As I’m going to be in Melbourne on Monday night, I thought we should have a MODM! Details here.

I’m going to throw a one-off MODM BBQ up here in Brisneyland on Saturday August 30th. Details here. BYO food, drink and gadgets. Apparently there’s a BTUB on the previous night, so this can be where everyone turns up and has a burger to get over their hangover.

One of the regular surprises at MODM is the people who turn up. I’m always meeting people who run companies I have heard of but never knew they were from Melbourne. Last night it was the guy from BugMeNot. I can’t tell you his name. And I can’t show you his face. All I can show you is this shot. He’s threatened me with physical pain if I show you any more. But he does have a very exciting new project coming out soon which G’Day World will have an exclusive on. Right, guys?? Right???! Don’t forget – I’ve got the goods to blackmail you now if I don’t get what I want.

Thanks to everyone who turned up last night. Lots of new people came for the first time and I think everyone had a great time. MODM 6 will be on October 4. Register here.

Please note that MODM 4 will now be held at:

Date: Thursday, August 2, 2007
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Riverland Bar, Vault 1 – 9
Street: Federation Wharf (Under Princes Bridge)
City/Town: Melbourne

http://www.riverlandbar.com/

Register here if you haven’t already!

Geez louise.

If you must… you can register for MODM 4 on Upcoming.

Oh but wait – what about all the people who said for the last couple of month… “oh I don’t want to register on Yahoo just to come to your smelly function!”???

Then go away and leave me alone. Go back to the crochet club or whatever you normally do on a Saturday night.

Register now for MODM 4! We had a good 50 people there for the last two events and I think everyone had a great time. Free booze, free snacks, geeky talk, what’s not to love?

Thanks Michael Kordahi (aka Delicate Genius) for putting your Corporate AMEX to the test! Avoiding having to approve that expense form isn’t what made Frank move to Seattle, is it? DG’s photos are up here.

The August event will again be on at ACMI Lounge in Fed Square. Register your attendance at Facebook Events. Sponsor to be announced soon (as soon as I find one).

We’ve got about 35 people registered and a few of them have told me they are bringing friends, so it should be a fun night.

So we know how many to cater for, please register here if you are coming.

MODM is a new event for Melbourne’s Online Digital Media community to socialize and talk about everything that’s new in media:

+ Business models for podcasting, blogging, machinima, second life, mobile content, YouTube, MySpace, etc.

+ Using new media to change the world

+ The intersection of mainstream media and new media

+ How to build an audience, raise funding, legals, etc.

If you produce digital media, or want to produce digital media, this is the event for you.

If you’re in Melbourne and you haven’t registered for MODM 3 yet, please do so! We had a great time at MODM 2 (or at least I did anyway) and I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone again this week to talk about digital mobile content. So Pownce on me, Twitter me senseless and hit me in the Facebook if you want to, but make sure you register.

Details are here. I hope everyone in Melbourne will be able to join us for a few drinks and hearty debates about the future of online media.

MODM 2 was last week and I think most folks had a great time. I certainly did. I think we had about 50 people there, which is pretty good for our first real event. Thanks again to our sponsors Eight Black and to our guest speaker Dr Peter Ellyard.

Here’s a video of Peter’s talk about future makers versus future takers and the difference between management and leadership.

Are you a member of Facebook yet? If so, join the MODM group. And keep an eye on the MODM website. The next event will be held Thursday July 5th, and the plan is to hold it again at ACMI Lounge. This next event will be sponsored by Microsoft Silverlight.

If you’re in Melbourne and you have an interest in online digital media, then make sure you get your pixelated ass to MODM #2 this coming Thursday night. Register now. We have about 50 people at the moment. Make sure you join our Facebook group as well, because I think it’s going to be a key tool for us.

40 people are registered so far to come to MODM #2, which I’m pretty happy with, considering it’s only our second event and we’re still one week away. Our sponsors for this event are Eight Black. Special guest at the event will be Dr Peter Ellyard. If you haven’t already registered, please make sure you do, because our caterers are keeping an eye on the numbers. Register here. And subscribe to the MODM blog here. Oh and there is now a MODM group in Facebook.

I had a terrific time at The Domain event in Melbourne last night. Full congrats to Sally and Deb for putting it on and to Brad “Best Technology Industry Journalist” Howarth for his interview with Aussie digital media pioneer Domenic Carosa from Destra. I’ve known Dom for quite a few years now but have never really had the chance to sit down with him over a few beers and hear him talk from the gut. It was great to hear his passion for his business and for digital media come out. I admire greatly what he has done since he and his sister started the business in 1993 when he was only 18! He said last night that neither of them took a single cent in income for the first 7 years! They were living at home with their parents. Now THAT’S a start-up baby.

The only worrying moment of the night was when I went up to say g’day to Brad and he said to the people he was with “now here’s the one person I am afraid of”. Little ol’ me Bradley? Oh buddy. I’m sweet as pie. Why afraid?

Scienta was there. Jeremy from Skylook was there. Paul McKenna from Computer Trader was there. And his partner in the SMS business, Carl Krumins from K.A.S. The three of us talked long and hard about how to use SMS to help Father Bob raise money and how to use SMS as a feedback mechanism for podcasts. I finally got to meet the famous Kerri Lee Sinclair after hearing about her for many years. And James Tuckerman from Australian Anthill magazine was there. What a terrific story there guys have. I can’t wait to get him the show to tell you about their history. Brilliant start-up story.

I hope MODM is half as good as last night was. It’ll be our first real event (the last one was more of a planning event for this one) and, like all good things, I’m sure it will take a while to find its feet, but with Dr Peter Ellyard there as our guest, we’re off to a flying start.

MODM.info is where to go.

If you’d like to meet renowned Australian futurist Dr Peter Ellyard in the flesh, get yourself along to MODM 2.

MODM is a new event for Melbourne’s Online Digital Media community to socialize and talk about everything that’s new in media. If you produce digital media, this is the event for you.

We’ll be meeting at the ACMI Lounge, first floor, ACMI.

Thursday, June 7, 2007
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

This time around you’ll have to pay for your own drinks and nibblies but we’ll be looking for a sponsor for future events.

Please register for the event here.

If you want to know more about MODM, join our forum.

So last night, as promised, we held MODM #1, the meetup for Melbourne’s Online Digital Media community. There were thousands of us there, spilling out into the street, dancing semi-naked on the tables, causing riots, drinking shots, it was absolutely wild. You really missed out if you weren’t there. The things I saw would shock you to the core.

Anyway, make sure you don’t miss the next one.

Details will be worked out over on our new MODM Forum.

Due to popular demand (okay, Scienta), I’ve brought MODM 1 forward 24 hours to pacify those people who hold ANZAC DAY sacred. Kevin Rudd.

One of the things I noticed while reading the B and T Digital Media magazine is that out of the top 40 list, I seem to be the only person who actually MAKES digital media. The rest of the list seem to be from agencies, managers at large media companies, etc.

I think Melbourne’s Online Digital Media community needs to get together for a drink and so, Mr Speaker, I would like to propose a new meetup event: MODM.

Register for MODM 1.

I’m also looking for some folks to join me at the midnight screening of 300 this Wednesday night at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville.

Yeah, I’m feeling sociable this week. Don’t get used to it.