Myer boss Bernie Brookes says he is confronted with the challenge facing his business every night when he arrives home to find that his son has bought from an online store, “something which he should have bought from Myer”.
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Crikey Says: Crikey says: who killed REDgroup?
Everyone’s in a lather this morning over the collapse of REDgroup retail, the owner of Borders Australia and Angus & Robertson.
Nile’s porn excuse doesn’t hold water
We shouldn’t be surprised that Christian Democrat leader Fred Nile was fingered as the Legislative Council’s biggest accessor of porn. US research has shown that social conservatives are the heaviest consumers of online pornography.
To connect or disconnect, that is the first world problem
Planning a holiday is easier thanks to Google Maps, Urban Spoon and TripAdvisor. But are we losing a little of that travel magic by constantly relying on technology on the run? asks Amber Jamieson.
Online students download poorer test results
New research claims children who use computers with high-speed broadband connections may suffer academically as a result. Are parents trying to get little Tommy a quick net connection inadvertently scoring an F for responsibility?
Free shipping: how two words transformed e-commerce
Eliminating shipping costs levelled the playing field between online and brick and mortar companies this year. Advertising agencies will now need to play catch in order to capture the masses moving online.
Germany’s online cop on the beat
German authorities are planning a system of “online emergency telephones” for those that stumble across egregious content online.
Will ABC Online charge taxpayers to download Question Time?
Isn’t it extraordinary that despite taxpayers paying for ABC content, licenses and ABC’s development and web-hosting costs, they have to pay again because for all other ISPs, ABC content is metered? asks Joshua Gans.
Facebook: how to defame someone without really trying
Tasmanian politician Paula Wriedt is the latest high profile victim of Facebook attacks, but why aren’t the proprietors of social networking sites doing more to prevent their use for harrassment?
ABC tells kids: save the planet or DIE
Children of the 80s were taught to fear AIDS. Now it’s the environmental menace. And the ABC has been stoking the fires, writes Jane Nethercote.
eBay Australia: Who? Us? Anti-competitive?
The public, competitiors, and the online auction industry have had their say on eBay’s plans to use PayPal exclusively. And - shock! - there are significant fears of eBay bullying, writes Stilgherrian.
