We’ve faithfully recorded all the negative media and the attacks on Bang the Table so I thought it might be theraputic to post some of the positive feedback we get from the vast majority of users who appreciate the chance to have their say. This selection of quotes should speak for themselves, they were all … Continue reading
Archive for July, 2008
Web usage rates in Australia and beyond (Matt)
We are often asked about how many people have web access and from which demographic grups they come. Below is an article from the Sydney Morning Herald on that issue that I thought people might find interesting. Basically it highlights that older people are taking up the internet at an increasing rate. This is not … Continue reading
More on Crikey
For any of you following the saga of our recent coverage in Crikey – I am pleased to report that our response appears today in the ‘Comments, corrections, clarifications and cockups’ section of the Crikey website. I also had a good chat with the journalist who wrote the article Alex Mitchell who seems to be … Continue reading
Our response to Crikey (see previous post for their article)
Alex and Crikey readers, Well they say that all publicity is good publicity but it sure doesn’t feel like it tonight. The author has raised some really important issues in his article that deserve to be addressed in a public forum like this. First up, we were remiss not putting our names and backgrounds on … Continue reading
Not the sort of media we wanted!! (Matt)
This was published by Crikey.com today. If you look at my last post it now seems to have had great foresight. I’m feeling a little angry and bruised about this (especially because they did not call us) but in the spirit of openness I want it here for all to read, I think the most … Continue reading
Bang the Table or an EVIL CONSPIRACY? (by Matt)
We have all seen the crowd at a public meeting attack and question the integrity of the facilitator who is hired to ensure that they get their say. The same occurs in some online consultations – a phenomenon I will call Bang the Table bashing. Today we had an enterprising stakeholder research Crispin and myself … Continue reading




