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Two tech innovators have partnered to help Australians get better doctors and dentists
HealthcareLink.com.au, Australia’s first and leading online jobs platform for the healthcare and medical industry recently partnered with HealthEngine, Australia’s largest online booking system and...
How to motivate and influence others [LEADS & LEADERSHIP VIDEO SERIES]
If you lead people or if you aspire to one-day motivate others, this short video reveals an entertaining and powerful lesson about leadership and...
2016 ‘millennium’ glitch delivers text messages from the future
We'd barely concluded our 2009 Dumb Report rankings earlier this week when the Twittersphere lit up with reports that a "sizeable" number of Bank of Queensland and BankWest ATM and eftpos machines had malfunctioned due to an internal glitch of 'millenium' proportions.
Website of the Week: Let uberVU track conversations about you from all over the...
London-based uberVU is bringing order to the chaos with its conversation-tracking aggregation technology. Users enter a url they want uberVU to track (say, your blog url) and uberVU begins tracking everything published at that url (say, blog posts, comments and trackbacks), as well as conversations that kick off or fragment into the parallel universes of other blogs, Twitter, FriendFeed, YouTube, Flickr, Digg, etc. These conversation threads are aggregated into the uberVU tracking interface.
Addressing the commercialisation gaps (CCI 'Call for comment')
Yesterday, I posted an article calling on members of the private sector to join me in responding to the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research's Opportunity for Comment to "help inform the development and operation of the Commonwealth Commercialisation Institute." Naturally, I invite you to join me and post your own responses to each section, as a way to encourage open dialogue and the sharing of opinions. This way, when you do formerly submit your thoughts, you will do so informed by the views of many.
Did you know that just registering your business name is not enough to protect...
Is the name of your business protected? You’ll probably say 'yes' if you have a business name registration or are a registered company, but...
Really? This ad resonated with 13 million people? [VIDEO]
This is an ad from Thailand that, upon its release at the end of June, quickly went viral.
How viral? It's been viewed more than...
The most epic safety video every made: Air New Zealand [VIDEO]
Making an unusual, amusing or obtuse in-flight safety video is one way that several airlines try to garner the affections of the public. It's...
Ant Bytes — AA10
Bill Delves is a partner with Ernst & Young and head of the firms Emerging Growth Markets Group. He is also national leader of...
An espionage expert shares 5 things you need to know about state-sponsored hacking and...
Cyber espionage and cyber terrorism are the most critical threats facing the public and private sector in the United States and the United Kingdom, and there is no reason to suppose that Australia/New Zealand will not be future targets.
Enterprize $100K Competition closes today!
It's not too late to enter the University of Queensland Business School (UQBS) Enterprize 2011 business competition... but, well, let's just say it's getting pretty close. The door on new entries closes TODAY, 22 July. Aspiring entrepreneurs have until midnight to submit their concept plans and to be eligible for the grand prize: $100,000 in seed funding.
Co-working hub Tank Stream Labs launches its first ever blockchain hub in Sydney
Leading tech and co-working hub, Tank Stream Labs has announced it will partner with Blockchain Professionals Sydney in launching its blockchain focused hub in Sydney.
This is a proven formula to achieve maximum ROI on your next video
You have probably heard of the old saying “a picture tells 1000 words”.
This is very true.
So, if a picture can tell 1,000 words then...
Efic’s export loan opens up international markets for Australian small businesses
Queensland cruise operator Frankland Islands Cruises, and New South Wales technology company Intersective are among the first Australian small businesses to benefit from export funding through the Small Business Export Loan, the latest finance offering for small businesses from Efic, Australia’s export finance agency.
Be a leader, not a boss: why the difference between the two could just be...
Many bosses look to shift responsibility, while others may be classified as bullies. Often, they are completely unaware of how their actions and words affect those around them, including team members and clients.
David Eden, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Up-and-Comer
David Eden launched his first entrepreneurial venture at age 15, setting up a backyard business in which he grew and sold indoor potted plants. Now, at the ripe, old age of 17, Eden is jumping into an online venture that tackles the wild, wooly world of social media.
Skill level: awesome! How to become an expert [VIDEO]
You know I'm going to say that practice makes perfect, right?
Well, it's true.
If you want to become truly exceptional at something, be it playing...
Under the microscope: Print Advertising vs Social Media Marketing
Which advertising medium – print or social media – provides more reach and more bang for your buck. It’s a complicated equation. Luke Faccini takes a peek under the hood.
Well, ‘Hallelujah’! Choir gives shoppers an improv treat at food court
It starts with a smallish woman bundled up in a gray coat and a big, red scarf. She stands up from her lunch at a food court in a mall in southern Ontario, Canada. A cell phone is pressed to the right ear. She opens her mouth and reveals a fixture-rattling soprano voice that belts the first couple of lines to Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus." It's a very festive flash mob!
Who’s in this year’s 30under30?
On Wednesday, applications will close for Anthill's 2011 30under30 awards. Given the high number of polite and cautiously curious enquiries we've received so far, about the types and volume of entries for this year's program, we decided to offer the following sneak preview.