Australian-based BigCommerce, which claims to be the world’s fastest growing SaaS e-commerce platform, is dangling the carrot of a $2 million fund in front of developers around the world to come forward with their integration and application ideas, and have the chance of getting some of that money to fund the development of their pet project.

Reports are suggesting that Facebook is poised to make its first move into the mobile advertising space, possibly by inserting its sponsored stories adverts – which highlight a user’s friends’ interaction on the social network with various brands – into a user’s mobile news feed.

Facebook has begun to roll out Timeline, a redesign of Facebook profiles that will show a user's entire life, from birth to present day.

Australia’s digital future is dependent on grassroots organisations creating ‘a fair go for all’ online, according to a new report out today, and there’s also a warning that access, alone, to high-speed broadband is not enough to make Australia a ‘digitally-inclusive’ nation.

Online search and online directories continue to attract advertisers at a rapid rate while advertising in the print directories market erodes further. In the 12 months to June this year, Australian online search and directories advertising grew 23 percent to hit $1.4 billion in total revenue, with Google still the overwhelmingly dominant player.

Australian small businesses are increasingly looking to the online marketplace to find new ways of promoting and selling their products and services, but when it comes to leading the way it’s the women not their male counterparts, in greater number, who are biting the bullet and embracing the opportunities offered by the social media networks and other online channels.

Telecoms companies will increasingly rely on online platforms to deliver customer service as the huge growth in the smartphone market and rise in mobile broadband traffic places an unsustainable burden on existing telco customer service infrastructure.

The federal government is considering a range of recommendations aimed at addressing the adverse effects on the traditional, bricks-and-mortar book industry from the online book industry and the growing popularity of e-books.

Australians out on a date, even a romantic dinner, are apparently not turned off by their suitor using a group buying voucher on a meal or activity, and quite a few of them say they prefer a pizza and wine deal than a more expensive fine dining option.

Employees may be putting their employers’ businesses at risk with their online activities, including shopping on the Internet, while using work-issued computers, according to a new report just released.