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Disconnect online to reconnect in life

With technology making it easier to connect with one another through social media, the general impression is that we are all coming closer together. However, as Nigel Malone heads off on his first holiday in four years, he considers whether perhaps the reverse is happening -- that our increased social networking capabilities make it harder to leave work behind.

What online retailers need to do to persuade Aussies to shop from new product...

New research reveals that up to 60 per cent of online shoppers want a better internet experience, and cheaper delivery and...

Zoe Warne, 2009 Anthill 30under30 Winner

Strange as it sounds, Zoe Warne refuses to admit she has worked a day in her life. As the director and co-founder of digital marketing and communications agency August, this 2009 Anthill 30under30 winner describes entrepreneurship as both business and pleasure.

How to secure meetings with high profile or busy business leaders [MONDAY MICRO BREAK]

Just how easy can it be to secure a meeting with the CEO of a company, or any busy decision maker? In this video, Antony...

Six ways to deal with a bad review

Everyone loves receiving positive reviews commending about their outstanding service or product. However, life is not a bed of roses and the world of...

1986 called. It wants its jeans and haircut back. One family’s adventure into a...

Let me first be upfront about this. Not a lot of interesting stuff happened in 1986. I know. I was there. The year itself started on...
Sitting - it's killing you!

The best kind of meeting is one that doesn’t kill you [VIDEO]

Right now, what you are doing, is probably killing you. It's killing me as I write this article. All I am doing is sitting down. And, it's killing me.

CSIRO’s Centre for Broadband Innovation heralds appy, appy smart home!

The wired home is no longer the realm of dreams. But neither is it totally real. It has simply taken too long to come, and has still come to too few homes, seemingly beyond the reach of most. All that may be about to quickly change, according to CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation. In fact, the future looks ‘appy’ for Aussie broadband-connected homes, according to the nation’s premier research group.

iPhone app review: TED Talks

Do you know TED? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and refers to a conference that has taken place in California every February for the past 25 years.

What kind of entrepreneur are you? A line? A dot? Or, a squiggle? [VIDEO]

In 1963, author of The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster wrote a quirky, one sided love story between a line and a dot. The story shows...

100 words that stop your emails getting opened (They include “friend”, “your family” and...

This is a list that came to our attention by way of an email. It's headline featured none of the words below. That's because this...

To tickle your customers’ wants, get some Dad in your ads

Good advertising should generate the same kind of buzz inside you as when your Dad used to arrive home from work. Mum knew everything you needed; Dad had just what you wanted. Like the keys to the car, or $15 for the movie ticket, or the magical ability to build a go-cart out of the washing basket and wheels off the lawn mower.

K-Rudd as comic book hero? (Alas, you’ll have to make do with Schwarzenegger… for...

There’s never a dull moment with that Arnold Schwarzenegger fella around. One minute he’s in London looking incredibly silly on a pushbike – in a suit, no less. The next he’s in Cannes, France, launching his first post-politics project: a TV cartoon series for kids called The Governator.

Have smart phone mapping apps made street signs redundant? Now, there’s a new type...

If you're not sure where you're going, chances are, you pull out your smart phone. Within a few simple taps, you know where you are,...

The Twitter Revolution excites Clay Shirky

It's fair to say that Shirky is unsentimental about the difficulties that legacy media organisations now face -- largely because he believes they have failed utterly to comprehend the revolution that is under way, but also because he is so excited by the broad possibilities presented by the emergence of Twitter and other online social media channels. This interview runs to almost 23 minutes long, but it is compelling viewing for anyone interested in the rapidly evolving media landscape.

Is this the worst analogy you could use to describe your startup? [VIDEO]

Every time one of the big dotcom players raises some mega bucks or gets bought for a zillion dollars, it becomes the analogy du...

You don’t have to be a designer to think creatively

By enhancing your creative thinking you can benefit many different areas of your business and even your life. These range from marketing strategy to business development, improving your problem-solving skills and exploring new markets.

Anthill dropped its knickers last week. With your help, we're hoping to get a...

Thanks to your passion for Anthill, your hard work spruiking the virtues of Anthill to your personal networks, we debuted as one of the Top 50 Business & Finance sites in Australia, according to Nielsen's Business & Finance Index. This is very pleasing news indeed.

BREAKING NEWS: The pot of gold has moved from the end of the rainbow...

If you have keenly been following the latest reports, then you are probably aware by now that online shoppers in Australia now make up...

Meet School24, Anthill 2013 Cool Company Award FINALIST [Online Business Category]

Show your support for this outstanding company. Tweet this article. “Like” this post. Leave a comment. Share the love! Anthill Cool Company Awards The Cool Company Awards...
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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