Five websites your business needs to worry about
Thursday, 24 May 2012
There are a growing number of online platforms actively encouraging irate customers to vent their spleen. Which sites should you be worried about and what can you do about it?  ...

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US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5% year-on-year, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.  ...

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Digital roadkill
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Just over 13 years a group of Silicon Valley technologists wrote The Cluetrain Manifesto, detailing what they saw as being the new rules of business in a connected world.  ...

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Do you have wilful blindness?
Friday, 04 May 2012
Here’s something to chew on heading into the weekend…  ...

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RBA slashes, Murdoch crashes
Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Like every treasurer before him, Wayne Swan waited less than half an hour to claim credit for the RBA’s surprise decision to cut rates by 50 basis points.  ...

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News Corp-backed Beyond Oblivion bankrupt before launch
Monday, 30 January 2012
New York-based digital music start-up Beyond Oblivion has filed for bankruptcy before its launch, despite financial backing from News Corp and nearly $90 million from investors.  ...

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News Corp on back foot after new claims of phone-hacking knowledge
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
News International, the British newspaper arm of News Corp, is on the back foot after new claims from its former royal family reporter that phone hacking occurred with the "full knowledge and support" of key members of the now defunct News of the World tabloid. ...

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Rupert Murdoch doesn’t know where the buck stops – do you?
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Like many people in the SmartCompany office this morning, I must confess to being a bit bleary-eyed after staying up well past my bedtime to listen to Rupert and James Murdoch appear before a British Parliamentary inquiring into phone hacking by News Corporation's ...

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Murdochs apologise but refuse to take responsibility for phone hacking scandal
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has apologised for the News of the World phone hacking scandal in front of a British Parliamentary inquiry, although he has skirted responsibility for the affair, saying those people he trusted to run the company are to blame ...

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Why the News Corp scandal could lead Rupert to sell his Australian newspapers: Gottliebsen
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
I think there is a strong chance that down the track one of the fall-outs from the UK News Corporation crisis will be that the Australian newspaper operation will be separated from the group.  ...

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Media inquiry a waste of time – but News Corp’s governance must be examined: Kohler
Monday, 18 July 2011
An inquiry into the Australian media will quickly discover a couple of awkward facts.  ...

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Retail sales fall but building approvals rise: Midday Roundup
Thursday, 05 May 2011
Data out of the Australian Bureau of Statistics has been mixed this morning, with retail sales reporting a shock fall, while building approvals have surprised on the upside.  ...

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News Corp accepting bids for MySpace
Thursday, 28 April 2011
News Corp will begin accepting bids for the troubled social networking site MySpace this week, the Wall Street Journal has reported.  ...

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James Murdoch faces a final test before stepping into Rupert’s shoes: Bartholomeusz
Friday, 01 April 2011
Now that he is an octogenarian there is a sense of urgency evident in Rupert Murdoch's attempts to secure a dynasty. The appointment of James Murdoch as deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation and his relocation from London to New York was a necessary ...

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Investment firm Netus switches to smaller ventures
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Internet investment company Netus is redirecting its focus towards investments of less than $5 million in SMEs, after selling its 40% stake in online energy price comparison site Switchwise for an undisclosed amount.  ...

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Mini money makers
Monday, 28 March 2011
The one problem with rich lists in Australia is that the names at the very top rarely change. And so it is with the latest Executive Rich edition from BRW, which ranks the richest executives active in the day-to-day operations of Australia's top 500 companies. ...

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News Corp eyeing social gaming space
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
News Corp is eyeing the social gaming space, according to a new report, with the company saying the space has a sustainable business model.  ...

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Oil prices jump after Libya airstrikes: Midday Roundup
Monday, 21 March 2011
Oil prices have jumped more than $US2 this morning to more than $US103 a barrel after a coalition of western nations continued air strikes in Libya.  ...

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Rupert Murdoch faces legal action over purchase of daughter’s company
Friday, 18 March 2011
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been hit with legal action from a group of shareholders who believe its purchase of television production company Shine from Rupert's daughter Elisabeth Murdoch is an act of nepotism.  ...

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Why Rupert Murdoch needs to make up his mind on succession – quickly: Gottliebsen
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Rupert Murdoch's 80th birthday celebrations were not the happiest of occasions. Reports from the US over the weekend reveal Rupert is deeply concerned at the family divisions. His failure to decide which of his children should succeed him means there would ...

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