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On Twitter today, Web Goldenboy Charl Norman posed the question: “When will Twitter innovate?” (Watch this video if you’re unfamiliar with Twitter) I suspect that Charl means to ask when Twitter will add more features, such as those seen in Plurk, where you can add pictures, videos and see responses to your ‘plurk’ (equivalent to […]

Unless Peter de Villiers and the Springboks stop their whinging after losing against the All Blacks last Saturday and focus on playing rugby, they will experience more suffering at the House of Pain in Dunedin this weekend. I have been a staunch Springbok supporter since I saw my very first Test as a primary school […]

Catherine Parker’s blog a few weeks ago entitled “African-American: Meaning what exactly?” raised several interesting points and got me thinking. The blog reminded me of something that happened in my freshman (first) year of college. I was working in the scheduling and events office of my university’s student union, processing requests for room space for […]

I have been following the series of Direct Marketing articles by Kieth Wiser published on Marketing Web with interest. I have noticed with particular interest, some defensive views from the Above The Line (ATL) crowd who are laying claim to the digital marketing crown. As an outsider to the both ATL and direct marketing, the […]

If Nicole Kidman has named her child ‘Sunday Rose’ then a trend of weird names for children is about to hit the fan. So I figured why not put it to my panel of readers to assist celebrities and politicians from around the world with suggestions for interesting names that they can call their offspring. […]

Firefox, as of its recent third incarnation, must be one of the most successful software projects to date. It’s common knowledge that it’s challenging Internet Explorer for supremacy as its user base grows with every release and every year. There are three things, in my mind, that set it apart from most other software projects […]

Philanthropy has spearheaded major movements globally including the women’s movement, the environmental movement, the hospice movement and now the fight against Aids. In the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, it was not government or business that acted fast, it was the non-profit sector. This sector is supported by philanthropy and we underestimate the role […]

Imagine for a moment you were Peter de Villiers for an hour. Alone. Abandoned. Attacked by your own. 24/7. It seems to me that we are spectators to some grotesque Cape Hunt and Polo Club chase of the fox through the Tokai forest, with the cacophony of baying basset hounds, the tooting of horns and […]

The battle between Development agencies and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) agencies is almost as widely discussed as the Search Wars (battles between MSN, Google and Yahoo for web dominance). In South Africa, as the importance of search engine marketing is becoming more apparent, and more so, to see the results that could be achieved from […]

I was surprised, I have to say, at the Boks’ performance on Saturday, and if I am being really honest, disappointed, as I was hoping for a full on battle of a test match. England had not managed to pressure the All Blacks for any great length of time, hence I am not sure just […]

I had an interesting opportunity recently to air my thoughts on niche social networking. Specifically, the shallow nature of “social networks” in general — and why business in this country is still hesitant and still searching for real value from the Facebooks of the world. The interview came about as a result of our pioneering […]

Can we all just take a moment to breathe and inject some perspective into our thinking? Now. So Saturday did not go according to plan. Is it time for panic stations? Not on yer nelly. It says a lot for our national mentality that when our players are entrusted with the freedom to make their […]