Archive for May, 2007

135 ILV — A homosexuals-only pub

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
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The Peel, a gay pub in Melbourne, has won the right to turn away heterosexuals and even lesbians to provide a non-threatening atmosphere for the men partying inside. What do we think?

“Bars are private spaces and it should be up to the owner.” — Steven

If you like In Latte Veritas, maybe your friends will, too. Why not suggest they try www.inlatteveritas.com?

Today’s voices    
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett
         
         

Podcast produced by Steven’s business: ZEST Digital, corporate blog and podcast producer for Australian businesses and recorded in the Honolulu Grill, the best place to eat in Manly.

133 ILV — What would you give up to mitigate global warming?

Friday, May 25th, 2007
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NOTE: Cleverly I released 133 and 134 in the wrong order. Doh. — Steven

How much are we willing to give up to mitigate the effects of global warming?

“No one will give up anything until the government makes it prohibitively expensive.” — Terry.

If you like In Latte Veritas, maybe your friends will, too. Why not suggest they try www.inlatteveritas.com?

Today’s voices    
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett Evan Bongarzoni
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett General Grumpy
         
         

Podcast produced by Steven’s business: ZEST Digital, corporate blog and podcast producer for Australian businesses.

134 ILV — Should fat people pay more?

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
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Should fat people pay more for things like air travel?

“I’ve complained about someone spilling over into my seat on a plane.” — Steven.

If you like In Latte Veritas, maybe your friends will, too. Why not suggest they try www.inlatteveritas.com?

Today’s voices    
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett Evan Bongarzoni
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis Terry McJannett General Grumpy
         
         

Podcast produced by Steven’s business: ZEST Digital, corporate blog and podcast producer for Australian businesses.

132 ILV — Importing labour

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
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Perth is suffering from a shortage of labourers willing to do menial jobs. Is it time to import labour from the third world?

“Is it good enough to say they’re earning more than they earn at home?” — John V.

If you like In Latte Veritas, maybe your friends will, too. Why not suggest they try www.inlatteveritas.com?

Today’s voices    
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis    
  John Verhoeven Steven Lewis    
         
         

Podcasting from Sydney, Australia, In Latte Veritas is recorded at the Honolulu Grill, 93-95 North Steyne Rd, Manly, Sydney, definitely one of the pros of Manly.

Podcast produced by Steven’s business: ZEST Digital, podcast production for Australian businesses.

Shameless self-promotion of Steven

Monday, May 14th, 2007

ZEST DigitalThis will be irrelevant to many listeners — to whom I apologise for this shameless self-promotion that has nothing to do with The Rules.

Some of you know Steven (from hereon “I” :) ) entered a partnership at the beginning of the year with friends who had a well-established marketing business. Together we formed ZEST Digital, a social media consultancy demystifying social media for Australian companies and executing campaigns that include podcasts, blogs, wikis and other emerging media.

I’m delighted to say we were busy from the moment I set foot in the office in North Sydney, which is why it’s taken us a while to get our website up. It is up now and that’s where I’ll be blogging — I’ve taken all of the posts from this blog over there with me, so you’ll be quite at home.

The new blog is here and the feed is here.

And there’s a new podcast series, too (feed here). When I’m talking to clients about social media, I want to be able to point them to case studies and there aren’t enough good ones out there. That’s why we’ve launched a series on great examples of companies using social media (whether they’re our clients or not). Please check out the ZEST Digital Social Media Case Studies Podcast and let me know what you think.