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South Africa's International Marketing Council (IMC), custodian of Brand South Africa, is sponsoring a first of its kind online ad competition to crowdsource creativity and insight from around the world to showcase South Africa as a vibrant and competitive nation brand.Launched in conjunction with the Chief Marketing Officers Council, a ...

With just more than 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup and as soccer fever takes over South Africa, Google Zeitgeist has released some interesting figures on the popularity of the country's stadiums.So, then, which stadium is the people's favourite? In terms of international search popularity over ...

Smartphones have made a dramatic entry into corporate South Africa, far surpassing general consumer use or small business use.This is a surprise finding from a new research study released today by World Wide Worx. The Mobile Corporation in SA 2010 report reveals that three quarters of South African companies have ...

Does working for a company preclude an individual from being an entrepreneur? Most certainly not; indeed, some of the best innovations and developments are achieved by people who are working for large corporations. The difference is that within these organisations, entrepreneurship – and critical thinking - is actively encouraged, not ...

Google have released new footage of their Street View trikes capturing images of key parts of South Africa, including recently completed Fifa World Cup stadium, Moses Mabhida in Durban.Google Street View trikes arrived in the country in November last year, when they started collecting imagery of historic landmarks, ...

Google, via Google Labs, reckon they have launched an "innovative service" for reading articles called Google Fast Flip.Fast Flip is an experiment with Google's publishing partners designed to innovate how people discover and consume media. According to Google, it combines some of the best qualities of print and the ...

Google has launched a new website it says helps consumers and businesses "free" data from online products.Apparently, highlighting a commitment to user choice, Google has announced a new website, http://www.dataliberation.org , which provides information on how people can export and import their data quickly and easily from a growing number ...

The direct correlation between mass broadband rollout and economic growth is universally recognised today. While estimates differ and exceptions exist, the principle is borne out by market experience, says Bennie Langenhoven, managing executive for Tellumat's Telecoms and Technology Group business units.Several authorities support Langenhoven's contention: The International Telecommunications User Group ...

Last year, Google launched Labs as a forum within Google's free online email product, Gmail, for delivering useful -- and maybe not so useful -- experimental features.A number of these fell into a category Google likes to call "embarrassment-reducers", or features that save you from future regret.Now, Google has ...

South African website GetAGreatBoss.com has been recognised as one of the 10 Most Promising Digital Innovations world-wide in 2009. The award was granted on 5 February by Netexplorateur, an international institute set up under the auspices of the French Government Ministry for the Digital Economy.According to the site owners, none ...