July 2008
Monthly Archive
Christian the Lion reaches 16m hits on YouTube
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 11:45 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
A YouTube sensation - the clip of Aussie travellers John Rendell and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke reuniting with Christian the Lion has received more than 16 million hits
Amazing Barn Find
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 11:34 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
Aussie Man Hoards 297 Classic Cars![PICS]
Web start-up Omnisio to Google for $15m
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 9:14 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
Three Aussies who went to Silicon Valley to start a web company have just sold their fledgling business to video juggernaut YouTube for a reported $15 million cash.
Drunk Aussie sheep farmer holds naked Swedish couple captive
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 7:36 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
TWO naked Swedes on a romantic Scottish holiday were held prisoner in their hotel room by a drunken Australian sheep shearer.
Aussie networks plot online video assault
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 3:09 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
THE fledgling News Corp-NBC Universal online hub for television shows and movies, Hulu.com, is meeting Australian broadcasters this week to discuss an all-broadcaster video portal underwritten by in-program advertising, a move which could stymie talks about ABC's new iView technology being used for a similar venture.
Should investors ditch Aussie property trusts?
Posted by Matt Emery on 31 Jul 2008 2:58 pm. Filed under Aussie News.
The Australian property trust sector is the worst performing in the world.Year-to-date returns as at June this year had returns from the sector at -30.4%. This was worse than Asia (-28%), Europe (-18) and the US (-11.3%).