Spinning Planet : News

Palmerston North Linux Users Group (PLUG)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:44:14 +1200

Learn about the latest free software

Segue Awards

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:34:27 +1200

Artists and environmental enthusiasts show amazing things

New Zealand's first rocket company

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:54:00 +1200

Rocket Lab is a New Zealand privately owned rocket science company, which intends to be at the hub of a vibrant private space industry in the Southern Hemisphere. Find out what they're doing at www.rocketlab.co.nz.

Marshmallow Challenge

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:43:00 +1200

The Marshmallow Challenge encourages teams to experience profound lessons.

International "People's Choice" Award!

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:36:39 +1300

The Manawatu is very proud that our very own Dr Binh Trinh of Picture Perfect Photography has won a prestigious international photography award. Below are two photos of local businessman Brynn Neilson:

About Dr Binh Trinh Click here | About Brynn Neilson Click here

Sea Dragon from Microsoft

Tue, 27 May 2008 12:28:50 +1200

Seadragon is an incubation project resulting from the acquisition of Seadragon Software in February by Microsoft. Its aim is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays to mobile devices, so that visual information can be smoothly browsed regardless of the amount of data involved or the bandwidth of the network.

Watch the Sea Dragon video here.

Online numbers stack up.

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:10:06 +1200

Online advertising in the United States grew 26% in 2007 and is now more than 22 billion dollars a year whcih is a serious threat to televison and newspaper advertising. There is also a 51% increase in performance advertising such as Google's pay per click advertising and affiliate programs. This same trend is happening in New Zealand and Spinning Planet is releasing a number of tools and services to meet this need.

Read the full article here.

Find out more about our Internet Advertising services here.

Researchers Find Way to Steal Encrypted Data

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:24:46 +1300

A group led by a Princeton University computer security researcher has developed a simple method to steal encrypted information stored on computer hard disks.

Internet now a primary medium for local consumers

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:49:21 +1300

"Study after study has confirmed that consumers research products before buying (mostly offline). However, perhaps more strikingly, the internet has now surpassed the venerable print yellow pages and newspapers as the primary local resource for consumers looking for services. This is not to say that print newspapers and yellow pages don't have meaningful usage anymore, but we've reached an important "tipping point" of sorts."

Read full article here.