Ellie Rennie is the Deputy Director of the Swinburne Institute for Social Research. She has published two books: Life of SYN: A Story of the Digital Generation (Monash University Press, 2011) and Community Media: A Global Introduction (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006). Her third book, Internet on the Outstation: The Digital Divide and Remote Aboriginal Communities (INC), is due for release in June. Ellie is on the board of EngageMedia, and is Vice President of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
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Jun 21, 2017 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Investing
When there is a rapid growth in any of the crypto-currencies and assets such as Bitcoin, Ether, Zcash and others, many will call it out as a bubble. Indeed, on a relatively short time scale it clearly looks like a...
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