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With a Degree in Heavy Current Electrical Engineering from UCT Tony Seifart quit his first job after six months when he realised his boss was the one making all the money. Since 2002 he’s been working as an internet marketer, using the internet to build an online income and intermittently running workshops and courses teaching others to do the same.Tony now runs a small digital agency, Incredibility, which focuses on GoogleAds, Facebook Marketing and Lead Generation for small and medium sized businesses.When he’s not in the office he’s drinking coffee with friends, reading a book or taking over the world.
If social networks were people then LinkedIn would be the grey-suited accountant sitting at the corner of a party too shy to talk to people. Twitter, of course would be the hipster chick and Facebook would be the jock in the cloakroom talking about his recent conquests.I recently saw a message posted on Facebook that read “Daughter, if you want to be successful in life, ignore the jock and spend time with the nerds in the class”; and it got ...
We’re only mere days away from Christmas and my house isn't feeling very Christmassy. And it seems I’m not the only one. There have been quite a few remarks between my friends that Christmas isn’t exactly what it used to be like.
It’s not the rampant commercialism of the holiday that has us vexed, but rather the lack of that special Christmassy spirit that we’re used to. Nary a shop assistant will wear a Christmas hat these days. Shops are ...
So you may have just joined this thing called Twitter, or you’ve become completely bored with your friends talking about their pets and kids. Looking for some interesting people to talk to on Twitter?We’ve compiled a list of 10 top South African personalities you should be following on Twitter, and why we think they’re worth it:Helen Zille: @helenzille
“Aunty Helen” is the Premier of the Western Cape and the leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s official opposition party. One of ...
Once allies, now clearly foes, Apple and Google have been in an intense battle to win the hearts and minds of people across the planet. And while Apple has lost its dominance and market-share to Google’s Android, you could argue that the Cupertino-based giant has outsmarted its Mountain View rival.
If we look purely at the numbers then we all know that Google is the clear leader. Relying on various brands, like Samsung and HTC, Android has swamped our markets ...
Today is Black Friday and you know what that means -- you’ll be hunting shops galore for amazing specials with discounts of up to 60% off selected goodies.Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. It’s the official start to the holiday season and retail outlets across the US will shell out huge discounts to attract as many Christmas Dollars as they can. It’s referred to “Black Friday” because it’s traditionally the first opportunity companies have to ...
Controversial South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr had his personal Wikipedia page hacked on Monday.The page now describes him as a prominent member of a Mormon split, called The Morons and an honourary chairman of 'Avrikaanirs met Leer Probleeme' (Afrikaners with Learning Disabilities).The majority of the changed content was in the opening paragraph, which read:He is a prominent member of the Mormon Church split group, known as The Morons, who believe members should conceive as many children with ...
US-based ISP MediaCom has announced a three-strike rule for Digital Pirates which will result in a lifetime ban from its network.Online Piracy makes up a significant portion of internet traffic with some research pointing to more than 22% of bandwidth used online for the transmission of copyrighted material. From music, TV-series, Movies and software, online piracy is rough.Organisations like MegaUpload and PirateBay have made it their business to help facilitate the searching and finding of copyrighted material as regular search ...
Google made announcements to upcoming changes to its popular Google Docs system this week which will affect its ability to export documents to older versions of Microsoft Office.While Google has been known in the past to kill unpopular products, (Google Wave and Google Buzz in 2010/2011 were its most spectacular failures) this year has been more about solidifying its product line.In an announcement yesterday Google said its system would no longer support older 1997-2007 Office Suite formats, which include .doc, ...
Popular US news magazine Newsweek received an online lambasting on Monday when tweeters took to the social network to poke fun at its hashtag #muslimrage.Newsweek featured a front cover photograph of the recent Middle Eastern unrest regarding an online video casting Islam in a negative light. The accompanying article was written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali who herself was involved with previous anti-American and pro-Islamic marches but who seems to have had a change of heart after the terrorist attacks in ...
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