As Aussie families across the nation hit the roads these holidays, road safety becomes an important issue for all of us.
Any sort of distraction that causes drivers to take their eyes off the road can be potentially dangerous.A new study by online car insurer, The Buzz insurance found that Aussie parents have identified being distracted by their children while driving as a significant issue with ...


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A company’s culture is often a misunderstood concept. People tend to over think culture and define it in terms of grandious and unrealistic statements. Let’s keep it simple. A group’s culture is defined by how individuals ACT, how they behave and how they treat each other day by day. Its what you DO that counts.Someone said to me very early in my career, “If you want to cha...


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I’m Tim, a Buzz customer, supplier and happy guest blogger. I am writing as a customer in this post - thanks for having me! I read a lot of blogs, tweets and forums (but get life balance by not watching many TV sitcoms ;) and have been thinking about the things that good sites do to keep me engaged, and coming back. Would appreciate comments on what makes your favourite community sites ̵...


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After much deliberation by the judges over thousands of entries, we're very pleased to announce our lucky winner of the Best 60 Seconds competition who'll drive away a brand new VW GOLF!
The winning entry "60 Seconds shapes a life" is a heart warming story by Peter - a paramedic who chose a career of saving lives, after a chance heroic act of saving his dad's mates' ...


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We first established Dioptics in 1980 and, after a ten year hiatus, relaunched it in 1994. Diane and I opened our first store during the ‘recession we had to have’.
With the goal to create an establishment catering specifically to the high-end market, we chose a small 26msquare shopfront in the Mid City Centre for Dioptics Mark 2 – a move involving considerable risk.
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The Buzz brand and business has its roots in the community. More than 3000 Australians shaped The Buzz with their ideas. Behind the scenes, a virtual team of Buzz internal people and people from our external partner businesses, in Australia and overseas, helped put those ideas into practice and created The Buzz. LinkedIn presented a perfect platform for us to stay connected with the tea...


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At The Buzz we believe listening to the community and sharing ideas is a key to new possibilities.
That’s why we asked what you want in your ideal home insurer.
We gathered over 1000 insights in a 12 month intensive co-creation process with the community.
Here’s a snapshot of some of your bright ideas:
“ Being able to buy insurance for exactly what you want...


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There's plenty of features in a car that can keep you and your family safe when out and about, or when parked. Some features were initially introduced for convenience, like central locking while others are designed to deter thieves, like two stage unlocking. The more of these features your next car has, the greater your safety.
Here are the main safety features to look out for.
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We`re very pleased to announce our final winner of the Buzz Exchange Building a great community competition. Congratulations to bonz! You've won a $500 wishlist.com.au voucher!
bonz suggested we create micro areas for special interest groups such as small business owners.
Useful content can be a key to a thriving community. In coming weeks we'll see how we can incorporate this idea,...


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The gadget industry calls the new smart phones the 4th screen, in this sequence
1) TV 2) Video 3) PC 4) Phone.
Right now there are 13 million Australians happily internet surfing on one or more of these screens. Which raises the question for us;
What about car insurance could we move onto your mobile phone that would m...


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