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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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 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 JB introduces online music service
December 16, 2011
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JB Hi-Fi – the real JB Hi-Fi this time – are offering Australians a free month’s subscription to its new online music service. Dubbed JB HI-FI NOW, the new web-based service will eventually give customers access to a library of more than 10 million songs to enjoy on their home computers and mobile devices. It [...]
Read more Labor conference goes online
December 2, 2011
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The jury is out on how well they’re running the country, but no one can accuse the Australian Labor Party of not embracing social media. Australia’s governing party has put out a Social Media Guide to its 2011 national conference, which is being held in Sydney over the next three days. Those wanting to follow [...]
Read more Combatting domestic violence with social media
November 25, 2011
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To mark White Ribbon Day today, men around the country are being encouraged to join the pledge to never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women, via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The pledge can also be made at www.myoath.com.au. White Ribbon Chairman Andrew O’Keefe said he called on all men to swear [...]
Read more AJN launches iPad app
November 14, 2011
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The Australian Jewish News [AJN] has become the first Jewish community newspaper in the world to arrive on iPad. The jewishnews app, which has been quietly available in the app store for the last two months, was officially launched last week and it is free to download for the time being. AJN operations manager Rod [...]
Read more Google eBooks in Australia
November 11, 2011
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THE arrival of Google’s eBooks service in Australia this week looks set to continue the nation’s transition from paper to digital. Bookworms among us can now find, purchase and download eBooks for a plethora of devices, including PCs, netbooks, e-readers and iOS and Android based tablets and smartphones. Posting in Google Australia’s blog, eBooks Partnerships [...]
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