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#ausvotes 2016: some early impressions

  • Written by: Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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We’re now well into one of the longest Australian election campaigns in recent memory, and close enough to election date that we should expect the general public and not just the usual political junkies to begin engaging with the parties’ campaigns. Time, then, to examine how the parties are faring on social media to date....

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Microsoft sees integration opportunities in LinkedIn purchase – but will users care?

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has explained the rationale behind the tech company’s plans to buy LinkedIn for US$26.2 billion.

In a letter to staff, Nadella said he believes that access to LinkedIn customers will benefit the sales of Microsoft products and in exchange, LinkedIn’s growth would be “accelerated”.

LinkedIn could do...

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Is nicotine really as safe as e-cigarette supporters make out?

  • Written by: Simon Chapman, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney

A core platform of the massive promotion of e-cigarettes has been the argument that because these products involve no combustion but only vapourisation, they must be substantially less dangerous than smoked tobacco. Few – including me – would disagree with that. There’s no carbon monoxide with vaping and none of the deadly pyrolys...

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The off-topic Conversation #97

  • Written by: Cory Zanoni, Community Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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  1. Trollied: serves you (just) right
  2. Climate change makes a comeback – with the help of social media
  3. Labor's NBN plan shows it listened to critics of the current broadband rollout
  4. On asylum seekers, our history keeps repeating itself
  5. Computing gives us tools to preserve disappearing languages
  6. Dark Mofo and the affective power of a creative storm
  7. The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
  8. Queensland's 50-year vision for its southeast must take heed of all region's future needs
  9. Election FactCheck: have 50,000 full-time jobs been lost this year and are over a million people underemployed?
  10. State of the states: 19 reasons why Turnbull and Shorten keep flying to Queensland
  11. State of the states: New South Wales and the issues resounding in bellwether seats
  12. New style lobbying: how GetUp! channels Australians' voices into politics
  13. Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
  14. Paralysed with fear: why do we freeze when frightened?
  15. Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
  16. Woolworths and Coles should heed simplicity lesson from Aldi
  17. Emancipated wenches in gaudy jewellery: the liberating bling of the goldfields
  18. How citizen scientists discovered a giant cluster of galaxies
  19. OECD figures are not what they seem in higher education
  20. The Indi Project: Soft voters say Turnbull better leader to handle a Trump presidency
  21. How do Labor and the Coalition differ on NBN policy?
  22. Full response from a Labor spokesman
  23. Dopey and grumpy: Maria Sharapova and WADA
  24. Health Check: how much salt is OK to eat?
  25. Election explainer: how are lower house votes counted? And what is 'the swing'?
  26. Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
  27. Why are so few professional sport coaches from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?
  28. Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
  29. Turnbull's election to lose
  30. Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people-smuggling trade
  31. Chemical messengers: how hormones change through menopause
  32. The hidden energy cost of smart homes
  33. Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all
  34. Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture
  35. Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth
  36. Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance
  37. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  38. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  39. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  40. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  41. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  42. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  43. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  44. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  45. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  46. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  47. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  48. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  49. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  50. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones

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The New Front Door Nobody Told You About Something changed. Quietly. Without a press release. The way buyers find businesses in Australia has been rewired. Not replaced, rewired. Google isn't dead...

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How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

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How Commercial Roller Shutters Improve Site Security Without Slowing Operations

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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

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Options Available When a Company Faces Financial Distress

Financial distress can develop gradually or arrive suddenly, and when it does, the decisions made in the early stages often determine what options remain available later. Directors who act promptly ...

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What Actually Makes a Good Criminal Lawyer in Melbourne

Most people only think about this question once. That is usually too late. Most people charged wi...

Why Working With A Chatswood Tutor Can Improve Academic Performance

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

The real question is not whether solar works in Melbourne. It works. The question is what it is co...

How A Diploma Of Project Management Builds Practical Skills For Modern Work Environments

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How to Choose the Right Football for Every Level

Choosing a football may seem straightforward, but the right option depends on who will be using it a...

What to Ask a Wedding Photographer Before You Book

Booking a wedding photographer can feel deceptively simple: you like the photos, you like the vibe...

Why Stress Relief For Dogs Is Essential For Emotional Balance And Long-Term Wellbeing

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Australia’s Best Walking Trails and the Shoes You Need to Tackle Them

Australia is not short on spectacular walks. You can follow ocean cliffs in Victoria, cross ancien...

Why Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Are Essential Before Buying a Home in Australia

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