I have had the pleasure of spending some time on the VeloCITI business incubation programme with Brett Simpson of Breadbin Interactive, one of the entrepreneurs going through the paces of taking a technology-focused business to the greater South African market. The product of interest is called the Freedom Toaster, first conceived by the Shuttleworth Foundation’s […]
Nur Ahmad Furlong
Nur Ahmad Furlong - nomad-one is a designer on & offline, newbie social entrepreneur, a self confessed Wordpress nut, blogger, brand strategist and a social media traveler. He has worked in the communications industry since 1998 and currently focuses on ethically sound products & services which have a positive impact on society and the environment. He believes in the �Do No Harm� principle, and that the Brand of the future is the one that manages to improve society in general while making a profit. Nur's company, Colab Communications is an ethically focused communications agency which aims to develop conversations for a positive society.
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The great open source CMS debate
There’s been loads of discussion lately about using WordPress as a CMS platform. The recent WordPress meetup held in Cape Town saw some discussion around the the topic. Adii presented a very compelling argument for the fact that WordPress is essentially a database with different type of data which can be used in many different […]
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The attack of the digital screen, coming soon to a mall near you
Get your already bombarded minds ready for an attack of digital screens which will hunt you down and force their products on you. Advertisers are latching on to the fact that they have to position themselves wherever they can find you, in the taxi, while you’re shopping, standing in the Bank and sooner than you […]
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Chisimba by AVOIR our African Open Source web apps
Content Management systems are all the rave at the moment with so many people publishing online. We all have our preferences and it’s no secret where my allegiance is. I recently worked on some interface design work for Free Software Unit at UWC (University of the Western Cape) and was introduced to Chisimba, a rapid […]
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Oh what racially tangled webs we weave
Ok, first off, this post is not meant to stoke the flames of controversy, though it is a sensitive topic, that being of race. I was notified through google alert a few days back that an article with my name in it was posted by Ramon Thomas. So of course my inquisitive nature got me […]
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Yesterday’s WordPress Cape Town meet was huge
If you don’t know what WordPress is yet, just take a look around at the Tech Leader platform and see WordPress in full swing. Tech Leader runs on the wordpress multi-user platform, one of the topics covered(by Ashley Shaw) at the WordPress event I had the pleasure of planning for last night. Close on 40 […]