Hotpot: Google's Local Recommendation Engine
Google announced yesterday the release of Hotpot – a local recommendation engine that works with Google Places. In yesterday’s blog post, Google product manager Lior Ron explained the purpose of…
Corina Mackay
Corina is studying Media Communications in rain-drenched Melbourne, and working towards the coveted title of Australia's "it girl" in Social Media. She is full of passion for technology, performing arts, and sport. Her pipe dream is to be a hippie. Contact her on Twitter.
Stories by Corina Mackay
Brightcove Sets up Shop in Sydney
Web video platform Brightcove launched its official company operations in Australia yesterday, with headquarters to be based in Sydney. Brightcove provides businesses with the tools to publish, distribute and monitor…
Booking a Restaurant Made Easy
There are few things you can’t book online these days – from hotels and flights to accommodation and rental cars, going on a holiday in particular is much easier to…
Royal Dutch Airline Gets a Surprise
We recently shed light on an innovative social media campaign run by Royal Dutch Airline KLM, called KLM Surprise. The campaign involves surprising KLM passengers with personalized gifts based on…
Who Needs Rules?
How many times have you seen a book or a blog post that explains the rules of social media? These posts can be (and often are) very informative and useful,…
Did drinking beer just get more social?
Australia’s oldest brewery, Cascade, has taken a brave step in the creation of a new iPhone app, The Brewer’s Nose. The app is designed to enable users to discover and…
KLM Surprises Passengers
Royal Dutch Airline KLM has started an interesting campaign to connect with their customers called KLM Surprise at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.. Designed to track “how happiness spreads”, the campaign…
Australian Court Cases to be Webcast
Australians might soon get unprecedented access to court rooms through a proposed system called WebCourt. Victoria’s current state premier announced that $6.3 million would be spent on setting up the system…
Special search for Google Australia
Update: Google has officially confirmed the special search feature is rolling out in 13 countries including Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Germany, and the UK. Starting from today, Google Australia…
What location services can do for your business - with examples
If there’s one area of social media seeing real innovation, it’s the use of geolocation. As the integration of location-based services and marketing is still so young, we are constantly…
What location services can do for your business - with examples
If there’s one area of social media seeing real innovation, it’s the use of geolocation. As the integration of location-based services and marketing is still so young, we are constantly…
Google and Groggle have a Drinkle
Aussies are known for using contractions and slang in every day conversations. When it comes to a cold beer on a hot summer night, we have been know to have…
Government promises iPads for doctors
As the Victorian state election heats up, the current Premier revealed yesterday plans to provide Apple iPads to all doctors working in Australia’s public health system. Although this is a…
Optus Announces Galaxy Tab Deal
Australian telecommunications company Optus has just revealed a great deal for Australians wanting to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Partnering with News Limited for a world first, the 24-month Galaxy Tab…
Facebook founder planning trip to China
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly been using Facebook Questions to compile suggestions for an upcoming visit to China. According to Oliver Chiang, Zuckerberg has been keeping tabs on suggestions…
