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Do you know why you are addicted to Facebook, Twitter and Candy Crush? [VIDEO]
have you ever wondered how we ended up with our heads buried in our smartphones? How did these apps steal our “souls”?
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7 ways Kim Kardashian has taught me how to be a better businesswoman
Kim Kardashian has been hailed as an $85 million entrepreneur after shooting to fame in 2007 in one of the most infamous sex tape leaks. Eight years later Kim ‘has monetized fame better than any other’ and as always she is still dividing opinions. In fact, she just recently tweeted a nude selfie showing off…
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A start-up has set out to change the emoji as we know it with a unique keyboard that uses your selfies
Meji, a dynamic keyboard which allows users to create their own emojis using selfies, has launched in Australia on a mission to take down the faceless world of emojis.
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Losing steam? Here are five ways to supercharge your business to new levels
The most successful entrepreneurs are those who believe business should be dynamic. Here are 5 tips on how to boost your business to new levels.
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This social network which has been endorsed by Richard Branson and Marina Abramovic has launched in Australia
Ideapod, a social network designed specifically for capturing and sharing ideas in their purest form, has just launched in Australia. Co-founders Mark Bakacs and Justin Brown though based in the US are Australian.
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Sydney start-up Bountye is bringing love and soul back to how we buy and sell our second-hand items online
In today’s world of luxury, instant gratification and increasingly faster routes to consumption, it can be easy to get carried away with collecting…well, hoarding to be honest (Aussies are hoarding around $65 billion worth of unwanted or unused items). Hello Bountye – a refreshing new mobile-only community commerce app entering a young used goods market…
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Australian social media network Nabo has secured additional funding from its initial launch investors
Australia’s first hyper-local social media network, Nabo, recently successfully completed an additional round of funding from investors Seven West Media and Reinventure, an independent venture capital firm backed by Westpac. The amount raised in this round remains undisclosed though. Nabo enables residents, community organisations and community groups online to instantly and directly connect with others…
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It’s really smart how this online retail start-up is shipping a ton of jocks a month
Australian online retailer of men’s underwear DailyJocks.com has shipped more than one ton of underwear in the month of April, with more than 80 per cent of it being exported. DailyJocks.com started life back in 2009 as a men’s underwear blog written by founder Nicholas Egonidis but has rapidly grown to now raking in more…
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One in five Facebook accounts hacked. Are we too lazy to protect ourselves? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Nearly one in five of us have had our Facebook accounts hacked, according to a new Australian survey. And it’s not just our mates playing harmless pranks either, with a significant proportion of respondents saying they’d had abusive messages, hoaxes, scams or other offensive material posted from their account without their knowledge. Melbourne online marketing…
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How will real-time data and analytics change how we organise and attend events?
The events industry has always adapted to new technology early. Holograms, laser light technology, beacon and geo-location based activity, live polling and several other innovations have all been trialled, tested and used en masse with audiences at events. Creating a memorable experience that enthrals and gets people talking has long been the mainstay of the…
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The five point strategy for social media success in five minutes a day
When you’re busy running a business, you may find yourself dropping the first thing that doesn’t seem to be working. For some, it’s social media. “It doesn’t work in my business, I am different from those other businesses,” you may think. But, are you really different? People buy from people they Know, Like, and Trust….
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This Sydney start-up is doing really well in the US and building “the iTunes of finance”
One day, while on his daily morning commute by train into the Sydney CBD, Kheang Ly checked on some US stock that he was holding at the time and noticed that it was down 20 per cent. He had shorted the stock, so his profit skyrocketed. Yipee! However, Kheang had no idea why it had…
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Facebook outage: Some of the funniest tweets I could be bothered to find during the chaos
Yes, it’s happened again. Facebook had an outage. So did Instagram and Tinder. Apparently. There are rumours of a DDOS attack being the cause, but it’s been about an hour or so, and Facebook is back up. Time will tell what really went on, but for now, here were some of the funniest tweets I…
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CloudPeeps has secured seed funding from both US and Australian angel investors
CloudPeeps, an invite-only marketplace that connects businesses with freelance social media and community professionals, co-founded by Melburnian and serial entrepreneur Kate Kendall, has secured seed funding from US and Australian angels led by Scale Investors, the female focused network. The exact amount remains undisclosed. A first-of-its-kind marketplace that curates the best remote talent in the…
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Nabo-Australia’s first neighbourhood social network that launched with a $2.25m investment
Australians no longer have an excuse not to know their neighbours’ names. Sadly, more than half (58 per cent) of Australians never connect with their neighbours beyond a chat over the fence, in a survey commisioned by Nabo, the social network that aims to change this. That’s right, Nabo is a free social media platform…
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8 key questions you need to ask yourself today as a business owner
1. Do you have an elevator pitch? How would you describe what your business does in 60 seconds? Practice a simple consistent explanation. This first impression will set the scene in the mind of the person listening to you. This simple task will help you and those around you truly understand your business. Plus, who…
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Stackla raises $2 million to be the ultimate social media guru
Social media is one massive jungle, and most companies struggle to keep up with it all. Well, Australian company Stackla has been helping hundreds of the world’s biggest brands to aggregate and curate social media content, and it’s apparent that their work is very much appreciated. Stackla has just raised $2 million in its first…
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Starbucks spelling: this is funny but, it could be true! [VIDEO]
Starbucks employees are notorious for misspelling the names of customers. This interesting spelling occurs when the order taker writes the customer’s name on the side of the cup where their coffee will be created. This phenomena has created countless posts on social media. I’m pretty sure it has its own hashtag but, let’s be honest,…
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Take control of your personal brand with social check
Admit it: you’re a bit of a cyber-stalker. You Google people. You research what others say about them, and you see who their friends are. Relax, you’re just like billions of other people. But how to control what other people, a potential boss or client, and maybe that hottie from gym is thinking and saying…
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Website website on the screen, who’s the fairest of them all (and how to make mine fairer)?
Website schmebsite… Global crowdsourcing marketplace DesignCrowd.com recently surveyed 300 businesses from around the world and found that 84% of respondents would be deterred from using a business if they had a poor website design and user experience. Regardless of this, nearly 1 in 5 businesses had not updated their website in the past 1 to…
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