Google social network opens doors to businesses

Google Inc's new social networking service has opened its doors to businesses to create special web pages.

Google is social climbing

Larissa Ham Critics say a new function on Google favours businesses who use Google's own social network.

Google changes coming

Larissa Ham Critics say a new function on Google favours businesses who use Google's own social network.

Travel company takes on Google

Julian Lee Google's dominance of the internet is facing a fresh challenge from an internet minnow.

How to get a page one Google page ranking for under $100

David Wilson So you want to get on the front page of Google? What business does not want to get there – ideally ranking in the top-ten?

Aussie businesses fall behind domain rush

Lucy Battersby Australian companies and organisations have failed to take advantage of new top-level domain names, with foreign bodies likely to snap up the most lucrative names in the first round of global...

Info tech

Smart ways to protect your ideas

Patent problems can affect anyone so ensure your intellectual property stays safe, writes David Wilson.

$100m software sold a year, not a single cold call

Asher Moses A billion-dollar business built by two Sydney friends in an apartment 10 years ago is widely tipped to be the first Australian tech start-up to go public.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social media marketing: how to get your message heard

Tony Kaye There's an ever-increasing number of online channels to grow your business - but where do you start?

Govt proposes update to copyright laws

The federal government has announced plans to update Australian copyright laws, to cope with the explosion of material published on the internet.

ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS

Jobs giant: how Matt Barrie built a global empire

Entrepreneur Secrets Matt Barrie's giant outsourcing marketplace, Freelancer.com, racked up $US35 million last year.

TECH

Midlife crisis for email, 40

As social networking services peak, Adam Turner asks if electronic mail has passed its prime.

Keeping your portable devices secure

Adam Turner THE trend to go mobile hasn't escaped the attention of the bad guys. They're focusing more than ever on portable devices as people shift from computers to hand-held gadgets.

Tech trends: the year of the cloud

Alexandra Cain Only four per cent of small businesses use cloud solutions. But experts say that's about to change.

Time right for business to get its cloud cover

Alexandra Cain THERE'S an awful lot of hype around about cloud computing, but so far very little take-up. Research by Optus shows that only 4 per cent of small businesses use cloud solutions in their business.

Digital disruptor: the Sydney web wizard vying with Microsoft

David Wilson A little while back, the Economist [Dec 9, 2010] mocked the so-called "internet of things" as "the internet of hype".

PayPal fattens digital wallet

PayPal on Tuesday pulled out a revamped digital wallet service amid rumors it is poised to introduce a plug-in gizmo that will let small businesses accept credit card payments using smartphones.

The $62 million man who proved his mum wrong

Entrepreneur Secrets In Ruslan Kogan's case, mum doesn't always know best.

Half of small businesses still without a website

Chris Zappone More than a decade after the emergence of the e-commerce industry almost half of Australian small-and medium-sized businesses still do not have a website, according to an industry survey.