Aussie consumers now see online as the primary source of pre-purchase information and are often turning up to stores as well informed on a product as the floor staff – if not more so.

This is the first in a monthly wrap-up of BTalk podcasts and other items from BNET’s Aussie Rules blog.

A CEO has to land in the new role with the confidence, skills and experience to run the shop. That’s a big ask.

The latest Connected World report from Cisco shows that 3 out of 10 Australians believe the ability to work remotely is not just a privilege, it’s a right.

We rely on experts so much of the time, but what if they are wrong? Author and journalist David Freedman says experts, however well qualified, often don’t get things right.

More and more companies are seeing the advantage of using Facebook for marketing purposes. After all, how can you ignore a website that has more than half a billion users?

Stephen Lewis says a lot of damage was done by early implementations of voice recognition, but it’s a very different story today.