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Australians are working longer average weekly hours than their colleagues in other developed countries, according to new data from the OECD compiled by a Sydney academic.

Adobe last week released the beta version of Photoshop Express, an online, Flash-based image editing tool. Therein lies the problem -- although it bears the same name as the well-known and venerable image editor, Photoshop Express isn't Photoshop at all.

A news service web site, Streem,  is about to be launched that is pitched to 18 to 40 year old Australians. To encourage readers to submit their own writings, Streem is offering contributors cash.

Most sites, such as Bebo, MySpace and Facebook, set a minimum age of between 13 and 14 to create a profile but none actively enforce the age limit.

Apple has emerged as the most powerful global brand according to the inaugural Brandjunkie survey.

Last weekend I was reminded why most businesses don’t get the full value from their computer systems. Browsing the exhibitor’s stalls during the breaks at the National Speakers Association of Australia’s annual conference on the weekend it struck me just how technology reliant the speaking business is.

Wow. Is it really happening? Are we really going to run out of IP addresses? The answer is yes, but the outlook isn’t as bleak as it appears.

Annoyed at the cost of doing business in Australia? Think again. Australia is one of the least costly countries in the industrialised world to base a business, according to KPMG’s 2008 Competitive Alternatives Survey.

Between the ages of 25 and 60, people's ability to use websites declines by 0.8% per year — mostly because they spend more time per page, but also because of navigation difficulties.

The shift from print to online media is giving journalists more responsibility and making them more aware of the commercial side of the business according to the "2008 PRWeek/PR Newswire Media Survey."