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Webjet in legal battle over flight price misrepresentation

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Webjet is facing legal proceedings for allegedly misrepresenting the minimum price of airfares on its app, email marketing, and social media posts. This happened in 382 bookings between November 1, 2018 and June 25, 2024, resulting in passengers being forced to pay more or facing cancelled bookings at a potential loss.

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Covid-19 drives 700% jump in social media shopping in Australia

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The amount Aussies are spending through social media shopping has soared 700% over the past two years, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the way. According to the report, spending on social media shopping in Australia is up 700%, compared to 2019, with 25% of Aussies saying they now use social media for shopping.

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Lush left social media in 2021. Here’s why – and what happened next

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Key events such as the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal back in 2018, have been pivotal in opening the public’s eyes to the shady practices used by big tech to collect our private data. By this point, we had accumulated millions of followers across the platforms and recognised the power of social media for engaging customers.

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Samsung Australia fined $14 million over false water-resistance claims

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The regulator said that between March 2016 and October 2018, the company ran in-store and social media advertisements that claimed the phones could be used in pools or sea water. The regulator had first sued the company in July 2019.

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What is an ‘everything app’ and why does Elon Musk want to make one?

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Musk is now willing to proceed with his original plan to buy the social media company for $44 billion and late on Tuesday he tweeted: “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” Yes, Snapchat parent Snap Inc previously introduced peer-to-peer payments called Snapcash, but ended the feature in 2018.

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Culture Kings’ owner slashes expectations ahead of IPO

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brands was founded in 2018, and has largely focused on picking up fashion brands that appeal to a younger audience and who shop through social media. Any remaining proceeds will be put toward “general purposes”, which could include future acquisitions.

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How the founder of Mingle continues to disrupt the FMCG industry

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I owe a lot of this journey to organic reach, to social media and to influencers meaningfully endorsing our product,” she added. Simultaneously, Evans focussed on building an e-commerce shopfront and social media profiles that could capture prospective customers from word-of-mouth marketing. “I