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Five things Facebook could buy with its $5 billion IPO kitty Patrick Stafford With Facebook's IPO on the horizon, it's only natural to start wondering about what the social network giant is going to do next. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
MY BEST TECH: Billy Tucker Patrick Stafford Former Cudo chief executive Billy Tucker, and founder of 57 Signals, says his favourite gadget is one of the least popular – Windows Phone 7. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Death to PowerPoint Patrick Stafford The Meetings and Events Australia organisation has taken an unusual stance – it wants to ban PowerPoint presentations in all of its meetings. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
BEST OF THE WEB: Tumblr’s Gen-Y entrepreneur and the blogging revolution Patrick Stafford In just a few years, Tumblr's 25-year-old founder, David Karp, has transformed the site from a humble blogging platform into a network worth nearly $US1 billion. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Telstra fixes glitch on Apple’s iMessage platform Patrick Stafford Telstra has confirmed it has fixed a glitch that prevented customers from receiving messages sent through the iPhone’s iMessage platform, although confused customers have spent days posting about their troubles on the Telstra, Apple and Whirlpool forums. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Analyst gives thumbs up to new JB Hi-Fi online deals model, but concerns remain over retailer’s future Patrick Stafford A retail analyst has praised a move by JB Hi-Fi to include more discounted products in a daily deals type strategy, even though investors remain glum about the chain's outlook as it prepares to reveal its finances for the first half. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Amazon considers opening bricks and mortar stores: Report Patrick Stafford Amazon may be exploring ways to open bricks and mortar stores, in what would represent a fundamental shift in the company's business model after remaining online for over 15 years. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Retail sales fall 0.1%, Job ads hit two-year high: Midday Roundup Patrick Stafford Retail turnover fell 0.1% in December, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Quickflix wins $10 million investment from American television network HBO Patrick Stafford American television network HBO has invested $10 million in DVD and online rental business Quickflix, which says it intends to start ramping up its marketing efforts as subscriber growth continues to climb. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Meet the entrepreneur who took on Google after his AdSense account was suspended – and won Madeleine Heffernan A two-year-old travel advice website has scored a victory against Google, with the search engine giant reinstating Rusty Compass' AdSense account and repaying the $131 it had withheld following a months-long drama. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
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Groupon makes a loss in first quarter Patrick Stafford Group buying giant Groupon has made a loss in its first quarter trading as a publically listed company. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Google hires Apple executive for new project Patrick Stafford Search giant Google has hired a former Apple executive for a new project, a new report from VentureBeat claims. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Raising the bar with SEO Patrick Stafford With most businesses now on board with the SEO requirements that forward-thinking SMEs were doing five or six years ago, how can innovative businesses get ahead of the pack? | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Swimming against the internet tide: Four sectors fighting to stay relevant Brad Howarth The internet has drastically affected several sectors, from music to film processing. The big question is, who is next? | Tuesday, 7 February 2012 |
How I intend to make online sales 15% of my business Patrick Stafford Speciality Fashion Group chief Gary Perlstein is facing the toughest retail conditions in years, but is confident he can make online sales 15% of his business by 2015. | Wednesday, 25 January 2012 |
Suppliers vs online retail: how online businesses are being held back Patrick Stafford It’s one of the biggest challenges for online retailers, and they’re getting fed up. | Monday, 23 January 2012 |
Your sector-by-sector guide to 2012 Madeleine Heffernan The only certainty is uncertainty: chances are the Australian economy is headed for another topsy-turvy year. | Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
The 10 best gadgets of CES 2012 Patrick Stafford Another Consumer Electronics Show has come and gone. And just like every other year, we're left with a slew of gadgets to wade through and enjoy. | Sunday, 15 January 2012 |
Facebook ads vs Google ads: Which one is right for your business? Nina Hendy It's the online advertising heavyweight title fight that many small business entrepreneurs are struggling to judge. | Wednesday, 11 January 2012 |
Australia’s 25 best business blogs Brad Howarth This year’s list of the 25 Australian business blogs to watch featured a glut of blogs that have been in existence for some years and have managed to build solid followings. | Wednesday, 4 January 2012 |
How I use consumer behaviour to design websites Patrick Stafford Objective Digital founder James Breeze says focusing on behaviour, rather than the attractiveness of a website, will net positive results. | Friday, 16 December 2011 |
Why webmasters should pay attention to Bing Patrick Stafford It’s been two years since Microsoft launched Bing, but it was only a few weeks ago the “beta” tag was taken off. Now, SEO experts say, you need to pay a little more attention. | Wednesday, 30 November 2011 |
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James Patten and Bradley Carr Madeleine Heffernan  James Patten and Bradley Carr reveal how they're able to offer large discounts on their online stores. | Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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Dave Slutzkin James Thomson  Flippa's Dave Slutzkin talks about the latest trends in the web business market and life within the SitePoint family. | Wednesday, 18 May 2011
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David Gibbs James Thomson  David Gibbs talks about the challenges of building and monetising online communities, and sorting good ideas from the bad. | Wednesday, 27 April 2011
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Simon Baker James Thomson  Simon Baker, founder of Classified Ad Ventures and CAV Investments, explains why online valuations are soaring. | Wednesday, 9 February 2011
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Fred Schebesta James Thomson  Online traffic guru Fred Schebesta has a warning for companies implementing SEO – Google is always watching you. | Tuesday, 4 January 2011
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Chris Meehan James Thomson  ComTel's chief executive Chris Meehan talks about what happens when your business completely changes direction. | Tuesday, 5 October 2010
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Fred Schebesta James Thomson Online traffic guru Fred Schebesta has a warning for companies implementing SEO – Google is always watching you. | Wednesday, 2 June 2010
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Sean Cornwell James Thomson  Sean Cornwell, marketing vice president of dating site eHarmony, talks about the keys to customer acquisition. | Tuesday, 25 May 2010
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Ted Egan James Thomson  TrustDefender's Ted Egan talks about the war on cybercrime. | Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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David Gold Amanda Gome  David Gold has delved into the food market with his new company, Igloo Zoo. | Tuesday, 5 January 2010
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