Category: Communication

Australian regulators take action against illicit ‘skins’ gambling site

Online gaming company Feral Holdings Limited has been given a formal warning and its CS:GO Roll website has been withdrawn from Australia after the company...

Australia’s first social media platform for business owners, entrepreneurs launched

Boa, a new social media platform designed for business owners and entrepreneurs has opened its doors to the public, with the aim of democratising the...

Google introduces Passkeys to eliminate dependence on passwords

In a bid to enhance user security and provide a simpler login experience, Google has launched Passkeys as an alternative to passwords. This comes as...

New study reveals benefits of pairing experienced marketers with AI

Marketers and their brands have tangible revenue to gain from enlisting a strategic artificial intelligence (AI) partner, according to a new study from Persado. The...

Yahoo, Samba TV inks deals for enhanced targeting, measurement of ads

Yahoo has unveiled a partnership with Samba TV to provide advertisers with a holistic advanced TV solution. The partnership is seen to enhance omni-screen campaign...

Musk stepping down, hires Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

Five months after losing a Twitter poll on whether he should remain as CEO for Twitter, Elon Musk has announced former NBC Universal advertising chief...

HR’s ChatGPT obsession comes with faulty sources, bias, Capterra says

ChatGPT sentiment among human resource (HR) departments is overwhelmingly positive, but employees may be too trusting of these tools and putting their organisations at risk...

Telcos liable for failing to comply with scam preventative measures, ACMA says

Investigations conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Sinch Australia Pty Ltd (Sinch), Infobip Information Technology Pty Ltd (Infobip) and Phone Card...

Jessica Hunter joins The Brag Media as GM of Partnerships

Jessica Hunter joins The Brag Media as General Manager of Partnerships after spending almost two decades leading partnerships and sales at Bauer Media, News Corp,...

2023-24 federal budget to improve online safety, media sustainability for Australians

The Albanese government’s federal budget will include quadrupling the base funding for the eSafety Commissioner from 2023-2024 onwards and delivering five-year funding terms for national...

Kodak Alaris’ Sarah Jones makes CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel list

CRN, a brand of The Channel Company has named Sarah Jones, Global Demand Generation Manager at Kodak Alaris, to the Women of the Channel list...

PicsArt launches ad-focused generative AI platform Adpilot

Picsart, a digital creation platform has announced the launch of Adpilot, a platform that empowers businesses to create on-brand ads quickly and easily with artificial...

Reverb Media doubles down on financial services content by hiring former journalist Rebecca Thurlow

Reverb Media has announced the appointment of former senior finance journalist Rebecca Thurlow as a Content Strategist to accelerate growth in its specialist financial services...

Jane Elliott is Sound Story’s first communications director

Sound Story, a strategic public relations and communications agency for brands looking to disrupting the global entertainment industry, has announced the appointment of Jane Elliott...

How to use your newsletters to gain a better understanding of your readers

What do your readers really think about your initiatives? Asking for feedback through polls and emojis online is a great way to engage with your...

Updated guidelines to aid telcos in assisting domestic and family violence victims

Peak telecommunications industry body, Communications Alliance, has today released updated guidance that aims to better equip telcos to support providers helping customers affected by domestic...

Digital advertiser achieves carbon neutrality 7 years ahead of schedule

LoopMe, a digital brand advertiser using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance has announced that it has reached net zero for Scope 1,...

World Press Freedom Day 2023: One Goliath is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly-held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression. World Press Freedom Day is usually...

Journalists reporting on the Voice to Parliament do voters a disservice with ‘he said, she said’ approach

Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United...

ACCC report highlights need for more robust protections for consumers, small business

A report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed a range of harms to consumers and small businesses occurring across social media...