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"Freaky Outty" Microsoft Working On Bug Fix

New Zealand hacker Beau Butler pointed out an ancient (1999) computer bug still posed problems for web browsers all the way up to modern versions.

SEM in Australia Dominated by a Silent Google

Internet companies down under are in a sticky situation. They’re handing Google about 80% of their search marketing spend, using Google for 82% of all online searches, and spending around AU$399 million a year. They’re playing nicely with Google, but Google refuses to play nicely back.

Aussies Have No Worries About Google, DoubleClick

Google received the stamp of approval from regulators with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission for its bid for ad serving network DoubleClick.

Aussie Watchdog Growls At Google US

A case against Google's subsidiaries in Australia and Ireland will be refiled against Google's US operations instead.

MySpace Turns Away Australian Mobile Users

Under the right circumstances, an air of exclusivity can create a lot of interest.  Under the wrong circumstances, it can generate a lot of shrugs.  And by blocking some Australian mobile users, MySpace seems to have earned an unhealthy mix of the two.

Google Tries To Protect APEC?

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will meet in Australia’s largest city in about three weeks’ time, but if you seek Google’s help to look at Sydney, you may be out of luck - Google Maps images of the area have become rather fuzzy.

Sydney Gets Fuzzy Under Google Maps

Views of Australia's well-known metropolis on Google Maps have diminished in their clarity, resulting in conspiracy theories and denials from the search company.

Doodle 4 Google Contest Creates Huge Response

When I first wrote about Google Australia’s Doodle 4 Google contest, I thought it was a nice idea - “nice idea” meaning a warm-fuzzies PR initiative that not a lot of people would notice.  But people are noticing, and a new post on the Official Google Australia Blog quantifies the matter.

Google Australia Asks For Doodles

If you want to win a Macbook Pro, or get some artwork on the front page of Google Australia, a new contest will give you that chance.  There’s only one catch: to qualify, you must be an Australian child.

Show Uses YouTube To Earn International Success

As Google develops video ID tools for YouTube, its main motivation is likely a desire to avoid lawsuits - some companies just don’t approve of the whole free-video arrangement.  But some companies do, and one Australian show even owes much of its success to YouTube.