Australia is in a strong position, but must adapt to take full advantage of rising Asia, OECD says.

The Australian economy is robust and faces a solid short-term outlook, but it must continue adapting to ensure that its privileged place in the Asia-Pacific region contributes to long-term sustainable growth, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Australia.

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Last week we were very lucky to be part of the Masterclass which was put together by Business Southbank and included a generous breakfast but more importantly a very inspiring Masterclass run by Dr Neil Carrington, CEO, ACT for kids.

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This Tuesday just past, the 11th of September, the Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and his ‘Chief Digital Officer’ Kieran O’Hea, held the Brisbane Digital Strategy Forum in conjunction with Brisbane Marketing at the Sebel and Citigate in the Brisbane CBD.

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Google Coordinate is an enterprise service designed to oversee and manage mobile teams.

By utilising several existing technologies integrated into a new framework Google now offers their enterprise users ability to organise, track and coordinate staff ‘on the road’ more efficiently.

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IBM Australia has just released a report [1] that looks forward to the future and explores the impacts that high-speed broadband will have on Australia’s economy, as well as some aspects of Australians home lives. The report was prepared by IBISWorld, written by Phil Ruthven on behalf of IBM.

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If you had only $100 to promote something, how would you spend it?

We’re looking for creative and helpful ideas for ‘marketing on a shoestring’. Tell us how you would spend $100 to get the maximum ROI. The answer we like the best will receive $100 via PayPal.

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As it stands, the internet offers considerable opportunity for Australia in terms of economics and cultural opportunities. The media sector is a catalyst for growth via the internet and it is improving the available choices to consumers and allowing new creators and producers to access thousands of people through the internet.

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PayPal and Dejan SEO have partnered up in efforts to help webmasters get the most out of their online presence. Part of this partnership includes a competition giving PayPal’s business account users a chance to win an SEO package worth $8,000.

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The next stage in Google’s product evolution is undoubtedly unification. Google’s many projects and shatterlings spread over a decade of development in a frantic search for the next big thing are coming back home, empty handed. Now they’re merging into a single universal product, bit by bit every piece of knowledge and experience collected so far is being used and integrated into a bigger, better and faster Google.

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A helpful guide on how to use Google+ elements professionally and in line with Google’s branding guidelines.

Announcing your personal or brand presence on Google+ is important but Google wants webmasters to stay consistent in the way they use their brand.

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