Aside from the varied number of things that have happened on the 23rd of March over the years, the 23rd of March 2003 marks the day of the first and very simple blog post which started an odd collection of random ramblings that is known as “SplaTT’s Blog” :)
Ashamedly this is my first post on SplaTT’s Blog in 2010 as during the last few months i’ve been quite lapse on posting anything. Though i have been putting together a few other sites and generally keeping quite busy.
Anyway…below is a small snippet of data from the site usage stats.
YEAR
UNIQUE
VISITORS
# OF
VISITS
# OF
PAGES
BANDWIDTH
2003
3,091
3,899
6,607
41.11 MB
2004
29,819
94,682
344,446
5 GB
2005
177,811
499,722
1,213,084
27.19 GB
2006
285,635
959,556
3,957,943
66.03 GB
2007
393,562
972,933
4,138,815
72.2 GB
2008
175,616
423,620
1,976,134
68.09 GB
2009
78,844
218,296
527,778
44.68 GB
2010
16,451
44,674
255,199
10.69 GB
TOTAL
1,160,829
3,217,382
12,420,006
293.92 GB
NOTE: 2003 only had data from the 23rd of March 2003 till the end of the year, 2007 only had posts made between the 1st of January 2007 and the 4th of October 2007, 2008 only had posts from the 26th of Febraury 2008 till the end of the year, and 2010 only has data up to today (23rd of March 2010)
The stats for SplaTT’s Blog have declined during 2009, which i put down to having started a number of other websites and blogs covering more specific areas which have taken up some of the numbers and more specifically my time.
While i’ve been running SplaTT’s Blog for the last seven years, I’ve been working in the multimedia and online areas since 1991 and the people that i’ve meet and the projects that i’ve worked on along the way have made it an interesting 19 years. For those of you that have read my ramblings during the last seven years i hope you have enjoyed them and will stick around for more rambling :)
The 1980s comprise of a lot of great memories for me, and a lot of the things i learn’t in that period were also responsible for many of my work choices since then…not to mention that i love 80s music, movies and tv shows :)
Obviously i’m not the only one who thinks that the 80s was a great decade as the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney is opening their “The 80s are back“ exhibition on the 12th of December 2009.
The Powerhouse Museum is bringing back the 80s with a spectacular exhibition that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over-the-top excess.
Revisit the era’s toys and fads, video games and technology, nightclubs and music, architecture and design trends, current affairs and events. From the Sony Walkman, Atari and Pac-Man, big hair and power dressing, to pub rock and dance parties, the America’s Cup and the Berlin Wall.
Packed with entertaining experiences, familiar personalities, great nostalgia, and perhaps just a few cringe-worthy moments, The 80s are back will remind you why the 80s was a decade not easily forgotten!
I’m looking forward to checking out the exhibition..but more importantly i have now have my tickets for the opening night party :)
Celebrate 80s music at the opening night party!
12 December, 7pm – 10pm, Over 18s only
Dust off your ra-ra skirts, leggings and skinny ties for a night of 80s fun! Australia’s foremost proponents of synthesiser pop Pseudo Echo will be joined by iconic pop rock band GANGgajang, 80s drag divas Cindy Pastel, Miss 3D and friends, including Chris Da Bonnafin (in a Xanadu-inspired performance), and renowned DJ Stephen Ferris.
Entires in the 16th Annual AIMIA Awards close on Wednesday the 4th of November so you better get in quick and enter before time runs out. You can check out the list of categories that you can enter here.
The Annual AIMIA Awards are the longest running and most prestigious Awards in Australia’s Interactive Media Industry. Celebrating the very best in digital content innovation across all genres and interactive media platforms, the AIMIA Awards showcase the industry’s finest. As a bonus for Victorian based firms the awards are being held in Melbournes Docklands at The Peninsula on the 5th of March 2010.
If you don’t know who AIMIA are and what they do…
Founded in 1992, AIMIA is the peak industry body for interactive content and digital media in Australia.
AIMIA’s membership represents the full spectrum of the digital media industry in Australia. Our members range from Australia’s top digital media powerhouses, including the ABC, Sensis, Yahoo!, Google, BigPond, Foxtel, Disney, ninemsn and Fairfax Digital, to the country’s best known interactive advertising, mobile content, web development, games design, and special effects companies. Members include developers, creators, producers, investors, service providers, educational institutions and students.
You can find more info about AIMIA at this page or by visiting the AIMIA web site.
One quick disclaimer…i sit on the National Board of AIMIA.
Since my main business, Honeysuckle Creek Pty Ltd, got its name from the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, which is located just south of Canberra in Australia, and was the location that provided the first eight minutes of video to the world of humans first step on the moon on the 21st of July 1969 (Australian date), it’s only fitting that i’m currently on my way to Canberra to attend the multi-day Apollo 11 40th Anniversary celebrations…which i’ve been looking forward to since late 2008 :)
While it’s not an actual business, the Digital @ Honeysuckle Creek website contains information and updates on the digital services and digital media businesses that are owned by Honeysuckle Creek Pty Ltd, which at the opening of this website includes:
Upper Yarra Digital Media www.upperyarradigitalmedia.com.au Upper Yarra Digital Media provides a wide variety of digital services to community groups and small to medium businesses in the retail and tourism industries across rural, regional and metropolitan Australia. These services cover everything from early stage strategy and project architecture, through to design, programming and content creation (copywriting / photography / video / audio), seo, digital marketing and online advertising.
Upper Yarra Web Hosting www.upperyarrawebhosting.com Upper Yarra Web Hosting provides both pre-configured and custom tailored webhosting solutions, along with domain name purchasing and DNS managing. Servers are available in a number of countries, including; Australia, the USA and the UK.
DSS46 Digital – opening soon www.dss46.com DSS46 Digital will primarily focus on providing digital media strategy and consulting services to companies both large and small. Additional services will be available through our sister companies and will include; system architecture design, project management, creative design, copywriting, programming, seo, digital marketing, online advertising, photography and the production of video and audio.
With the Founder and Managing Director of “Honeysuckle Creek”, Mick Stanic, having been involved in the multimedia and internet industry since 1990, our digital services businesses are in a position to provide a variety of solutions and services that are based not only on an unrivalled passion but also on a deep understanding of what digital services and digital media can offer.
As one of my old blogs turns into a business, the designers over at KRD have updated my original “ExpeditionOz” logo into a new and shiny “ExpeditionOz Services” logo :).
Next Thursday, the 9th of July 2009, MEGA is holding a free information session in Melbourne.
So what is MEGA i hear you ask? Here is some information from the MEGA website…
We welcome teams and individuals to join MEGA and be part of Australia’s mobile future.
What’s in it for you?
If you are a mobile, digital content or ICT company wanting to develop new mobile products and services, develop your staff in innovation and commercialisation, meet highly skilled potential employees and pitch for investment then MEGA is for you.
If you are an individual with creative, IT or business skills and you would like to collaborate with like-minded people with complimentary skill sets to create new products, services, start up a company, pitch for investment, increase your skill levels for employment and meet potential employers then mega is for you.
What does it involve?
Industry presenters and mentors share their leading edge expertise to provide a hands-on workshop program to take teams through:
Market research and analysis
Idea generation and evaluation of ideas for products and services
Testing the technical and business feasibility of those ideas
Producing a business plan or business proposal
Pitching to potential investors
You will also be supported by a large MEGA support network of industry, education and government (see the partners page to see who is involved).
Communication, collaboration and teaching and learning are supported by the use of Web 2.0 technologies.
The project culminates with a high profile Pitch Day with industry experts and investors.
If this looks something you might be interested in, then register for the free seminar being held in Melbourne on Thursday the 9th of July between 4.30pm and 6.00pm at the Telstra Executive Briefing Centre in Collins Street Melbourne.
For this years MEGA I’ve taken on a role as a business mentor under my Digital@HoneysuckleCreek / Upper Yarra Digital Media banner, and am really look forward to seeing what participants will come up with :)
In the classic 1980′s movie, “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off“, Ferris Beuller’s best friend Cameron Frye lived in a house with a glass garage that housed a spectacular 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California that they used during the movie.
Upper Yarra Web Hosting is a service from Upper Yarra Digital Media that provides both pre-configured and custom tailored webhosting solutions on servers currently available in Australia and the USA.
Shared hosting prices start at AUD $7.95 a month, and all shared hosting packages get two months free if you sign-up for one-year. We can also organise dedicated servers if you need them. Currently all hosting is provided on a contact us first basis so that we can deliver exactly what you require at the best price, but we are looking at offering a simple automated setup service if enough people desire it.
We also have a partnership with a company that is initially developing premium Joomla (and later WordPress) templates as standalone packages for purchase, which wil also be available bundled with a hosting package. More info on this as they get closer to opening.
Upper yarra Web Hosting also provides a domain name purchasing service with prices that even i can’t believe. .com domains go for AUD$19.95 per year and .com.au domains go for AUD $39.95 for the standard two year period. A number of other Australian and generic domain names are also available at great prices, with DNS management available on every account.
The Powerhouse Museum is bringing back the 80s with a spectacular exhibition that will reveal the good and the bad about the decade vividly remembered for its over-the-top excess. 
