Now that Prince William and his PR machine have left the country, the Australian media needs to sit back and realise they were used and a bit cheapened by a rapturous week-long love affair, writes David Donovan.
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What are Australian freelancers paid? The complete data
Margaret Simons put the call-out for freelance journos to spill on the rates they’re receiving from Australia’s big media organisations. The results are in, all compiled into a handy cut-out-and-keep chart.
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Current and former employees at financial news organisation Bloomberg have revealed the details of the test prospective employees must sit to score a job there, and Business Insider has recreated it for your enjoyment. Would you make the cut?
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Former VP: How Microsoft lost its cool
Microsoft has truckloads of cash, employs some of the smartest people on Earth, and, until recently, completely dominated the computer industry. So how come it didn’t invent the iPad, iPod, BlackBerry or Kindle? Former VP Dick Brass explains.
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The internet’s Next Big Thing: a form guide
What will be the next Twitter, YouTube or Skype? Michael Wolff talks to big-name net nerds like Clay Shirky, Jeff Jarvis, Chris Anderson and Jay Rosen, and makes a few predictions of his own.
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iiNet decision a slapdown for AFACT, movie industry
After yesterday’s Federal Court decision clearing iiNet of responsibility for copyright infringement by their customers, the Australian Federation Against Copyright theft is considering its next steps.
Google vs. Facebook: game on
Could the internet win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Facebook: the world’s newspaper
The very expensive risks of free Wi-Fi
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Lamenting the old Age: pies, not rucola panini…
Age journalist Raymond Gill has penned a review, of sorts, of the paper’s new Spencer St home. Former Age employee Michael Vaughan responds.
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News photographers naturally descend on disaster areas and conflict zones like moths to a flame. But do we really need hundreds of images of the same tragedy? Some of the world’s top photojournalists weigh in.
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Levi Johnston goes rogue (and naked) for Playgirl
The much anticipated (by some) Levi Johnston in Playgirl shoot is here. He’s naked, but not flashing everything — just some Hasselhoff hair and lots of bronzer. Gawker plays around with some alternative cover headlines.
The Lancet: We were wrong: MMR vaccine does not cause autism-
Williams’ ‘G moments’: Gatorade, God ambush Oz Open
Serena Williams’ winning streak appears to apply to more than just her tennis pursuits. Her on-court endorsement of her sponsor after winning the Oz Open won’t do her any commercial harm.
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Peta president Ingrid Newkirk defends the controversial organisation’s use of sexy woman, sensationalist tactics and “baby steps” approach in the fight for animal rights: it’s worth it if it gets results.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Vintage Apple ads
Today’s ads for Apple products are invariably sleek, trendy and oozing with cool. But that hasn’t always been the case. Check out this great gallery of vintage Apple ads from the days before dancing silhouettes and Justin Long.
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The ABC’s decision not to air a doco about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer has prompted the Oz to question whether the move was motivated by the broadcaster’s new focus on “soft diplomacy” with other nations.
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MTV officially stops pretending to be about the music
MTV has given its logo a makeover for the first time in about 30 years, officially dropping the “Music Television” tagline to reflect the fact that the channel now mostly plays cheap reality TV shows.
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The ad breaks of America’s Super Bowl are almost a show in and of themselves, with the country’s biggest brands and companies shelling out millions to create the funniest, catchiest, most impressive ads. The NYT blogs the best of this year’s batch.
