It’s the week before university starts and that can only mean one thing: O-Week. Upstart is keen to hear about your stories. Dreams, disasters and debauchery, we want to know about it all.

Upstart editor Tom Cowie returns to the keyboard in 2010 with a new column entitled ‘Fridays in February’. Today he takes aim at Facebook and the ever-evolving cult of celebrity.

La Trobe University’s Matthew Smith interviews upstart co-founder Lawrie Zion about the changing face of journalism education.

It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.

What does it take to set up a new business in tough times? Ryan Jon speaks with Stevie Pallister, the 21 year-old owner/manager of fashion retailer Tiger Mist, about the challenges of starting up a fashion venture on the cusp of an economic downturn.

There have been no media releases, and we haven’t even had our launch party yet. But in just three months upstart has built an audience, thanks to Twitter and Facebook. Lawrie Zion reports

Liz Greenbank shares her insight on why she (and the most of us) can’t seem to get enough of Facebook.

Just like upstart’s latest follower on Twitter, I’ve realised that I erred in judgment this week, by concluding that the newest social media phenomenon had the ultimate power to deliver a mass audience to to our fledgling publishing endeavour. Apparently, that’s only partially true.

From rants about the media to venting frustrations about the stereotyping of gen Y; the excellent pieces which appeared in upstart this week have made my first week on the job very enjoyable.