Over a year ago, Google started incorporating real estate search into Google Maps in the US. Now Australia gets the feature.
Australian Auctions Off Life On eBay
An Australian man who decided to auction his life on eBay after his marriage ended saw bids that reached $2.1 million in the first day of the sale.Ian Usher, 44, said in March he was auctioning his life on eBay, that included his $420,000 three-bedroom home in Perth, along with his job at a rug store, his car, motorcycle, clothes and his friends.
Australian Auctions Life On eBay
An Australian man whose marriage ended after six years is hoping for a fresh start by putting his life up for auction online.
Australian Government Calls Porn Filters A Failure
The Australian government is calling its $85 million plan to filter online pornography a failure.The filtering project was part of the governments $189 million NetAlert program launched in August 2007 to protect minors from online sexual predators and to block adult content.
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 Australian Flyover Hits Snags
Google had announced that it would be flying over parts of Australia on Australia Day, last week Friday, in order to take photos for Google Earth and Google Maps (Microsoft was doing it, too). Australians were excites, with people planning to build giant signs and write words on the ground, or just wave at the sky, in order to live on for a while in Google’s maps of the country.
Australian TV Networks Cripple Media Center
Turns out Australia is one of the only countries in the world where DVR providers, like Windows Media Center, cannot show Electronic Programming Guides to users.
BBC Broadcast Sold to Australian Consortium
Creative Broadcast Services Ltd., which is made up of Macquarie Capital Alliance Group and Macquarie Bank Ltd., is buying BBC Broadcast from the BBC for 166 million.
Microsoft Australian Alliance In Optus Partnership
An agreement between Microsoft’s ninemsn presence and telecom company Optus for content delivery has been made.
Australian Hostage Freed By Iraqi Forces
Douglas Wood, an Australian contractor captured by Iraqi insurgents, was freed this morning following a raid by the Iraqi army’s 2nd battalion, Armored Brigade.