Talent Everywhere - With Chris Pudney And Gihan Perera

One of our friends, Kathleen Franklyn, just gave birth to a baby girl, Isobel Ann. What will the Internet look like when Isobel turns 21? Gihan and Chris discuss the future of the Internet by looking at the past, turning the clock back 21 years to when they first started using the Internet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One suggestion to combat the scourge of junk e-mail is to charge a small fee on every e-mail sent. The United States Congress will pass this into law from 1st July 2008, but the rest of the world is up in arms at the prospect. What are the facts, or is this just a cruel April Fool's joke? Join Chris and Gihan as they discuss the pros and cons of this controversial proposal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do you evaluate information on the Internet with a more critical and skeptical mind? Gihan and Chris share some principles for sharpening your thinking, especially when looking at other people's claims on the Internet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You might be an authority in some area of expertise, but how do you SHOW that authority on-line, especially when you're competing with so much rubbish out there? In this episode, Chris and Gihan talk about how to create authority on the Internet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With so much information available on the Internet, how do you assess whether something you see is authoritative, credible or even just plain true? Chris and Gihan discuss one rule of thumb that will get you 80% of the way there, and then suggest how to dig deeper to be even surer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In November 2007, Gihan and Chris talked about their hopes and expectations for political parties to use the Internet effectively in the Australian Federal Election. In this podcast, we follow up with our verdict on who performed well, and how we can all learn from it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera discuss the do's and don'ts of copyright of digital content on the Internet - including music, videos, e-books, graphics and software copyright. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What will the new year bring on the Internet? Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera review some tech predictions from 2007, and make their own forecasts about what's coming in 2008. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Internet retail sales will be at their biggest this Christmas season. Do you know how to shop safely on-line? Chris and Gihan discuss the facts, fears and fiction about on-line shopping, so you can shop safely and securely all year round. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you tapped into the social networking buzz, with LinkedIn, Facebook and mySpace? Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera help you understand these popular social networking services, and how to tap into them in your personal and professional life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Australia, a Federal election is just around the corner - perhapsthe first in Australia where a mature Internet might have an influenceon the result. Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera talk about the lead-up tothe election, and rate the major political parties on their use of theInternet during the campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You've got a Web site or a blog, but is it getting "dugg"? And is it "del.icio.us"? These are just two of the services promoting "social bookmarking". Listen to Chris Pudney and Gihan Perera discuss this important new trend on the Web, and learn how to use it to improve your Internet research skills and your business position on-line. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're suffering from information overload, that's good! Your clients and customers expect you to take information, filter it, and present it in relevant, meaningful ways for them. But how do you do this without collapsing under the weight of all that information? Chris and Gihan talk about ways to gather and process relevant information easily, while ignoring the mass of irrelevant junk on the Internet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get a life. With the interactive Web 2.0 world, it's not enough to make a token effort to be in the "in crowd" - as Australian Prime Minister John Howard discovered after his first lame foray into on-line video. Learn why he got it wrong, and how you can avoid the same mistake. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wikipedia, the world's free on-line encyclopedia, is a success story in the power of Web 2.0: Community collaboration to build a free resource to serve the Internet community in return. Gihan and Chris talk about the site, the concept and the ways you can take part in the Wikipedia experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Protect yourself from Internet scammers! The increasingly common scam of "phishing" takes advantage of people's implicit trust in authority and their fear of financial loss. Learn what it is and how to protect yourself from it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

eBay is more than just a Web site for consumers to sell their unwanted goods. It's now a multi-billion dollar marketplace, and a viable distribution outlet for any on-line business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just what is Web 2.0 - the phenomenon sweeping the Internet? Chris and Gihan give you the big picture overview - explaining the principles of Web 2.0 and how to change your thinking to take advantage of it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn how to use Flickr.com, one of the world's leading photo-sharing sites, in your personal and professional life. Chris and Gihan share tips about loading photos, making them accessible to others, and managing copyright issues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are you a private person? Really - are you sure? The Internet makes it so much easier for people to find out about you, your lifestyle and your habits. Chris and Gihan talk about how you could be exposing yourself (so to speak!) to a world-wide Internet audience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.