[SiliconBeach] Google DevFest

2010-07-03 Thread Jax
I'd like to extend a huge thankyou to Pamela, Luke and all the team at Google. The DevFest map day was inspirational, informative and incredibly helpful. I had a wonderful day and can't wait to implement some changes on my sites. It is weeks like this that allow the SB community to thrive and

RE: [SiliconBeach] Re: Accepting USD Payments on Australian Business Website

2010-07-03 Thread Mark Burch
Out of curiosity, how does this situation in Australia compare to comparable countries like NZ and Singapore? Anyone know? Regards, Mark Burch From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems Sent:

RE: [SiliconBeach] Google DevFest

2010-07-03 Thread Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems
I'd like to echo that sentiment. While I didn't make it to the Maps day, having people like Don Dodge, Eric Bidelman (Mr Chrome if you haven't heard of him) and Patrick Chanezon (well worth knowing, http://www.chanezon.com/pat/cv/) in Australia at all, much less super accessible is a very big

[SiliconBeach] Re: Product Camp Melbourne

2010-07-03 Thread Humphrey
This was such a great event well done again to all those or organised it! Cheers, Humphrey On Jun 15, 8:12 pm, Mark Mansour m...@agilebench.com wrote: You are focused on building a product that sells, right? Product Camp is coming to Melbourne [http://pcampmelbourne.com/] in just a few

[SiliconBeach] Re: Google DevFest

2010-07-03 Thread Trindaz
I had a great time at the Social Media day on Friday. Learned heaps! Thanks Pamela! Cheers, Dave On Jul 3, 5:28 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com wrote: I'd like to echo that sentiment. While I didn't make it to the Maps day, having people like Don Dodge, Eric

[SiliconBeach] Re: Google DevFest

2010-07-03 Thread Trindaz
woops! I meant Thursday! On Jul 3, 11:04 pm, Trindaz dave.trind...@gmail.com wrote: I had a great time at the Social Media day on Friday. Learned heaps! Thanks Pamela! Cheers, Dave On Jul 3, 5:28 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com wrote: I'd like to echo

Re: [SiliconBeach] From the SMH: Aussie in Silicon Valley strikes gold after Disney buyout Options

2010-07-03 Thread Elias Bizannes
Aka the Aussie mafia in the Valley - expect more stories like this to come:) Elias Bizannes http://eliasbizannes.com On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:30 AM, chieftech james.del...@gmail.com wrote: Just in case anyone missed this yesterday: Aussie in Silicon Valley strikes gold after Disney buyout

[SiliconBeach] Re: Google DevFest

2010-07-03 Thread pamela
Thanks for coming, and thanks for the kind words! I hope we can do similar events in the future, given that this one was largely successful. I'll be sending around a feedback survey early next week, so you can tell me more about what you liked (and didn't like) in that. I'll try not to make it