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In our Plugged In story today, reporter Emily Bencic delves into the opportunities for Australian women in the world of online retailing. They are enormous, as research from Netsuite has indicated that Australia is lagging well behind the rest of the world in the take up of this game changing model. But that window of opportunity wont be open forever and as the adage goes, luck favours the brave. Read more

You'll receive valuable info on the latest technology, new products for your home and business, trends and the chance to win great prizes. This morning Im writing this column from a chilly pavilion within the Melbourne Showgrounds at suburban Ascot Vale. And, Im doing what is a basic routine for journalists: reporting offsite from a major event. For the past week I have Read more First name *

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By Claire Moffat One of the delights of my job is the opportunity to see new products and technology rolled out first hand. I must admit its almost like a drug, waiting for the next new thing to be released. Read more

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The decision by parenting group Babyology to shut down its Facebook community last week after it was swamped with vicious posts by members was gutsy and absolutely necessary. Read more

By Claire Moffat Last week I highlighted the horror of young Indian women being murdered by their fathers for using their mobile phones. On a more hopeful note in our Plugged In feature story today, we relate the positive work Read more

You may be reading this on your smartphone and its probable that your young daughter has a phone just like you. Read more

Although women have been the early adopters in the social media arena, over in the booming world of app development there is a disconnect between those who create the supply (apps) and those furnishing the demand. This leaves a great Read more

We all know that we live in the year of the device, and I admit that at times the thought of running my business without my smartphone seems impossible. Despite this deep attachment, I also know that I am a much nicer person if I am not glued to a screen 24/7, my creativity is enhanced, my relationships stronger and business seems to tick along finely. So I have to continue to practice restraint and discipline around my use of technology. Read more

A wonderful opportunity is opening for women who have been diligent and active within digital media. They have a skillset that is lacking within companies dominated by male board members. Former Coca-Cola chief marketing officer Mary Minnick, told a global Read more

If you are like me then you probably have a love/hate relationship with technology. You love how it makes life easier, such as managing your business from your iPhone, but struggle with changes that are made so quickly that you Read more

Did you know that venture-backed companies led by women are less likely to fail and produce higher returns than ones run by men? Or that technology companies with women on their boards also outperform those with all-male board rosters? According Read more

As you have read in our Plugged In story this week, CeBit 2013 opened yesterday and I spent the day ensconced in seminars, workshops and exhibits with a primary focus on connectivity, the customer and social media. Read more

Maile Carnegie has taken up the role of Google head of operations for Australia and New Zealand, making her one of the most powerful women in the country (see our story News Extra). Read more

Women, who hold up half the sky, are the primary carers for the majority of children wether in the home or at school and are the drivers of small business

start-ups in Australasia, are looking at mixed outcomes in what may be Julia Gillards last budget. Read more

We all know that we live in the year of the device, and I admit that at times the thought of running my business without my smartphone seems impossible. Read more

I often hear marketing executives talking about consumers who buy their products, when they actually mean women (we cant get away from the fact that over 80% of women buy all the household products). Read more

The blogosphere is often on my mind, not only because it is changing the face of traditional journalism (the world I have inhabited for many decades) but really because it is the most wonderful arena to listen, learn and connect Read more

When I launched www.connectedwomen.net.au in late 2007, there was a dearth of online places where women could be heard and seen. Read more

As we all sign off for the year, the team at ConnectedWomen is leaving you with a new look website, newsletter and Facebook site. Read more

If you are like me then you probably have a love/hate relationship with technology. You love how it makes life easier, such as managing your business from your iPhone, but struggle with changes that are made so quickly that you Read more

Despite our best intentions by posting favourite images online, it seems there is always someone ready to bypass any restrictions and use these for their own gain. Read more

Now that we are all back at work, its time to lock the years networking events into the calendar. Top of my list is the VMware FITT International Womens Day Luncheon on March 8. Read more

When I heard the news last week that an election was scheduled for September 14, I groaned and everyone in the office heard me. As a small businesswoman, I was aghast that today, under uncertain business conditions, (particularly in retail) Read more

Baby boomers and even those a bit younger will remember the status that the television set once held in the home. Positioned in the heart of the living room (family rooms hadnt arrived then) it was extremely heavy and often Read more

Over the past weeks ConnectedWomen has talked a lot about some of the perils of the social media such as cyber bullying and identity theft, but there is another side to this revolutionary channel which is actually making a big Read more

So much of our lives revolve around gender and women particularly understand the acute impact of inequality in their lives. Read more

I often hear marketing executives talking about consumers who buy their products, when they actually mean women (we cant get away from the fact that over 80% of women buy all the household products).

Australian consumer electronics businesses which are continuing to roll out monocultural marketing strategies will continue to lose sales when they can least afford it, as women now dominate social networks, leading men on Facebook by 58% and Twitter 64%, according Read more

We all know that we live in the year of the device, and I admit that at times the thought of running my business without my smartphone seems impossible.

Wearable computers and women, a great match Published on 27/03/2013 11:16:15 AM I just discovered that there is a wearable computer lab at the University of South Australia, located within the School of Computer and Information Science. Read more

Last night I attended the launch of a range of appliances by Samsung Electronics. While this company is mostly in the news for its stoushes with Apple over its Galaxy smartphone, the company is also determined to be one of Read more

Todays Plugged In story was written by Connecteds reporter Martin Kovacs who is working in Thailand this month, while much of the backend of our websites and newsletters is handled by our production assistant Aly Mohammed based in Hyderabad, India. Read more

Late last week I was at the stylish launch the new Asus all-in-one tablet in Sydney and today I will be test driving the new Ford Kuga through the Adelaide countryside. No, I havent changed jobs, Im just at the Read more

While women are the drivers of new business startups in Australias we are not usually the builders of enormous companies which grow and expand rapidly. So I thought it might be time for us to look at the success that Read more