The US SEC (our JSE equivalent) announced on Tuesday that the format for financial statements to the regulator, Edgar, will be superseded by a format that has more in common with the social media tools today’s users have come to enjoy. You had to see the webcast (and followed the liveblog): The president-appointed chairman who […]
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Posted inNews/Politics
McCain versus Putin: Bring it on
If presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain becomes the next president of the United States, then, judging by his take on Georgia and his approach to matters military, we might well end up longing for the “peaceful” days of George W Bush. McCain — along with Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime Minister — can be […]
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Understanding a murderer’s motive
Submitted by Pete Farlam I read three reports on murders recently, which made for disturbing but also compelling reading. It’s a bit like not being able to take your eyes off a car wreck: I know I shouldn’t really look and that it will haunt me, but I’m also intrigued as to the extent of […]
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Is Patrice Motsepe or Mamelodi Sundowns under attack?
Mamelodi Sundowns are again involved in a vicious media battle with one of the country’s football governing bodies. The confrontation — between the team and SAFA (South African Football Association) — is around Katlego Mphela, whom Sundowns’ doctor declared injured and unfit to travel for Bafana Bafana’s friendly game against Australia, while SAFA’s doctor declared […]
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This marks the first time I use WordPress, ever.
Thanks Nic for inviting me to blog on Techleader — appreciate it. I’ve been considering what a good enough first post would be (there are a couple of ideas that didn’t make it saved elsewhere), and when I was sent the log-in details to Techleader, I realised I’ve actually never used WordPress, not personally and […]
Posted inNews/Politics, Sport
They call it trash talking, but it is plain old arrogance, bravado and a (customary) lack of humility
The Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva yesterday got the Olympic gold and a world record and Jenn Stuczynski of the United States got the silver and a lesson in humility … “I hope we do some damage,” she [US athlete said], “and, you know, kick some Russian butt.” Big mistake. Isinbayeva is Russian but understands […]
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Taxi industry — organised cartels of hooligans
The 1920s are best portrayed by the collapse of lawlessness that plagued the US cities of Chicago and New York – much to the doing of arguably the world’s best known criminal: Al Capone and the rival gangs of Bugs Moran. The era of prohibition of the 1920s and 1930s in the US presented the […]
Posted inSport
Beauty doesn’t win rugby games
It’s not all bad, or all black, after the exceptionally disappointing 19-0 defeat against New Zealand on Saturday. Our team still managed to put together a number of very good-looking plays that saw us on the verge of a try many times throughout the game. The problem is that we never had the discipline to […]
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Olympic blogging
I found this interesting — yet another example of social media being considered a viable facet of a marketing strategy. Lenovo has sponsored this portal for athlete bloggers at the Olympics. The site is well designed. Lots of bloggers writing content. Some local representation. A Twitter feed. And, an interesting approach. Seems like the site […]
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Segmenting Facebook: A guide for South African businesses
I’ve been fairly cynical of some South African businesses’ recent forays into the world of social networking — specifically Facebook. It’s a helluva cluttered environment to play in, with an audience that ranges from 12 to 70, demographics from pink to purple and work sectors from rabbit hunting to banking. Cutting through that clutter takes […]
Posted inLifestyle
A solution to DVD late fees:
Yes, there are many large and difficult problems we all have to face each day. But in the face of all these problems, wouldn’t it be nice to eradicate the small, irritating ones? Like DVD late fees? And having to drive to the DVD store to pick up a movie when you’d really rather just […]
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Eish Bokke: still hopeful though
When PdV started talking about creating a culture of responsibility amongst our players and teaching them to think on their feet and play the situation, he was derided. The All Blacks first try was a direct consequence of an antipodean player doing such and showing why it works. Ma’a Nonu threw a stinker of a […]