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Online retail boom sees credit card fraud soar
7:07PM | Friday, 13 July 2012 | Michelle HammondThe Australian Bankers’ Association has issued a stark warning to merchants and consumers over payment fraud, with new data showing credit card fraud is surging as online retail booms.
Digg reportedly sold to Betaworks for just $500,000
7:42PM | Friday, 13 July 2012 | Patrick StaffordDigg was once the top dog when it came to news aggregation sites. Its stocks have plummeted dramatically.
How to archive your Outlook emails
7:00AM | Wednesday, 11 July 2012 | Patrick StaffordMany entrepreneurs have a compulsion to keep all their old emails. If you're among the digital hoarders, there is a simple way you can save some storage space.
News Limited-backed SportingPulse acquires BellvueIT
7:20PM | Wednesday, 4 July 2012 | Michelle HammondCommunity sporting network SportingPulse, which is now majority-owned by News Limited, has acquired content management system BellvueIT.
Google launches seven-inch Nexus tablet for $300 – and it’ll be in Australia by July
6:30PM | Thursday, 28 June 2012 | Patrick StaffordGoogle released a new tablet device overnight, and all signs are suggesting this may be the first gadget to mount a significant challenge to Apple’s market dominance.
Top five tips to choosing the right domain name
6:03PM | Thursday, 7 June 2012 | Oliver MilmanYour website is perhaps the most powerful marketing tool your start-up has. So here are five tips to make sure you get it right when it’s time to choose a domain name. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
Give your team a scam lecture
6:00AM | Tuesday, 5 June 2012 | TaskmasterFor scammers, the end of the financial year is party time. Make sure your staff are on the lookout.
Businesses failing to create mobile-optimised sites: Report
5:11PM | Friday, 25 May 2012 | Michelle HammondLess than a third of Australian businesses have created a mobile-optimised website, with even fewer creating new apps, a new report reveals.
Fears raised over cloud privacy restrictions
5:39PM | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Michelle HammondNew proposed laws that restrict the shift of data overseas could reduce the benefits of moving to the cloud, an expert has warned, despite research showing local firms view IT cloud applications as a key cost-saving measure.
Brisbane start-up aims for grip on US market with iPhone holder invention
5:04PM | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 | Oliver MilmanA Brisbane-based entrepreneur is gunning for a breakthrough in the US market after raising more than $40,000 via Kickstarter for his invention – a new type of iPhone holder for use in vehicles.
Zuckerberg to raise $US1 billion in Facebook IPO
5:58PM | Friday, 4 May 2012 | Patrick StaffordFacebook has finally set a price range for its upcoming initial public offering, telling the market it plans to sell shares at between $US28-$US35.
Less than a quarter of ICT workers are female: ABS
5:45PM | Tuesday, 1 May 2012 | Michelle HammondAlarming new statistics show that less than 25% of workers in Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry are female.
Google Drive offers free content sharing service to mixed reviews
4:55PM | Thursday, 26 April 2012 | Michelle HammondGoogle is hoping to draw in business users with its new Google Drive cloud storage service, despite mixed reviews from local analysts.
Tech entrepreneur Kate Kendall joins YouTube founders in new start-up
4:42PM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Oliver MilmanMelbourne tech entrepreneur Kate Kendall is moving to Silicon Valley to work for a new web start-up, which will be launched in the coming weeks by the co-founders of YouTube.
iiNet wins landmark copyright case against AFACT in High Court
4:23PM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Patrick StaffordiiNet has won a case in the High Court brought against it by a group of entertainment and media corporations alleging it was responsible for its customers downloading copyrighted material.
Yahoo!7 to stop Spreets performance payments as group buying market dries up
4:54PM | Monday, 16 April 2012 | Patrick StaffordYahoo!7 may be starting to encounter the downside of the group buying industry as a new report indicates the media giant is no longer expected to make any more performance-related payments to its subsidiary Spreets.
Get your back-up procedures right
10:02PM | Tuesday, 25 October 2011 | TaskmasterCyber attacks are unfortunately going to be part of life for SMEs and the damage done by loss of data can be enormous. So back-up your data – now!
Apple sued by US Department of Justice in eBook price fixing case
4:37PM | Thursday, 12 April 2012 | Patrick StaffordApple and several major publishing houses are being sued by the United States Government over an eBook price fixing scheme.
New payment technologies take off as RetailMeNot plans to introduce credit card coupon system
4:30PM | Thursday, 5 April 2012 | Patrick StaffordRetail coupon giant RetailMeNot is set to introduce a new coupon system where users can automatically get discounts at retailers by punching in their credit card numbers through the company’s website.
eBay sellers lack mobile commerce know-how: Report
3:50PM | Thursday, 29 March 2012 | Michelle HammondNearly two thirds of eBay’s largest sellers are optimistic about the year ahead, but are held back by a lack of knowledge and infrastructure in mobile commerce.
