Today’s “Google doodle” celebrates the 80th birthday of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. And in an extra feature, clicking on the doodle activates a search for “history of the sydney harbour bridge“. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened on March 19th 1932 after six years of construction. It is the world’s largest steel arch bridge.
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Australia gets first 4G smartphone
January 24, 2012
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The first 4G smartphone has arrived in Australia, with the HTC Velocity 4G now available through Telstra. The Velocity 4G features Android 2.3 operating software (upgradable to Android 4.0 in the future), a 4.5 inch touch screen, 1.5 GHz dual core processor and an eight megapixel camera with auto focus, dual LED flash, and back-illuminated [...]
Read more Tweeters thwart apparent suicide attempt
January 18, 2012
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Australian Twitter users have helped to locate a Melbourne teenager who had indicated on her Tumblr blog that she intended to kill herself. The girl, who is believed to be 18, posted an image that said “Suic_de” and another reading “Something I’ll commit” along with a note saying she loved her family and was sorry. [...]
Read more Wikipedia to shut down for 24 hours
January 17, 2012
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AUSTRALIANS will be without Wikipedia from 4pm this Wednesday, for 24 hours. In what it calls “an unprecedented decision”, Wikipedia has chosen to black out its English version for 24 hours in protest against proposed legislation in the United States which it says will harm the free and open internet and bring about new tools [...]
Read more Popular destinations in Australia – Opera House, Sydney Harbour and… Facebook
January 11, 2012
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It’s official – Tourism Australia’s Facebook page is the most popular tourism destination page on the planet. The “See Australia” page passed the major milestone of two million fans worldwide following Tourism Australia’s New Year’s Eve social media short film initiative Project:12. The short film featuring Facebook fans of Australia celebrating NYE in Sydney as [...]
Read more Bob Hawke flattens beer, becomes YouTube hit
January 8, 2012
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It’s well known that former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke likes a beer. And, it seems, Australians love him for it. A video of the 82-year-old former PM flattening a beer in one gulp during the Sydney cricket test has gone viral and become a YouTube hit. So far, the video has been viewed over [...]
Read more NBN on right track, depending who you ask
January 4, 2012
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NBN co, the organisation behind the National Broadband Network, has talked up its signing of 4000 customers amid retorts from the Federal Opposition that the network is a “policy failure”. Figures from NBN Co indicate that at the end of 2011, 2315 premises were using the fibre optic service, while 1700 premises in rural and [...]
Read more Interactivity a win for Vodafone and Cricket Australia
January 3, 2012
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A feature in Vodafone’s cricket app that lets viewers vote in real-time on polls featured in Channel Nine’s television coverage received over a million votes in one day during the Melbourne test. Vodafone Viewers’ Verdict, a feature in the telco’s Cricket Live Australia app, allows viewers to vote via their smartphones on issues, predictions and [...]
Read more What YouViewed on YouTube
December 21, 2011
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Google Australia today revealed the year’s most watched videos on YouTube. The list has been divided into the top 10 community videos and top 10 music videos. Posting on Google Australia’s blog, Communications and Public Affairs Manager Johnny Luu said: “The lists show that we were obsessed with Australian musician Gotye as his song became [...]
Read more Insurers: keep holidays off social media
December 19, 2011
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The insurance industry is urging holidaymakers to keep their travel plans off social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to reduce the risk of burglary over Christmas. Insurance Council of Australia Executive Director and CEO Rob Whelan said protecting personal information is an essential part of reducing the risk of burglary and car theft [...]
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