CHI-X, the company set to break the Australian Securities Exchange’s monopoly over share trading, is understood to be talking to international clearing houses, including Fortis, about setting up in Australia, in a move that would further smash the ASX’s lucrative $180 million-a-year cash market monopoly and cut overall prices. Read more on BusinessDay.
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Journalism in the digital age: trends, tools and technologies
A quick and interesting read on the Guardian: At the recent Edinburgh International Science Festival, The Guardian hosted a panel event which featured Scotland correspondent Severin Carrell, Guardian Local launch editor Sarah Hartley and Iain Hepburn of the Daily Record. Guardian.co.uk Information Architect Martin Belam gave this presentation discussing the impact of technology on journalism, [...]
Opera Mini Dominates the App Store
Apparently “The Opera Mini iPhone app is the most popular free app in every single country with an iTunes Store”. Well when I checked in, every store BUT Australia. I am proud to say that my fellow countrymen chose Bird Strike instead. Opera was number 2. Maybe it was blocked by Conroy?
iPad could save newspapers and attract ad dollars
THE global hype over the iPad — and the dozen or so other touch-screen tablet computer devices soon to appear in its wake — has the newspaper industry holding its collective breath. Is this the game-changer needed to save the industry? You can bet that everyone with an investment in the industry, from proprietors to [...]
FAQ facts
As Jakob Nielsen said, “Too many websites have FAQs that list questions the company wished users would ask.” Most web site FAQs do patronise it’s readers. Check out this interesting article on A List Apart if you need some FAQ facts.
How to spot a fake online review
Fake reviews often have: Have zero caveats, and are full of empty adjectives and pure glowing praise with no downsides. Are all left within a short period of time of each other. Mainly tally off product features. (Real users talk more about performance, reliability, and overall value). Reviewers names are all variations of one another, [...]
Free: not the only future for the Internet
“Free” is being hailed as the Internet’s natural and ultimate future – as evidenced by a growing cohort of bloggers who insist “free” is the only solution to content providers’ Internet woes. Read more on DynamicBusiness.
Singapore launches smart map portal
Sixteen government agencies in Singapore have joined forces to launch an intelligent online map portal. Built using web 2.0 technologies, ‘OneMap’ enables government agencies, citizens and businesses to mash-up geospatial data for their own purposes. The S$2.2 million (US$1.8 million) project is the first major product of the Singapore Geospatial Collaborative Environment (SG-SPACE) initiative, a [...]
SBS wants 3D World Cup!
Oh hell yeah: AUSTRALIANS could be watching 3D TV sooner than expected after SBS confirmed it was considering broadcasting a FIFA World Cup soccer match using the new technology. That would make SBS the first Australian television network to broadcast in the new 3D — which is similar to that used to film the movie [...]
Chicago Tribune turning old photos into new revenue stream
The Chicago Tribune is kicking off an effort to turn its dusty archived photographs into a shiny new revenue opportunity. “The overall goal is to figure out how the company can monetize its resources that are currently archival in nature – photos, old newspapers,” said Randall Weissman, the Tribune’s news administration editor. “We need to [...]