Unlike other developed countries, Australia has had no comprehensive online directory to allow donors, legislators and not-for-profits to network and establish connections with each other. Connecting Up, itself a not-for-profit based in Adelaide, has announced its remedy to fill this void with the release of its directory listing of 60,000 Australian charities and NFPs.

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Last month we shared Sh*t people say in Silicon Valley, which inluded my favourite line, “Who has a party in Palo Alto?” And as we’re never ones to let a good video go past us without sharing it, we give you, Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say. If you’re running a lean startup that’s looking for 1% of the market and want to go viral, this video is for you.

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I’m no expert on video production. Or the intricacies of video search engine optimisation. But, inspired by Jim Stewart’s webinar on Anthill today, I took it upon myself, in the closing minutes of my lunch break, to practice what he preached and create a video… on how to create a video. It was filmed in one take. It is filled with stammering and stuttering. (So, please be kind.) But, if you can endure the first two minutes, it shows — step-by-step — how to create a tutorial video in under six minutes. Ready, fire… aim.

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If you haven’t heard of Pinterest, it could aptly be described as a ‘virtual pinboard’. It’s a place where hundreds of thousands of people share images that they like, consider funny or beautiful. Sound frivolous? Perhaps. But for many business builders, it’s a place to find out what’s popular and what consumers are thinking. In many respects, it’s just another social network, but with five killer features.

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I’m sure it’s happened to you. Someone has said something to you that has changed your day, your headspace or perhaps your life, and in a good way. The question is: does the person know that their words changed you? A more compelling question is: When was your last ‘lollypop moment’?

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Greg Combet, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Industry and Innovation, is rolling out the billion-dollar program to help Australian manufacturers begin shaping the new energy landscape via improved energy efficiency standards and lower pollution levels.

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Lucky old Sydney will play host to its first co-founder start-up speed dating event. Are you a technical or business founder gagging to work on web- and mobile-based tech start-ups? “This is more about the people, less about the idea,” says Co-Founder Ryan Wardell. “Good ideas are everywhere, but finding the perfect cofounder is much more difficult.”

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The online shopping revolution has left major Australian bricks-and-mortar retailers hurting, says Adrian Mullan. Yet, their deepening woes seem only likely to be worsened by their refusal to deal with the problem. It’s time for them to stop complaining and accept that they must make a choice: innovate or perish.

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Back in December 2011, University of Queensland BFFs Mark Cracknell and Nathan Hoad launched the world’s first live broadcast social network. Now, they’ve raised a cool $800,000, facilitated by the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board, followed by a further $3.2 million during a funding trip to the US. The Wall Street Journal even went as far as to liken Cracknell to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. Could Australia produce the next Facebook?

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Dale Dougherty, co-founder of O’Reilly Media and the man who coined the term “Web 2.0,” posits that we’re all makers, people with the desire — the need — to create and take apart and put back together. It’s another way of expressing the desire to strive, to extend our boundaries, and to have side-splitting fun along the way.

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