Decoding the new economy: Where the 21st Century is taking us.

Travel Review – Crown Metropole Melbourne

May 182013

Crown Metropole Melbourne is a convenient and comfortable business hotel, particularly if you’re attending conferences at the Exhibition and Conference Centre across the road.

May 18, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 3:19 am
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Australia, travel
Tagged with: crown casino, melbourne, travel

Discovering an online media model

May 172013

Who will be the David Sarnoff of the web?

May 17, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 12:16 pm
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entrepreneurs, future, Innovation, new media
Tagged with: advertising, broadcasting, canada, Future of Journalism, google, journalism, media, publishing

Rethinking the middle class

May 162013

Has the internet destroyed the western world’s middle class lifestyles?

May 16, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 11:56 am
6 Responses
business advice, economy, future, society
Tagged with: change, economy, future, industry, middle class, outsourcing, robotics, work

Training for mediocrity

May 152013

Australian treasurer Wayne Swan’s cap on education expenses is a path to mediocrity

May 15, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 12:12 pm
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Australia, economy, government
Tagged with: Australia, business, economy, government

Take ten engineers

May 142013

LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon sees the future of his business in the internet of machines

May 14, 2013
Posted by Paul Wallbank at 10:21 pm
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cloud computing, future, Internet, software
Tagged with: business, internet, internet of machines

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Decoding the new economy

This blog looks at how society and business are changing in the 21st Century.

While the site has a focus on technology, I also look at the human factors along with the demographic and economic changes that are driving how we live, work and play.

About Paul
I'm a recovering entrepreneur, writer and broadcaster with a fascination about how our business world and society is evolving.

Since being invited on ABC Radio in 1998 to discuss Y2K issues, I've been speaking on technology and change for over 12 years. I've also written seven books.

I've founded four businesses and my team built PC Rescue into a national computer help network. I have a consulting business, Netsmarts, which helps businesses deal with challenges in the new economy.

Today I speak and write on change along with consulting to businesses on how they can take advantage of opportunities in today's fast changing marketplace.