Editor's note

Making a prophet
By Josh Mehlman on the 20th August 2008
Predicting the future is always asking for trouble. I don’t envy analysts and trendspotters who regularly cast auguries about the year to come. Especially when journalists like me love to take a list of predictions and subject it to the cold light of hindsight six months or a year down the...
iPhone mania strikes media websites' ad revenue
By Josh Mehlman on the 9th July 2008
Apple fanatics around the country are agog with excitement at the prospect of finally being able to get their hands on an iPhone, which will be officially released to Australian customers at midnight Friday. Even more excited are the advertising sales people at technology and media websites around...
What's your purpose?
By Josh Mehlman on the 4th July 2008
I’m really chuffed to be the new editor of Nett. Small business and online technology are parts of my heritage and I’ve strongly advocated both throughout my career in journalism and business writing. Technology and small business are a great match. The information revolution has turned...
Domain name landgrab is inevitable
By Josh Mehlman on the 27th June 2008
News that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has voted to release (potentially) an unlimited number of top-level domain names instantly makes me think of the TV series Deadwood.The western historical drama series is set in the gold-rush town of Deadwood in the 1870s. As...