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Fascinating TED talk on what motivates people in companies, challenging traditional notions of management. Very relevant to many online companies who are looking at building new and different cultures.(via Wendy Robb @ 20fourlabs)

There is so much confusion on the future of media, journalism and news -- demonstrated with utmost clarity (or lack thereof) here in a Spiegel interview with Chris Anderson, Wired editor and respected author of the Long Tail.In a fairly grumpy interview, Anderson himself seems to get confused -- at ...

Just been informed that bloggers are eligible for the prestigious Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year award.They're opening entries to bloggers "in recognition of just how important the blogspace has become in shaping opinion and providing analysis on matters legal..."Off the top of my head I can think of ...

MXIT is a world-wide mobile instant messaging tool (now evolving into a social network) with around 15-million users (claimed). It's based in South Africa but has offices around the world and substantial numbers in countries like the Phillipines.Every time there is an incident via their platform, journalists with scant understanding ...

ChessCube has concluded a US$1.25m funding agreement with Venture Capital fund, InVenFin (Pty) Ltd. InVenFin, the VC-focused subsidiary of VenFin Limited, invests in intellectual property-based start-ups with global potential. This transaction brings ChessCube’s total funding to date to US$1.8m.ChessCube is an online chess site, which allows players of all skill ...

New Google SA Head Stephen Newton (Credit: FM Tech).Stephen Newton is the country's new Google head. He's an American who has been living in the UK. He's now based in Johannesburg, heading up the local Google office. He studied as a lawyer, has previously been the GM of Hitwise UK, ...