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Simon Goodrich recently interviewed Martin Hosking, Australian internet luminary, as part of the Melbourne Domain Series. Martin was very candid in this 45 minutes interview and QnA about his role in the development of the internet in Australia and the US. Well…

Talking of online execution and digital strategy, I wanted to share the outcomes from our tour we did with Scott Belsky from Behance last week. In summary: * 549 people came to the events in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane over three days…

Since 2007 we’ve been bringing out to Australia people that inspire us and who innovative in their chosen (digital) field. This includes people from Current TV, Threadless, Foodspotting, Rocketboom, Next New Networks, Refinery29 and more. This August, we have Scott Belsky, CEO…

I caught up with Jeremy Weinstein last week, the founder of Docummunity. Jez is completing his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology in conjunction with the Smart Services CRC. Prior to this study, Jeremy was a feature film maker. He is heading…

Portable had its planning retreat over the winter solstice just out of Melbourne. We were lucky enough to do this at the Boyd Baker House, designed by one of Australia’s best architecture writers (The Australian Ugliness is one of my all time…

Portable Studios has been working on developing the Live China initiative, as part of Live Council, for over 18 months now. Starting out as an idea with Mei Ling Dorey, doctor / public health advocate / entrepreneur, Mei has been able to…

We’ve been working with Jeremy Weinstein for the past 18 months developing the concept for a community of documentary makers to edit their films in real time collaboratively online. In that time Jeremy has developed the concept and commenced his PhD studies at Swinburne…

Portable has created a mobile phone application that will improve productivity and business operations, while reducing financial costs for not-for-profit organisation, The Wilderness Society. This innovative development is designed to make the donating and signing-up process more efficient for their street fundraisers,…

Android has overtaken Apple as the phone of choice. It looks like Simon’s first prediction for 2011 is coming to fruition. The month of August last year was the tipping point for sales as Android overtook the iPhone with 32 percent of smart phone…

Portable recently created an iPhone application for the upcoming St Kilda Festival, an annual celebration of Australia’s best musical talents, performers and artists. In 2011, there will be more than 90 musical performances, spread across seven stages, over nine days. The app…

The first three weeks of the year have been big ones for technology. You’ve had movements at Google and Apple that not only make the business pages but regular news too. In Australia, Yahoo 7 got onto the group buying phenomen with…

The good thing about being on break is it gives you some time out to think about the year that has been and the year ahead. On reflection, I see 2010 as the year that mobile internet use and online shopping went…

Remember the days of Windows XP, when your computer used to freeze and you tried to drag the screen, it would create this weird and cool tiling effect? Well Paul Destieu has turned this into a piece of artwork. Appropriate titled “My…

A Facebook intern has created a map of the world made by joining the dots between friendships. The map displays friendships between Facebook users as light blue lines on a deep blue background. The eastern half of the US, Europe and parts…

We all like to look into the future and make predictions when December arrives. So here it is: our definitive list of technology trends you should keep a look out for in 2011. It’s by no means exhaustive but these five trends…

Portable is looking for a talented, driven and experienced producer and account manager to work across the wide range of clients that the company currently services. Based in Melbourne, you will use your previous experience in a similar role to manage and…

The 15th Webby Awards are now open for entries. The most prestigious online awards in the world, our version of the Oscars. As Australian Ambassador I have the great pleasure to vote on these as well as attend the event in New York in June (see…

Portable’s creative director Andrew Apostola takes us through the design history of Portable’s products, from 2006 to 2011.

Portable announces the launch of its new marketing and publicity agency and welcomes incoming director Evie Bear.