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Intellectual property taxes experts
Debate about how much tax technology companies pay in Australia has drawn attention to Australia’s transfer-pricing laws and their implications for multinational corporations.
Social media to shrink city offices: Deloitte
The accounting giant has made much progress with a professional social media tool that lets internal teams communicate effectively without corporate email.
What is crowd funding?
Crowd funding is an innovative way for entrepreneurs to raise cash and it also serves as a crucial test of consumers’ interest.
Facebook wash out puts Morgan Stanley in spotlight
Investors who stumped up $US38 a share to take part in Facebook’s landmark IPO have found themselves deeper under water as underwriter Morgan Stanley faces questions over its handling of the float.
Facebook shares slide as prospects questioned
Facebook’s shares fell again on Tuesday, leaving them down more than a quarter from Friday’s highs as questions mounted over the company’s financial prospects.
Local tax from global profits
Recent comments by opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull have focused on the taxation of global technology behemoths such as Google and Apple. In particular whether the tax paid in Australia is disproportionately low relative to the revenue said to be earned here.
Australian Twittersphere mapped
Queensland researchers have created the first map of the Australian “Twittersphere” to chart the trends and relationships of the country’s two million Twitter users.
From the stables to social media
Australia has launched the world’s first online social racing community, where punters can get tailored content about horses they fancy – like Black Caviar.
Apps ‘more secure’ than mobile websites: NAB
Smartphone and tablet apps are more secure than mobile websites if designed properly, a senior banking technology executive says.
Spotify finally launches in Australia
Music streaming service, which has 10 million users in Europe and the US, offers free listening to a generation that refuses to pay for songs.
BoM defends website advertising trial
The Bureau of Meteorology will run advertising on its website to supplement its government funding, not to compete with The Weather Channel, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Westpac says 1m customers access accounts via smartphone
More than a million consumer and business customers are now using a smartphone regularly to access Westpac accounts, the bank says.
Investors un-friend Facebook as reality sets in
Facebook shares sank 11 per cent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors to switch back to more established stocks such as Apple.
App reviews | Google Drive and Your World
How good is Google’s new cloud computing personal storage app? And can a fun app help us better know our place in the world?
Technology briefs
In further evidence that science fiction is slowly becoming science fact, a 58-year-old woman paralysed in 1996 by a stroke was able sip coffee from a flask using a robotic arm controlled by her brain.
Gregan uses software to outwit opponents
Former Wallabies captain George Gregan, now a coaching consultant for the ACT Brumbies, says that, in both his sporting and business life, there is a necessity to keep up to date with the latest technology has to offer.
How much Klout do you have online?
Klout measures your social media influence, and “what’s your Klout score?” could well become a regular question in job interviews for positions in sales, marketing or IT.
Facebook shares fall 11 per cent in early trading
Facebook shares opened below their $US38 issue price on Monday as support from underwriters of the initial public offering dissipated after its Friday debut.
Challenge of collecting taxes from IT companies
Attempts to close loopholes that allow multinational technology companies to minimise local tax bills will become more difficult as a growing number of services move online.
Yahoo!7 chief says taxman must ‘follow the cash’
Imminent changes to Australia’s transfer pricing rules have the potential to solve the problem of global internet companies paying low tax if tax authorities can capture all revenues earned here, Yahoo!7 says.
Content overhaul ‘vital’ for Yahoo!
After a boardroom coup at Yahoo!, the struggling internet company is in the hands of a major shareholder and an interim chief executive who appear to agree on what needs to be done to turn the company around.
Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO
For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week – from birthday, to IPO, to ‘I do’.
Yahoo! nears deal to sell Alibaba stake
Yahoo may finally be nearing a deal to sell half of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba, which could be worth as much as $US7 billion.
Twitter restored in Pakistan
Pakistan has restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over posts that Islamabad said promoted a Facebook contest involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
Make Google pay more tax: Turnbull
Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has lashed the amount of tax Google pays in Australia, saying that a coalition government would seek to suck more money out of global tech firms.
Early investors drop Facebook
One of Australia’s biggest investment funds plans to dump its entire Facebook stake quickly as analysts and fund managers predict the social media giant will struggle to boost returns.
Facebook IPO marred by trading glitches
Updated | For a company that is dramatically upending business strategies and social relationships around the world, shares in Facebook made a surprisingly modest debut on Friday.
Google doesn’t care where you are
Fulwood | A local from the small NSW town of Cooma has proved that “Google doesn’t care where you are” when it comes to online business.
Bosses find own online bargains
Macken | While Australians have been shopping for bargains online, their bosses have been shopping for workers online.
Facebook faces its moment of truth
Facebook’s $100 billion initial public offering has its critics but former senior Microsoft executive Daniel Petre believes those who cashed in early would probably see their investments pay off.
