By Andrew Lowcock
With the recent sale of the mobile photo sharing program Instagram to Facebook for an amazing US$1 billion, there has been an increased focus lately on the role of mobile and tablet ‘apps’ and how they can assist businesses.
An article in The Age this week confirms the increased demand for the services of app developers in Victoria, as many budding entrepreneurs and business owners see the merit in having a downloadable app.
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We all know about the rise of e-commerce and internet shopping by now, which is redefining how traditional transactions are made. Now stats are showing the rapid rise of ‘mobile commerce’, as more people use their mobile phones to buy products and services.
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Many major Australian offices have their own guides to office etiquette, and now one of Australia’s biggest employers, BHP Billiton, has had their office policy published in a national newspaper, prompting questions about whether it is too harsh.
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An American entrepreneur has launched a mobile application where people can report a motorist’s bad driving, in order to build peer pressure and reduce risky driving.
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