20th March 2011 Archive

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• Amazon is best hope of a viable alternative to iPad

  With or without its own tablet, Amazon can cause problems for Apple

  Apple's iPad 2 went on sale last Friday, with few doubting that it would be a strong seller, since it has very few competitors. But, while there are the usual near-hysterical unit forecasts from bullish Apple fans, there are serious questions for the broader market. In the glut that is likely to appear as scores of vendors chase …

  Mobile 20 Mar 2011, 08:43

• AT&T acquires T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39bn

  And then there was one (GSM network)

  AT&T has agreed to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $39 billion. AT&T operates what is arguably the largest wireless network in the US, with about 95.5 million subscribers, while T-Mobile runs the fourth largest, with 23 million. Both networks are based on the same GSM …

  Mobile 20 Mar 2011, 21:48

• Saab-spotter blogger poached by the company

  The blog as job application

  A Tasmanian-based Saab enthusiast blogger has pulled off a social media coup, scoring a global role with the car manufacturer and being touted as the man who "saved Saab". Steven Wade, a self-confessed publishing novice, started his site dedicated to all things SAAB in 2005, which was then called Trollhättan Saab. It has since …

  Bootnotes 20 Mar 2011, 22:33

• Fairfax gets the group buying itch

  Launches 'Treat Me' in NZ

  Fairfax Media is trying its hand at group buying with the launch of Treat Me in New Zealand. Treat Me is a spin-off sister site to New Zealand's largest online auction site Trade Me which Fairfax acquired in 2006 for around $600 million. Treat Me will operate as a separate business unit to Trade Me, with a dedicated team led …

  Business 20 Mar 2011, 22:36

• Aussie digital publishers busted

  Fiddle the numbers? Us?

  Australian online publishers have been accused of pumping up their audience numbers and misleading advertisers, following research from measurement watchdog the Audit Bureaux of Australia (ABA). The new report from the ABA claims that practices such as double counting of page views, counting pages before they load and counting …

  Media 20 Mar 2011, 22:37