Prolonged Just Jeans hoax spurs social media warning
Sarah Whyte RETAILERS have again been warned about the importance of keeping a close eye on their social media after someone masquerading as a Just Jeans representative confused and offended customers via the...
Pay just a tap with an app
Sarah Whyte How would you like to pay for that? Not so long ago, this question had two answers: cash or card. Not any more.
Payments on tap as apps trump cards
Sarah Whyte How would you like to pay for that? Not so long ago, this question had two answers: cash or card. Not any more.
Instagram trade brisk but comes with security risk
Sarah Whyte IT WAS designed to allow users to instantly share, finesse and curate pictures but the photo-sharing app Instagram is becoming a thriving marketplace.
Shops of the future
Sarah Whyte Imagine walking into a shop where you did not need your wallet, there was exemplary customer service and the retailers had already been alerted that you were nearby via their customised database.
Positive spin put on a virtual disaster
Rachel Wells and Sarah Whyte THE event was supposed to show off Australia's online retail prowess and boost activity in the local retail sector, which has been haemorrhaging sales to overseas competitors for years.
Screen-addicted children may have newest mental illness
Sarah Whyte Children addicted to using electronic devices 24/7 will be diagnosed with a serious mental illness if a new addiction, included as ''internet-use disorder'' in a worldwide psychiatric manual, is...
St John's app winner smart way to help in emergencies
Sarah Whyte St John Ambulance NSW will launch a smartphone phone app it believes will save lives.
Vodafone meltdown leaves callers reeling
Sarah Whyte Customers of the mobile phone company Vodafone were left reeling today when parts of its network service collapsed this afternoon.
Generation Y takes to e-books
Sarah Whyte GENERATION Y is leading the paperless book revolution, a new study has found.
A place to pin your hopes and dreams
Sarah Whyte IT'S A cross between a scrapbook, a pin-up board and the posters that adorn bedroom walls. Except the whole world can see it.
Gen Y steps up and shows who's boss
Sarah Whyte WE'VE had the baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. But now Gen Y seems to have earned itself a nickname - Gen E - the Entrepreneur generation.
Action stations as cyber attacks on Australia soar
Sarah Whyte More than 400 cyber attacks have affected Australian government networks in the past year, figures reveal.
Job hunters hired and rejected by the (Face)book
Sarah Whyte Think twice before uploading another photo or status update if you are going for a job interview - employers are watching you.
Beware getting off your Facebook
Sarah Whyte THINK twice before uploading another photo or status update if you are about to have a job interview – employers are watching you.
Driven to dissent - like father, like son
Sarah Whyte ''FATHER declared me a sociopath, mother thinks I'm a monster and this romantic situation is oh-so-very-uncomfortable.''
Hidden dangers trap teen sexters
Sarah Whyte SEXUALLY active teenagers who send flirtatious text images to each other are at risk of being prosecuted under child pornography charges because of discrepancies in state and federal laws.
Social sites catch Google
SARAH WHYTE SOCIAL networking sites are tipped to take over search engines as the most visited websites in Australia this month, according to a leading internet analyst.
