Archive for December, 2005

On the web – Wiki

Posted on December 2, 2005. Filed under: IT |

Australian Financial Review – BOSS Magazine
Wiki is Hawaiian for quick, and that’s what the wiki sites are all about. Miriam Hechtman checked them out
www.wikinews.org
It’s the news written by the people for the people. Wikinews allows you to write articles, edit other people’s stories and update news items with more recent information. Everything is cited [...]

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What’s the buzz?

Posted on December 2, 2005. Filed under: Retail |

Australian Financial Review – BOSS Magazine
There’s always another angle. Miriam Hechtman checks out the latest fads

WALK THIS WAY: The mannequin in the store window has come alive. Passers-by ogle model Megan Gale while she takes a bath in a department store window to promote her eponymous beauty products. The retail shopfront is no longer static; [...]

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The shopping cart

Posted on December 2, 2005. Filed under: Retail |

Australian Financial Review – BOSS Magazine
What’s happening in the world of e-commerce? Miriam Hechtman reports

www.fatlens.com
A big fat magnifying glass for the web. This site does the work for you when you are trying to search for the best-value product. FatLens searches and indexes your product query, giving you a list of sites where your product [...]

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Rising tide of interest out west

Posted on December 1, 2005. Filed under: Property |

The Australian Financial Review – Special Report – SEASIDE AND WATERFRONT PROPERTY 
The sleepy holiday town of Mandurah is blooming writes Miriam Hechtman.

The appeal of Mandurah, on the West Australian coast just south of Perth, is on the rise with price tags on luxury apartments now easily exceeding the $1 million mark.
Just 74 kilometres from Perth [...]

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