The massive earthquake that destroyed large parts of New Zealand’s second biggest city struck at 12:51pm on an overcast Tuesday in February, as Grant Wells was eating a Chinese meal in a Christchurch food court. “As soon as the shaking stopped, I got out of there as fast as I…
Sold! Aussie web-gurus hit the jackpot with retailmenot.com
WHAT started as a weekend hobby has led to a multi-million dollar payday for two Melbourne men, after a private US firm backed by a group of powerful venture capital firms purchased their coupon website. Guy King, 32, and his business partner, Bevan Clark, 37, yesterday finalised the deal to…
Ad agency cribbed my lecture notes: professor
An Australian ad company accused by an American professor of plagiarising his lecture on quantum mechanics for a television advertisement has settled the matter for $5000 – but admitted no wrong-doing. Read more. December 20, 2007: Ad company settles plagiarism complaint An Australian ad company accused by an American professor…