and Summer of Code (SoC) were each putting $200 on the bar as a gift to the Wellington student crowd.<br /><br />So <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/656/680">Paul Matthews</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/AB5/744">John Clegg </a>(SoC), <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/78/b05">John Mazenier</a> (Sun), <a href="http://www.digiops.org.nz/news/currentnews/Current+News.htm">John O'Leary</a> (IBM), <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwyattnz">John Wyatt </a>(RecruitIT), and <a href="http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/promoting-generosity.html">Liz Hampton</a> (IBM) - here's a huge cheers to you again, for such a well-timed/well-received/well-intentioned gesture. Thanks also to the very cool <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.thecross.co.nz/">Southern Cross Bar</a> for hosting us for free.<br /><br />Thanks also to<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/B23/166"> Dave Turnbull </a>(ChromeToaster), <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/5A/8A0">Rod Drury</a> (Xero) and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveralph">Dave Ralph</a> (Creo) for coming along to present the prizes and sharing their words of wisdom with the crowd.<br /><br />Well, well, Welly - all of those who came last night have made yMedia feel very welcome in this city, so thanks again. It feels like a million thank-you's have been said over the past three days, but John Mazenier's keynote address reminded me that <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Human-Condition-Eric-Hoffer/dp/0060803096">"the hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings."</a><br /><br />John spoke about how people who work for multi-national corporations are essentially, still, just people (yes... they have hearts).</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" > At the start of the night, he had watched the video that Team Anna_Jamie_Josh had made for Alzheimers NZ, and was visibly moved by a brilliant post-it installation which the team did.<br /><br />They stuck heaps and heaps of post-it notes around a popular corridor at their uni. Anyone who knows Alzheimers, recognises the gesture.<br /><br />"You have no idea how poignant that is," he told me.<br /><br />The gratitude he publicly expressed for the project itself, and for community groups like Alzheimers AZ, echoed that warm-and-fuzzy feeling that buzzed around the Auckland Awards last night. And it reminded me that each thank-you message opens doors for repeating whatever attracted the gratitude in the first place.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ><br />Huge congrats to our Wellington winners - <a href="http://ignite08.blogspot.com/">Team Ignite</a> - Liz Hands, Nicola Edhouse and Ian Loveridge, for their work with the <a href="http://www.opc.org.nz/">Outdoor Pursuits Centre.</a><br /><br />And once again, thanks to all our sponsors, students and community groups for taking up this opportunity, and giving yMedia a thousand more opportunities in the process.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:100%;" ></span>yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-80269699967352664382008-09-11T15:00:00.003+12:002008-09-12T13:54:27.664+12:00Awards night in AucksAnd so another yMedia whanau meet-up came and went with last night's Auckland Awards. Ah, the warm-and-fuzzy 'family' vibe was there (albeit one of those estranged families where everyone knows others' names but not necessarily the fine print of their histories).<br /><br />Stephen Tindall spoke, recalling how the Warehouse's decision to take a chance with electronic technology back in the day largely propelled it to success. The theme of the night was the changing importance of digital media, the new addiction that young people have to this technology, and of course, the spotlight was on the fantastic projects from this year's Challenge.<br /><br />Massive congrats to the Auckland Winners: <a href="http://openeyes08.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Team Open Eyes </span></a>(Kyle Meszaros and Kevin Cooper) who worked with <a href="http://www.communityconnections.org.nz/">'Community Connections'</a>. We'd also like to congratulate all the other participants for producing some amazing blogs, Facebook pages, websites and so on.<br /><br />For Pamela and myself, having Bon, Jade, Joe, Sheena, Nathan, Red and Anthea as quasi-co-hosts of the evening was a definite highlight. Telecom's gift vouchers of $400 to the winning teams, one set for Auckland one for Wellington, were also a lovely surprise.<br /><br />We're very aware that the people in the room last night - the 2007 participants, our sponsors, judges, community groups, and 2008 students - <span style="font-style: italic;">are</span> yMedia as it exists today.<br /><br />In Ancient Greece, gathering in the forum was a part of daily life. In 1960s America, rallies and marches were part of the student experience. At the turn of the 21st century, it's becoming increasingly harder to drag people out of their homes and into real-world, face-to-face activities on a Wednesday night.<br /><br />And so we'd like to thank everyone again for coming out and for making it another warm-and-fuzzy night.yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-53098109572694941692008-08-21T20:49:00.001+12:002008-08-21T20:58:49.217+12:00Sheena hits SEMI PERMANENT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R8Rjxqlq4DQ/SK0tfwO4rBI/AAAAAAAAACk/YCO-scdywSM/s1600-h/stefan+sagmeister.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R8Rjxqlq4DQ/SK0tfwO4rBI/AAAAAAAAACk/YCO-scdywSM/s200/stefan+sagmeister.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236891965248285714" border="0" /></a><br />The past weekend 15th and 16th August marked that massive design affair, Semi Permanent, a two day conference where leading 12 international and local designers of various mediums - Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Interactive Design to name a few, are invited to speak to Auckland's design heads.<br /><br />I went along on Saturday and found the seminars to be heart, brain and soul fodder. Naturally some speakers were better than others, choosing not only to show off their portfolios but also to explain at length, their preferences, inspirations and processes as well as offer insights on both the design industry and life's lessons.<br /><br />Dumbo Feather, Pass It On magazine founder and editor Kate Bezar told an inspiring story of her industry journey, photographer Derek Henderson was refreshing in his simple and honest approach to taking photos, Debaser proudly showed off their music artwork skills and procedures and Danny Yount his impressive TV title portfolio and I won a gorgeous, huge typography poster from brand identity agency Sea Design which I can't wait to get mounted and display on my wall.<br /><br />But like many others, my favourite on the day was undoubtedly Stefan Sagmeister who enthralled with a humourous, awe inspiring and touching presentation based on his book 'Things I have learned in my life so far'. See his website<span style="font-weight: bold;"> http://thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com</span> where you too can contribute to his project of art and learning.<br /><br />The event has a festival vibe with the Curvy and Misery gallery exhibitions opening a day prior, a goodie bag with a beautiful Semi Permanent 2008 book for a keepsake and an after-party to wrap it all up. A incredibly useful and successful multi-discipline design forum for creatives.<br /><br />Last year after I attended a playful and colourful interactive gallery exhibition in Melbourne, Experimenta Playground which completely blew my mind, I was terribly curious about the logistics of interactive. So on Tuesday I actually attended a sort of continuation of Semi Permanent, an intimate interactive design workshop with two speakers from Day 1 of Semi Permanent I'd missed because I was ill.<br /><br />Joel Gethin Lewis and Toxi explained the advantages of open source frameworks and processing, of the community aspects, commercial viability and the kind of DIY nature of creating interactive pieces such as repurposing webcams for a couple of dollars to create magnificent new technological tools. I was amazed by how fun, effective and dare I say it, simple, interactive designing could be.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-34325044532210772232008-07-28T11:07:00.003+12:002008-07-28T11:17:10.134+12:00Awards!Adele and I (Pamela) attended the Computerworld Excellence Awards at Sky City on Friday night and were quietly stoked when we didn't win the Youth ICT Award as neither of us had prepared speeches...(pathetic I know). The two that did win it (Shane and Craig Smith for Language Perfect) spoke so well that it was pretty much destined to be that way for the sake of the audience.<br /><br />So I kicked off my shoes, relaxed at my table and chilled out a little. The couple next to me were from Meridian Energy and it was interesting to hear about the sustainable ICT project they have just implemented. The food was served and it was amazing. Adele and I always order one of each of the mains and then eat half and swap.<br /><br />But no sooner had I wiped the beef jus from my chin, Frankie Stevens (MC) was announcing yMedia as one of the finalists for an award <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> on the programme. Gasp. Sure enough, the winners of the Judge's Choice for Best Value was yMedia. Lights flashing. Music *pumping*. Cameras on our table. I'm scurrying to find my shoes under the table and pick the meat out of my teeth and straighten my hair and flatten my dress and arghhh so we are on stage. And we thank everyone we can think of. And I do a plug for our blog and our competition. And they laugh us off. And it's over. And we are holding a 2.5kg solid metal trophy that looks like a famous award of some sort.<br /><br />Awesome. Thanks Computerworld :)yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-31122162831269553012008-07-18T18:03:00.004+12:002008-07-19T22:01:31.865+12:00Wellington Teams Announced<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >In Wellington so far we have:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Team Anna_Josh:</span></strong> Anna Hermann and Josh Stuart from Massey working with <strong>Alzheimers NZ</strong>.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Chocolate Fish:</span> </strong>Shannon Bayliss and Elena Claxton from Natcol working with <strong>Diabetes NZ</strong>.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Capital D:</span></strong> Rathana Prak and Kano Sricharoen from Natcol working with the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><strong>Downtown Communitity Ministry.</strong></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ignite:</span></strong> Liz Hands, Nicola Edhouse and Ian Loveridge from Massey working with <strong>OPC.</strong></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">T 'n' T:</span></strong> Tom Crook and Thomas Frauenstein from Natcoll working with<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><strong>the Youth Development Trust.</strong></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">{META}:</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Alex Nijathaworn, Kelly Cheeseman and Ryan Christie from Victoria University working with<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><strong>Pablos Art Studio</strong>.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Three D:</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kelly Gordon and Alex Hayden from Natcol working with the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><strong>Real Hot Bitches Dance Troupe.</strong></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dotcomm:</span> </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amanda Argyle, Kate Bourke and Jayne from Massey working with<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Whitireia Community Law Centre.</span> </strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></strong><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Good luck everyone!! Remember to keep checking in to see whats happening!! :)</span>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174071051039637618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-8540024019557191172008-07-17T21:39:00.003+12:002008-07-18T15:32:37.990+12:00Auckland Teams AnnouncedAs teams are getting confirmed, we will announce the successful students and their organisations.<br /><br />In Auckland so far:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Team Hamburger:</span> Kenneth Williams and Tim Holmberg from AUT working with <span style="font-weight: bold;">YouthworX<br /></span>(check out their blog: http://teamhamburger.blogspot.com)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Hutch and Hughes:</span> Sandra Hutchison and Rachelle Hughes from MDS working with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Preventing Violence in the Home.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Digital Fix</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Aurelie Rivalant, Miles Mason and Kat Gibb from AUT working with <span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Women's Centre. </span>(http://ymediachallenge.blogspot.com...sneaky)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VanMauden</span>: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jessica van Dammen and Katharine Maude from MDS working with <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Discovery Foundation.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Clutch</span>: </span>Aditi Gulati and Ju Zhang from UoA working with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">NZ Sign Language Teachers Association.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Open Eyes</span>: Kevin Cooper and Karoly Meszaros from MDS working with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Community and Social Services.</span><br /><br />Awesome, we're super excited to see these guys setting up their blogs. Check back here for regular updates! The Challenge site will profile all the students soon :)<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>yMediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08955807921334291033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-19415218621742402102008-07-14T16:03:00.008+12:002008-07-14T16:17:58.423+12:00Semi-Permanent 2008One lucky student team will win tickets to <a href="http://www.semipermanent.com/auckland">Semi-Permanent 2008</a> at The Edge, Auckland between August 15th and 16th.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.semipermanent.com/auckland">Semi-Permanent</a> is a design event consisting of a conference and side events includ exhibitions, competitions, workshops and <span style="font-style: italic;">parties</span>. It's a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these things and more. Semi-Permanent explores the diverse and exciting design world bringing together exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at the event.<br /><br />The prize is being sponsored by <a href="http://www.thechurch.co.nz/">The Church</a> - a collective of designers, motion artists and interactive bodies whose purpose in life is to challenge what is, connect with what is possible and be the creation.nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-78301132569065202842008-07-14T13:01:00.003+12:002008-07-14T13:04:52.705+12:00Xero prize and presentationsThe Xero team are proud supporters of the yMedia Challenge and part of the prize package is a 12 month subscription to Xero for the Challenge winner.<br /><br />Xero is a New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed business that builds the world’s easiest online accounting system – it’s simple, smart and secure, and removes the pain associated with doing your books.<br /><br />As part of their support for yMedia, Xero is offering a special price for community groups, charitable trusts and clubs - at half the usual rate, you pay just $24 plus GST per month for full access to Xero. It’s the ideal package for community groups:<br /><ul><li>Shared online access means full transparency, accountability and seamless handover. </li><li>Anywhere, anytime access for people you designate. </li><li>Highly secure and cost effective.<br /></li></ul> To find out more, sign up for one of Xero’s free presentations being held next week for community groups at their offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Register at <a href="http://www.xero.com/events" target="_blank">www.xero.com/events</a>.<br /><br /><u><a href="http://blog.xero.com/2008/06/seminar-xero-for-community-groups/" target="_blank">http://blog.xero.com/2008/06/<wbr>seminar-xero-for-community-<wbr>groups/</a></u>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-3396088117176568182008-07-14T11:37:00.003+12:002008-07-14T11:43:07.544+12:00Generation CMarie Young from <a href="http://www.ijump.co.nz">iJump</a> sent this through today, it looks pretty interesting - they are trying to break a world record by getting a huge cast of everyday people to send their videos in.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.looksy.org">http://www.looksy.org</a>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-30959112359270394102008-07-12T17:14:00.004+12:002008-08-05T15:43:48.046+12:00Social Media, yMedia and Your Organisation - AucklandOn Thursday we ran our last workshop for 2008, tear. The community group focussed workshop was run at <a href="http://www.microsoft.co.nz/">Microsoft</a> on Viaduct Harbour in Auckland.<br /><br />Belinda Gorman, Community Affairs Manager at Microsoft NZ, spoke about her experiences in the NGO sector before starting at Microsoft. She spoke about Microsoft's partnership with <a href="http://www.techsoup.net.nz/">Techsoup</a> which donates software and hardware to community groups.<br /><br />Pamela Minett from <a href="http://www.ymediagroup.org/">yMedia</a> spoke about changing technology and how to successfully involve tertiary students into community groups (NPOs, NGOs, charitable trusts). She introduced web 2.0 and discussed exciting web 2.0 tools that are potentially valuable to community groups in New Zealand.<br /><br />Jeanie Richards from <a href="http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/">YouthLaw</a> talked about her experiences in the 2007 yMedia Challenge. Last year, tertiary students worked with YouthLaw to develop an online presence on <a href="http://www.bebo.com/youthlawnz">Bebo</a> for them. Jeanie explained that because the legal information they were trying to disseminate to children and young people needed to be entirely accurate, it was a challenge condensing that information into small bite-sized chunks for the YouthLaw Bebo site. However, the site has been a success including fun quizzes about the law and videos from the YouthLaw stand at the Polyfest. Check out Jeanie's presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_541932"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/youthlaw-presentation-at-ymedia-workshop?src=embed" title="YouthLaw presentation at yMedia workshop">YouthLaw presentation at yMedia workshop</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ymedia-1217907710543587-8&stripped_title=youthlaw-presentation-at-ymedia-workshop" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ymedia-1217907710543587-8&stripped_title=youthlaw-presentation-at-ymedia-workshop" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">view <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/youthlaw-presentation-at-ymedia-workshop?src=embed" title="View YouthLaw presentation at yMedia workshop on SlideShare">presentation</a> (tags: <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/ymedia">ymedia</a> <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/youthlaw">youthlaw</a>)</div></div><br /><br />Thanks to everyone who made the workshop possible and thanks to the people from the following organisations for attending:<br /><ul><li>Volunteering Auckland</li><li>Preventing Violence in the Home</li><li>Tamaki Pathways Trust</li><li>YouthWorX</li><li>Auckland Women's Centre</li><li>Discovery Foundation</li><li>Raeburn House</li><li>North Shore Community and Social Services</li><li>Auckland City Council</li><li>Takapuna Community Facilities Trust</li></ul>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-27440769129752521592008-07-12T14:59:00.006+12:002008-07-12T17:13:54.216+12:00Digital identity & networks - AucklandWe ran our last student workshop on Wednesday at <a href="http://www.mediadesign.school.nz/">Media Design School</a> in Auckland.<br /><br />Marie Young from <a href="http://ijump.co.nz/">iJump</a> spoke about her life learning experiences, since being employed as a production worker she has changed job over 20 times and is now working as a social media consultant. She drew examples from her own life as she presented helpful tips for students entering the workforce. She discussed how blogging can be an effective way to intiate dialogue on common interests. Marie finished with a class discussion around the pros and cons of putting personal information on to social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.<br /><br />Nigel Parker from Microsoft NZ introduced <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/">Silverlight</a> technology and showed us a demo of <a href="http://labs.live.com/seadragon.aspx">Seadragon</a>. One of the cool projects that use Silverlight and Deep Zoom is the <a href="http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/">Hard Rock Memorabilia</a> collection. Nigel's exciting journey into what is now possible with new web technologies will have given this year's yMedia Challenge participants exciting ideas for their own projects. Keep up to date with new technology on <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/nigel/">Nigel's blog</a>!<br /><br />Red Nicholson from <a href="http://www.saatchi.co.nz">Saatchi & Saatchi</a> and winner of the <a href="http://www.ymediachallenge.co.nz">yMedia Challenge 2007</a>, spoke about his experiences during the Challenge and his internship at Saatchi & Saatchi. Red and Nathan worked with <a href="http://www.youthlaw.co.nz">YouthLaw</a> in the yMedia Challenge 2007. Red talked about the incredible people he met at YouthLaw and described both the awesome times and stressful times he had during the two week Challenge. He spoke his internship at Saatchi & Saatchi which has resulted in him working there part-time while he continues studying Communications at AUT. He concluded with some key learnings: that people don't necessarily respect you for the degree you have - it's all about what you bring to the picnic table, that it's all about what you do with what you know, and that it's important to be likeable - just smile! See his presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_510154"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ymedia-97-1215838668100997-9"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ymedia-97-1215838668100997-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border:0px none;margin-bottom:-5px" alt="SlideShare"/></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/red-nicholson-ymedia-presentation?src=embed" title="View Red Nicholson yMedia Presentation on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br /><br />Thanks to everyone who made the workshop possible and thanks to the students from Auckland University of Technology, Media Design School, Unitec New Zealand and University of Auckland who attended.nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-16311226142977537672008-07-11T19:01:00.005+12:002008-07-11T20:57:00.842+12:00Digital identity & networks - WellingtonOn Tuesday we had our second workshop for students at <a href="http://www.xero.com">Xero</a> in Wellington.<br /><br />Megan Hosking from <a href="http://www.alto.net.nz/">Alto</a> began by confessing to being a bit of a "rebel". According to her business card she's "a big thinker and loves to bang on about all sorts of things". Megan bung on about a variety of things, from <a href="http://www.alto.net.nz/good/index.htm">Good Friday</a> where her employees spend every Friday doing whatever they want, to her definition of a "designer" being a "servant to process". Her presentation stirred thought amongst the tertiary students - that's opposed to "thunking" which Megan expands to "clunky thinking", her explaination of how poorly designed products make it on to the shelves. Megan's presentation showed us her perspective of the truths of our modern world, an insight into the thinking behind a creative person. Check her presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_508894"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=meganymedia-1215763264815705-9"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=meganymedia-1215763264815705-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border:0px none;margin-bottom:-5px" alt="SlideShare"/></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/megan-hosking-ymedia-student-workshop?src=embed" title="View Megan Hosking yMedia Student Workshop on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br /><br />Anthea Whittle from <a href="http://www.terabyte.co.nz">Terabyte</a> spoke about her experiences from the 2007 yMedia Challenge. Anthea and Hayden worked with <a href="http://www.sids.org.nz/">SIDS NZ</a> during the Challenge and developed a <a href="http://www.sids.org.nz">new website</a> for them. Anthea found herself managing the project, while Hayden took on the coding aspects of the website. Anthea spoke about how the success of their project depended on the great relationship they had with the two SIDS workers. She explained that in website design, knowledge of the audience is the most important thing to keep in mind. Anthea is now a Project Manager - her experience with SIDS NZ in the yMedia Challenge was invaluable in her placement at Terabyte. See her presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_508910"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheastudentworkshop-1215765386263583-8"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheastudentworkshop-1215765386263583-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border:0px none;margin-bottom:-5px" alt="SlideShare"/></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/anthea-student-workshop?src=embed" title="View Anthea Student Workshop on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br /><br />Thanks to the students who attended from Massey, Victoria and Natcoll. Thanks to <a href="http://www.xero.com">Xero</a> for the venue. Thanks to Megan Hosking and Anthea Whittle for speaking. And thanks to <a href="http://www.epicbeer.com">Epic Beer</a> for the beer.nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-31617942837385033552008-07-09T14:34:00.008+12:002008-07-12T14:58:53.601+12:00Social Media, yMedia and Your Organisation - WellingtonWe ran our first workshop for community groups at <a href="http://www.natcoll.ac.nz/">Natcoll</a> in Wellington on Monday.<br /><br />Pamela Minett from <a href="http://www.ymediagroup.org/">yMedia</a> spoke about changing technology and how to successfully involve tertiary students into community groups (NPOs, NGOs, charitable trusts). She introduced web 2.0 and discussed exciting web 2.0 tools that are potentially valuable to community groups in New Zealand. See her presentation below!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHb-jUA2n7I/AAAAAAAAADQ/fp0LdJA0bpg/s1600-h/IMGP9378.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHb-jUA2n7I/AAAAAAAAADQ/fp0LdJA0bpg/s200/IMGP9378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221640700603834290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anthea Whittle, Project Manager at <a href="http://www.terabyte.co.nz/">Terabyte</a>, talked about her experiences in last year's <a href="http://www.ymediachallenge.co.nz/">yMedia Challenge</a>. She introduced and explained web concepts such as blogs and RSS. See her presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_508781"><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheacommunitygroupspart1-1215756317026854-8"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheacommunitygroupspart1-1215756317026854-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border: 0px none ; margin-bottom: -5px;" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/anthea-community-groups-presentation?src=embed" title="View Anthea Community Groups Presentation on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br />Sigurd Magnusson (Siggy) from <a href="http://www.silverstripe.com/">SilverStripe</a> demonstrated how SilverStripe's open source CMS can be used to design websites<a href="http://www.youtube.com/SilverStripeSoftware"></a>.<br /><br />After a short break, we went "hands on" and everyone signed up for Gmail and explored Google Reader, iGoogle and Google Docs.<br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_508806"><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheacommunityhandsonpart2-1215758105860594-8"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=antheacommunityhandsonpart2-1215758105860594-8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border: 0px none ; margin-bottom: -5px;" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/anthea-community-hands-on-508806?src=embed" title="View Anthea Community Hands On on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.natcoll.ac.nz/">Natcoll</a> for the venue and thanks to the people who attended from the following organisations:<br /><ul><li>NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations</li><li>Council of Trade Unions' Learning Reps Programme</li><li>Whitireia Community Law</li><li>Arthritis NZ</li><li>Alzheimers NZ</li><li>Diabetes NZ</li><li>Churches Education Commission</li><li>SCOPE</li><li>Downtown Community Ministry</li><li>Kapiti Women's Centre</li><li>Pablos Art Studio<br /></li><li>Helping you help animals trust</li><li>Save the Children New Zealand</li></ul>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-84530459801177217552008-07-07T10:22:00.009+12:002008-07-08T13:21:01.680+12:00Technology and Social Change - AucklandLast Thursday yMedia ran the first Auckland based student workshop for 2008 at <a href="http://www.mediadesign.school.nz/">Media Design School</a> on Queen Street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHFGocV8A2I/AAAAAAAAADA/HqSkv3pzQ3A/s1600-h/IMG_4607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHFGocV8A2I/AAAAAAAAADA/HqSkv3pzQ3A/s200/IMG_4607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220031103716033378" border="0" /></a><br />Our first speaker was Steve Martin, Creative Director at <a href="http://www.terabyte.co.nz/">Terabyte</a> who gave students an insight into the web industry - a place no longer just for "coders", but for Project Managers, Copywriters, Communicators, User Experience experts and Designers. He talked about how websites should be designed to be accessible by a wide audience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHKqKrsgiYI/AAAAAAAAADI/1kq0VDKzQG0/s1600-h/ws01-student-akld-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SHKqKrsgiYI/AAAAAAAAADI/1kq0VDKzQG0/s200/ws01-student-akld-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220422018580646274" border="0" /></a><br />Next, Bon Virata, Web Programmer at <a href="http://www.gardyneholt.co.nz/">gardyneHOLT</a> and 2007 yMedia Challenge participant spoke about his experience bridging the gap between tertiary studies and working in the industry. Students listened to Bon's inspiring story about how he worked with Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis and helped them to develop their own website during the yMedia Challenge, before graduating and being offered a full-time position at <a href="http://www.gardyneholt.co.nz/">gardyneHOLT</a>. He demonstrated that success can be achieved by following your passion and understanding one another. His moving conclusion asked the audience "what's your story?" See his presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_503435"><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=bon-virata-1215479131849972-9"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=bon-virata-1215479131849972-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border: 0px none ; margin-bottom: -5px;" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/bon-viratas-ymedia-workshop-08-presentation?src=embed" title="View Bon Virata's yMedia Workshop 08 presentation on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div><br />Lastly, Brendan Jarvis, General Manager at <a href="http://www.chrometoaster.com/">Chrometoaster</a> and <a href="http://www.businessday.co.nz/blog/playingtowin">blogger for BusinessDay</a> presented the 9 things he has learnt in the industry. Students were encouraged to choose their respective workplaces carefully - a creative and supportive workplace will do wonders for graduates in their first job. Brendan succinctly explained the importance of "knowing your audience" and "becoming part of the conversation" with reference to his experience in the web industry. See his presentation below!<br /><br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_503438"><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=chrometoaster-1215479237853059-9"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=chrometoaster-1215479237853059-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border: 0px none ; margin-bottom: -5px;" alt="SlideShare" /></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/nathanchampion/brendan-jarvis-ymedia-workshop-08-presentation?src=embed" title="View Brendan Jarvis' yMedia Workshop 08 presentation on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a><br /></div></div><br />Thank you to everyone who helped to make the workshop possible and to everyone who attended!nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-39445096360294575672008-07-02T13:08:00.007+12:002008-07-02T15:52:21.481+12:00Technology and Social Change - Wellington Student WorkshopLast night yMedia ran our first workshop for 2008!<br /><br />18 students from Victoria University, Natcoll Design Technology and Massey University came to the meeting room at the <a href="http://www.xero.com/">Xero</a> Wellington office on Customhouse Quay.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr3zt3urKI/AAAAAAAAACQ/8XH_Oi_Bqf8/s1600-h/IMG_4588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr3zt3urKI/AAAAAAAAACQ/8XH_Oi_Bqf8/s200/IMG_4588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218255586120871074" border="0" /></a><br />We started the night off with some pizza and <a href="http://www.epicbeer.com/">Epic Beer</a>. We also had some veges with Lisa's hummus (unfortunately no, we're not getting any sponsorship from her).<br /><br />Pamela Minett and Adele Barlow introduced the students and speakers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr30GAKb9I/AAAAAAAAACg/B59ws2gBsog/s1600-h/IMG_4591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr30GAKb9I/AAAAAAAAACg/B59ws2gBsog/s200/IMG_4591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218255592598695890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tim Norton presented first with a compelling presentation about the power of "purpose", with the message that you can do what you love to do and "make it your day job". Check his blog at <a href="http://www.makeithappenhq.com/">http://www.makeithappenhq.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr5YCNCc0I/AAAAAAAAACw/BHtKbDU_FFU/s1600-h/IMG_4574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr5YCNCc0I/AAAAAAAAACw/BHtKbDU_FFU/s200/IMG_4574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218257309565875010" border="0" /></a><br />Sigurd Magnusson (Siggy) followed with a demonstation of <a href="http://www.silverstripe.com/">SilverStripe</a> and of course the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/SilverStripeSoftware">funny YouTube video</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr3z2tlbyI/AAAAAAAAACY/EttGrMP_u7E/s1600-h/IMG_4587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr3z2tlbyI/AAAAAAAAACY/EttGrMP_u7E/s200/IMG_4587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218255588494241570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nathan Champion finished with a student preso on Managing a Project. Check his <a href="http://ssintern.blogspot.com/">Saatchi & Saatchi Internship</a> blog and <a href="http://youthlawdm.blogspot.com/">YouthLaw digital media</a> blog.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr30c4VbbI/AAAAAAAAACo/7by9ApTZ0og/s1600-h/IMG_4603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGr30c4VbbI/AAAAAAAAACo/7by9ApTZ0og/s200/IMG_4603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218255598739877298" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to everyone who made it possible and thanks to everyone who came!nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-8752178294163824492008-07-02T10:31:00.001+12:002008-07-02T10:33:44.998+12:00Meeting with Liz Hampton, IBM NZ<p class="MsoNormal">I was thinking, “I wonder if Liz Hampton is in the same lift as me?” as the lift rose up towards Level 11 of the Majestic Centre on Willis Street. Liz is the Manager at Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs at IBM New Zealand, I was meeting with her to talk about IBM’s involvement in the Challenge. The thought passed me by as I walked towards reception, when someone exiting the same lift as me approached and asked if I was Nathan. It was Liz. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to get a coffee across the road, Liz shouted me a flat white (thanks!) and we talked about this year’s yMedia Challenge. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to know about her perceptions of what a successful yMedia Challenge would be from IBM’s point of view. IBM is one of our industry members for 2008 and I want to make sure they get something in return for their support of the Challenge. Her answer was a well executed Challenge that builds skills and awareness among tertiary students and community groups. That, and just to make sure IBM is kept up to date with how things are progressing. Sounds good!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was hoping to get an industry judge from IBM. I asked Liz and she promised to get back to me. It wasn’t long after our coffee before I got a call back from Liz who could confirm that Valerie Walshe, Marketing Manager for IBM New Zealand will be able to judge this year’s projects. Awesome!</p>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-19074520685772339432008-07-01T09:30:00.004+12:002008-07-01T09:41:59.279+12:00Epic Beer arrives!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGlRFdRrleI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Z45AnKc8cmQ/s1600-h/epic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jK_gAX1JtpY/SGlRFdRrleI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Z45AnKc8cmQ/s200/epic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217790797485413858" border="0" /></a>Epic Beer has arrived this morning ready for tonight's workshop at Xero on Customhouse Quay. Many thanks to Luke for sponsoring the Epic Beer. We at yMedia love his business cards which refer to the <a href="http://map.epicbeer.com/">Epic Google map</a>, <a href="http://video.epicbeer.com/">Epic YouTube channel</a>, <a href="http://facebook.epicbeer.com/">Epic Facebook page</a>, <a href="http://friendfeed.epicbeer.com/">Epic Friendfeed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.epicbeer.com/">Epic Twitter</a> and <a href="http://photo.epicbeer.com/">Epic Flickr</a>. EPIC!<br /><br />Looks like they won't fit in the fridge here, I'll put them in the Xero late arvo so they will be cold for post-workshop! Looking forward to hearing Luke speak at the Auckland workshop tomorrow!nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-77752287267518849612008-06-27T13:37:00.002+12:002008-06-27T13:40:46.917+12:00Do the Web OutKia ora, just did a presentation at the <a href="http://www.nfpn.com.au/">NFP Network Australia</a>'s Executive Conference.<br /><br />Am rushing out now to get back to the office, but thought I'd share the slides quickly for all....<br /><br />And if you're wanting any more info (ie. my notes...) then please email me!<br /><br />Share. Find. Play. :)<br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_488001"><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=web-20-1214528093178896-9"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=web-20-1214528093178896-9" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/?src=embed"><img src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/logo_embd.png" style="border:0px none;margin-bottom:-5px" alt="SlideShare"/></a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/pamelam/web-20-harness-the-power?src=embed" title="View Web 2.0 - Harness the Power on SlideShare">View</a> | <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?src=embed">Upload your own</a></div></div>pamelaminetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894983791794214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-79460222329104749142008-06-25T16:26:00.003+12:002008-07-11T18:03:02.247+12:00yMedia Media Release Released to the Media<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span> </span>yMedia Challenge 2008 </span></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;" ><span>Registrations are now open for students and non-profit organisations</span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:130%;" ><span></span></span></strong> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Registrations are now open for this year’s yMedia Challenge. The Challenge brings web generation students together with non-profit organisations to work on media and technology projects that benefit them and the communities they serve. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">yMedia Director, Pamela Minett believes that there are many non-profit organisations who could benefit from being more visible on the internet, but many just don’t know where to start.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">“Non-profit organisations often lack time and resources to develop an online presence. The yMedia Challenge recognises that tertiary students brought up in the web era have innate digital skills that are invaluable to these organisations. In addition to helping out a good cause, these students also gain valuable work experience which can help them get jobs when they graduate,” she says.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >Initiatives for community groups undertaken last year included Facebook Flyers, Banner advertisements, Bebo pages, YouTube videos, and PayPal donation links for their non-profit organisation. One team developed a website for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome New Zealand (</span><a href="http://www.sids.org.nz/" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >http://www.sids.org.nz</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">).</span></span></p> <p><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11;" >“We’re changing the way that charities think and the way they connect with the people they need to reach. This, more than anything else, can make a difference” says Auckland University of Technology student Leah Royden. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Tertiary students enter the yMedia Challenge in teams and each team chooses a yMedia registered non-profit organisation to work with. The students then have two weeks to create a digital solution that best addresses the individual needs of the organisation.<span> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">16 teams will be selected for this year’s challenge and each will each receive $1,000 for their two week project. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">A series of student and community-focused workshops will also be held before the Challenge, discussing changing technologies and the media landscape. Industry professionals from Chrometoaster, Shift, Terabyte and Xero will present on web 2.0 technologies, digital design & strategy, project management and social media. The workshops give students and community groups the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and learn from their experiences.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The workshops run in Auckland and Wellington between June 30<sup>th</sup> and July 10<sup>th</sup>. <span> </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Non-profit organisation registrations for the yMedia Challenge close on June 29<sup>th</sup>. Student registrations for the yMedia Challenge close on July 4<sup>th</sup>. The challenge begins on July 28<sup>th</sup>. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >Non-profit organisations and tertiary students can register for workshops and this year’s yMedia Challenge at </span><a href="http://www.ymediachallenge.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >http://www.ymediachallenge.co<wbr>.nz</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">About yMedia Group</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">yMedia Group was established in 2007 by Pamela Minett and Adele Barlow. Its goal is to aid worthwhile projects and give people looking to work in the digital media industry some practical experience. Pamela and Adele’s vision is to maximise the positive impact of young people as change-makers through the use of media and technology.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Key supporters of the yMedia Group include InternetNZ, Microsoft , Telecom and The Tindall Foundation. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Ends</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">For more information contact:</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >Nathan Champion<br />Relationship Manager<br /></span><a href="mailto:nathan@ymediagroup.org" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >nathan@ymediagroup.org</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><br />027 514 8454 </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="IT"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >Pamela Minett<br />Director<br /></span></span><a href="mailto:pamela@ymediagroup.org" target="_blank"><span lang="IT"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;" >pamela@ymediagroup.org</span></span></a><span lang="IT"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><br />027 420 8324</span></span></span></p></span>Thanks for the coverage WebGuide and In Unison:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usu.co.nz/inunison/news/students-and-samaritans-powers-combine-in-ymedia-challenge/">http://www.usu.co.nz/inunison/news/students-and-samaritans-powers-combine-in-ymedia-challenge/</a><br /><a href="http://webguide.net.nz/2008/ymedia-challenge-registrations-close-29-june-2008/">http://webguide.net.nz/2008/ymedia-challenge-registrations-close-29-june-2008/</a>nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-81155353215617711412008-06-23T12:41:00.002+12:002008-06-23T12:43:20.520+12:00The White Page of Doom.So the Challenge website is down...<br /><br />We are doing all we can to fix it!pamelaminetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894983791794214606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-78217204874521941942008-06-22T16:37:00.005+12:002008-06-23T09:34:00.624+12:00Quick catch up on last few weeks...(cont'd)I met Wayne Stewart of <a href="http://www.mechanix.co.nz">Business Mechanix</a> when I was doing my internship at YouthLaw. I remembered that Wayne had once mentioned that Business Mechanix does some work for Wintec in Hamilton. yMedia was still looking for 3 industry members for this year's yMedia Challenge. I gave Wayne a call and we set up a meeting, see if he was interested in what we were doing. <br /><br />I arrived at the office on Beaumont Street with my backpack and suitcase, I was travelling to Wellington in the afternoon. Wayne told me about his travels to the states for a Microsoft conference on the tertiary sector, Business Mechanix was the only New Zealand company invited to the conference, he explained that Business Mechanix does a significant amount of work for the tertiary sector in New Zealand. What a perfect fit for yMedia. <br /><br />Pamela arrived and Wayne invited Lyndal Stewart (Business Development Director of Business Mechanix) in as well. We talked about the yMedia Challenge and what we are doing this year. Lyndal has recently started a chartiable trust called "Technology Reaching Youth Foundation" which aims to provide reliable and sustainable access to technology for youth across New Zealand. She mentioned that she was looking for some research around what existing schemes have achieved and areas where more development is needed. I instantly thought of the Head of Communication Studies at Unitec New Zealand, Jocelyn Williams. She has been finishing off her thesis about building community through free Internet access in New Zealand. After the meeting, I introduced Lyndal and Jocelyn by email. Both were receptive to the introduction, hopefully they will both find it valuable!nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1079555557973111975.post-32854152832841098622008-06-22T15:55:00.004+12:002008-06-22T16:33:32.756+12:00Quick catch up on last few weeks...(cont'd)I arranged to meet Luke Nicholas of Epic Beer at yMedia's lunchroom, that is the Strawberry Alarmclock in Parnell. <br /><br />I offered to get him a coffee, turns out he doesn't drink coffee, oh yeah Epic Beer, I should've figured. Then again, 10:30am is probably a bit early to get started. <br /><br />Luke started Epic Beer after purchasing the rights to it from the Cock & Bull in October last year. His marketing is solely based on social media. That is, constantly <a href="http://twitter.epicbeer.com">twittering</a>, <a href="http://epicbeer.com/blog/blog.html">blogging</a>, on <a href="http://facebook.epicbeer.com">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/epicbeer">MySpace</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/epicbeer/">Flickr</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/epicbeer">YouTube</a>. And it works, he's got 277 followers on Twitter all tuned in to his latest updates, how the brewing is going, new distribution channels and beer tastings. It was cool to see an entire business running on word of mouth like that. Respect!<br /><br />Anyway, we got straight to the point (haha not really - we were having too much fun looking at his photos on his iPod touch). <br /><br />We'd love some Epic Beer for the workshops we're running this year. Shouldn't be too difficult, Pamela and I will write up a short proposal and email it to Luke soon...nathanchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050801603832386852noreply@blogger.com0