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The News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code has officially been cleared by the federal government…

Australian community and digital payments hybrid app LITT has experienced a surge in its user base following Facebook’s decision to ban news content in the country last Thursday the 18th of February.

Facebook has announced that it will end its ban on news pages in Australia less than a week after it made the shock decision.

How can businesses pivot in response to Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australian users?

The upcoming changes are a win for improving the privacy of social media users, but it will substantially change the world of marketing. It’s time to invest in other touchpoints…

Facebook has made a major move in the back and forth with the Australian Government on the proposed Media Bargaining Law. It’s also a potentially dire step by the social media giant for the many Australian publishers that use the platform.

Seven West Media is Australia’s first large news outlet to sign a deal with Google in order to have the tech giant pay for its news content.

You don’t often witness the richest man in the world publicly grilling another CEO on how his company has handled its customers.

Giving users the power to decide whether or not an app can access their data and activity…

Facebook and Google took Australian media head-on in a Senate inquiry by Australia’s competition watchdog on Friday, 22nd January. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) pushed for a new Bill to be passed to force the tech giants to pay news publishers for their content, including any links and snippets hosted on their platforms. […]

From influencer to big business, this nutritionist organically grew her company – JSHealth – through effective online personal branding. She discusses how she manages to organically grow a 231K following, the ups and downs of having a personal brand and how it Instagram became her revenue stream. Jessica Sepel is a bestselling health author and […]

“Commercial terrorism” bringing an industry to its knees.

Who took home this years’ Telstra Business Awards?

Woolworths has expanded on its alliance with Caltex.

How can small businesses leverage the new GST laws?

IBM veteran Steven Worrall has been selected to succeed Pip Marlow as the managing director of Microsoft Australia on 1 January.   Marlow will depart the company after 21 years of service, including six years as its managing director, in late January to join Suncorp in the newly-created position of Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Innovation. […]

Five Aussie start-ups have taken up residence in San Francisco, where the Federal Government has just launched its first ‘Landing Pad’ for home-grown innovators.  Australia’s Consul General and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner in San Francisco, Chris Oldfield, said the new Landing Pad would put Australian entrepreneurs and start-ups ‘at the heart of technology and […]

Telstra CEO, Andrew Penn, has been announced as the most viewed CEO in Australia according to LinkedIn’s 2015 Power Profiles Australia. The power profiles reveal the most viewed CEOs and leaders across a range of industries including technology, finance, internet, human resources, marketing and advertising. Following Telstra’s Andrew Penn at the top of the list […]

All LinkedIn users will now have free access to its Social Selling Index (SSI) following an announcement today. The index was previously only available to those who purchased the LinkedIn Sales Navigator license. The unique tool ranks both a company’s and individual’s efforts on LinkedIn by measuring their activity across four categories including; professional brand, […]

Professional social network LinkedIn has revealed their list of the most influential brands in Australia.