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Social media becomes top platform for retail scams in Australia

Social media and online forums have now surpassed email as the top platforms for retail scams in Australia, with losses exceeding AUD $2.5 million in 2024.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025

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Digital Transformation

Embrace acquires SpeedCurve to boost user-centred observability

Embrace acquires SpeedCurve to enhance its observability platform with advanced web performance monitoring, uniting mobile and web user experience insights.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025

Marketing Technologies

eBay king of online shopping ahead of Gumtree, Amazon, Kogan

eBay is the favourite online shopping with over 9.4m Aussies visiting in an average four weeks, ahead of local second-hand site Gumtree with 5.6m.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

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Data Analytics

Earthmark launches brand environmental ratings directory

Shoppers can now compare environmental performance across more than 25,000 brands after the directory began turning corporate disclosures into simple scores.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2026