Do Something is a new type of not-for-profit organisation combining the resources of the business community and the goodwill of the public at large. They work to bring about positive social and environmental change. Rather than talk about the problems, they seek to “do something”. They facilitate alliances between councils, businesses, government and the community. They identify [...]
Yearly Archives: 2008
Gruden in Australian Financial Review
China appetite remains insatiable China should not be written off just because the global economy appears headed for deep recession, writes Brian Corrigan. Australian information and communications technology companies are shrugging off the threat of a slowing Chinese economy, remaining committed to a market that has proved tough for many businesses. The firms, for the [...]
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Aussie Launches World’s Second Android Phone
AUSTRALIAN electronics manufacturer and online retailer Kogan has unveiled the first Android handsets for the local market, the Kogan Agora and the Kogan Agora Pro retailing for $299 and $399 respectively and both vendor agnostic. While Google has remained noncommittal about the launch date for Android in Australia, the Australian device manufacturer announced to its customers [...]
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State of the Web: A Survey of Practicing Web Designers & Developers
The State of the Web is a survey of practicing web designers and developers, which aims to capture how people are developing for the web right now. It focusses on several areas including browsers and operating systems developers use and test for and design and development practices and technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and back [...]
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Web-Blast This Friday
A quick reminder to jump on board for Web-blast, sponsored by Gruden, this Friday 5th December. Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney’s web community – bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney’s web communities and celebrate the end of year in style at [...]
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Microsoft & Blockbuster to Offer Films via Mobile
Microsoft has partnered with brick-and-mortar movie rental firm Blockbuster to serve films on mobile devices. “Eventually, we’ll give customers instant access to any movie on any device with an internet connection and a screen,” vowed Blockbuster Chief Information Officer Keith Morrow in an interview with the Dallas Morning News. The offering will be built on [...]
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Gruden Sponsors Web-Blast – 5th December
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney’s web community – bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney’s web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Friday 5th December, 2008 at Bar Broadway. Online ticket sales start tomorrow, so [...]
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Online Consumers to Spend Less in Stores for Holidays
Online consumers intend to spend less in stores during this holiday season than last, but slightly more online – where they expect free shipping and deals not available in stores, according to The Consumer Internet Barometer from The Conference Board and TNS, reports Retailer Daily. Bargain hunting will remain the driving force behind online sales, [...]
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Most Mobile Phone Buyers are Influenced by Web WOM
Nearly 61% of US consumers who recently bought a mobile or wireless phone were influenced by online product reviews and user comments, while 30% of purchasers were similarly influenced by blogs, according to the Media Influence on Consumer Choice survey by Ad-ology, MarketingCharts reports. Additional findings Consumers who rated online blogs and reviews highly tend [...]
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Christmas Price Index
The PNC Christmas Price Index increased by a lavish 8.1 percent over last year, the second biggest leap in the history of the whimsical economic analysis based on the cost of gifts in the holiday classic, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” According to the 24th annual survey, the cost of the PNC CPI is $21,080 [...]