Child star to sue television network

THE creator of hit sitcom Hey Dad! has admitted he knew that actor Robert Hughes had allegedly molested former child star Sarah Monahan, who last night announced she plans to sue network executives.

Unravelling the unsocial network

NETWORKS, CELLS AND SILOS MUMA, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, until April 16

Facebook outclicks Google

NEW YORK. Facebook, the world's largest social-networking site, has surpassed Google in weekly hits to become the most visited website in the US for the first time.

Smooth Sailing - For One Day Only

BLUE skies, calm water and a brisk southerly. Unlike the sharemarket or economy, Melbourne's business elite set sail in almost perfect conditions for this year's KPMG Couta Boat Classic at Sorrento, the first big corporate networking gathering of the year.

Making Connections For 15 Years

MORE than 250 people attended a dinner at the Novotel Northbeach last night to celebrate the 15th anniversary of community networking body The Illawarra Connection.

Get Noticed On The Net

INTERNETRIX will follow on from its recent involvement in Wollongong networking events by hosting its first half-day seminar to tell Illawarra businesses how they can make the most of the internet.

New Networking Capital

WOLLONGONG is not only becoming a conference capital in NSW.

Taskforce To Push Region

ILLAWARRA Business Chamber president Les Dion told 350 people at the latest Business After Hours networking function that the peak business body is planning to convene a taskforce of key groups to formulate a case for regional infrastructure to move forward.

The Government's Alcopop Tax

? THE Government's alcopop tax has proved so unpopular that users of social networking internet site Facebook have started pages against it.

Bergman Muse To Direct Blanchett

CALL IT star power or celebrity networking, but one thing is certain: the Sydney Theatre Company is attracting some of the best film talents in the business.

Dinner Serves Up Praise For Club Rescue Mission

THE Illawarra Connection's first networking dinner of the year provided an opportunity for the business community to highlight and praise the great spirit and sense of community that exists in the region.

Party Dangers Of Being Host With The Most

Cyber networking sites can lead to a bash going bust, writes Allan Tieu, in an examination of the perils of popularity.

Any Questions? Bill Harley

Is banning or restricting access to online social networking sites in the workplace a good thing?

Are You A Facebook Fanatic?

Can't live without your BlackBerry? Now you can use one addiction to quell (or should that be indulge?) the other, as smartphone and social networking come together.

Bluescope Providing Many Opportunities For Young Staff

BLUESCOPE Steel showcased its emerging talent at The Illawarra Connection's Annual Young Business Leaders Networking Dinner on Tuesday night.

Net Works, Unis Told

Australian universities should be recruiting students through social networking internet sites, according to a US education consultant.

Make Polluting Expensive For Businesses And Difficult For Individuals

I spent this last week at Greenhouse2007 in Sydney, a conference on the latest science and technology regarding climate change impacts and mitigation options. One of my primary conclusions from the week's meetings and networking was that policy experts have falsely convinced themselves that attitudinal and cultural change always takes time.

Face It, This Social Networking Is All About Me

IT HAS been called everything from Stalkbook to Crackbook (for those unfamiliar with the latter term, think Kate Moss and Pete Doherty).

Online Networks Face Privacy Battle

THE Federal Government is looking at ways to protect children from internet grooming, and users of social networking sites could have their details given to police for checking against a register of sex offenders.

Share, Baby, Yeah!

A-Space is launched for networking spies Pages 36-37