Category Archives: Business / Work

Advice for Business people and employees in the Workforce

Humanity Stuck On Earth or Private Space Flights To Infinity & Beyond?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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For thousands of years mankind has gazed at the starry night sky, wondering what lies out there in our solar system and beyond. As a youngster I obsessively read many of the classic space and exploration science fiction books by authors like Read more [...]

Car Sharing in Australia & USA – Collaborative Consumption

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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GoGet is an Australian collaborative consumption everything as a service (XaaS) success story which has provided car share as a service for over a decade. Collaborative consumption reinvents the concept of sharing using networked technologies Read more [...]

Why We Prefer Rewards Now: Present Bias & Temporal / Hyperbolic Discounting

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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Why can't you stop procrastinating and focus on working towards big goals in the future? It's because of the human tendency to value a reward innaccurately depending on how soon it will occur and discount the future problems caused by choosing Read more [...]

Simple Steps To Avoid Identity Theft: Destroy Paper & Digital Data

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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The Australian Federal Police warn that both individuals and businesses are at risk of identity theft. Simple changes in personal behaviour can make a difference to identity security. If you or your business becomes a victim of identity fraud, Read more [...]

High $AUS Helps Grey Importers Lure Customers From Australian Retailers

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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Australian retailers and distributors of consumer electronics products are facing a new challenge as a growing number of consumers take advantage of the high Australian dollar to purchase gadgets from grey importers. Grey imports is a Read more [...]

Jobs, Technology & Subsidies: Future of Australian Car Manufacturing

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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The future of Australia’s car manufacturing industry is very important as many jobs are involved and Federal and State governments have doled out billions in the past to car companies to continue local manufacturing, with the promise of lots Read more [...]

Asian Century Aviation Challenges: Innovative Planes New Fuels Reduce Weight

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Neerav Bhatt

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The aviation industry is going through a turbulent time, which has led it to look at a wide range of technologies and alternative fuels as ways for airlines to lower costs and improve efficiency. Current headwinds in aviation include Read more [...]

Spotlight on Quality Blogs: Tom Fishburne (Marketoonist)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Today's spotlight is on Marketoonist by Tom Fishburne. The blogs I spotlight are selected because they deserve more exposure and have a common attribute of owners who "Tell it like it is". Like me they have strong opinions and are not afraid Read more [...]

Careers, Technology, Entrepreneurship – Guest Lecture at University of Technology Sydney

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Some time ago, I had a conversation with University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Associate Professor Kenneth Dovey. He was very interested in how I work simultaneously in several fields at once (Journalist, Librarian, Photographer and more). This Read more [...]

Will SpaceX Rekindle Interest In Mankind’s Final Frontier?

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Outer Space - there's so much of it to visit, but it's rather pricey to get there. Nearly 30 years after the last manned mission to the moon, private enterprise seems the best hope for making sci-fi dreams come true. In fact this week marks Read more [...]

Levelling Up In Life, Avoiding Complacency

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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It is very dangerous for a business to rely on one particular technology or hero product/service line for it's continued success. There is a strong temptation to stop innovating when your business comes across a technology product/service idea Read more [...]

Be Aware Of Social Media Ranking List Flaws

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Yet another “influential people in the media” list was being passed around by Australians on social media a few weeks ago, which prompts me to warn you that these lists should be taken with a large grain of salt. What social media monitoring Read more [...]

Building Public Infrastructure For The Future

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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I'm currently attending the Kickstart IT Journalist forum which was addressed by Paul Fletcher Liberal MP for Bradfield about why the Liberal/National coalition opposes the National Broadband Network (NBN). It was a disappointing replay of Read more [...]

Investigation: Why People Believe Diamonds Are Forever

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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Advertising campaigns would have you believe that they are rare and “a diamond is forever” but this idea is not timeless. The popularity of diamonds in the last 60 years is based on a brilliant advertising campaign by a cartel that restricted Read more [...]

Cricket Australia Simultaneously Encouraging and Banning Taking Photos

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Neerav Bhatt

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I've always been a cricket fan. Last week I attended a T20 Big Bash league match at the Sydney Cricket Ground and found that the Cricket Australia terms and conditions of spectator entry regarding photography inside the venue were seemingly Read more [...]