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Is Gawker Media’s hydra-like content network ‘death of the blog’??
Gawker Media launched a redesigned version of its hydra-like content network this week, bringing with it talk of the "death of the blog".Its most controversial move has been to de-emphasise "what’s new" in favour of "what’s hot". Gawker sites no longer punt their most recent articles at the top of each page, but instead feature the most viewed or exclusive stories more prominently. Content is navigated on the right side of a new two-panel layout, leaving acres of space for ...Q & A: Vanessa Raphaely on blogging, fashion and 21st century media
Vanessa Raphaely, aka Hurricane Vanessa, is a force of nature in the local fashion and publishing worlds. Firing off humorous anecdotes, intelligent opinions and withering critiques at a rate of knots, she manages to hold a day job as editor of South African Cosmopolitan and editorial director of Associated Magazines, not to mention as publisher of Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine and House and Leisure, while also blogging as Hurricane Vanessa and raising three children.On top of all ...The WordPress evolution: 10 major media players that use it
Over the past three years WordPress has evolved from being predominantly blog-centric into a full, hands-on content management system (CMS) with more than 15-million blogs being hosted on WordPress.com.While it’s impossible to count the number of standalone sites that are powered by WordPress.org, the self-installed version of Wordpress, we can expect that the number is growing exponentially as the open source software has distinguished itself as the world’s most popular CMS and blogging engine.With thousands of widgets, plugins ...10 of SA’s favourite women bloggers
These 10 remarkable women have all captured our online imaginations with their style, wit and wisdom. As the South African blogosphere matures and deepens, we thought you should know and appreciate the established, the new, and the ones to watch. No doubt there are others out there, toiling away, looking for an audience. Let us know who they are and where we can find them.1. The Magazine Queen
Hurricane Vanessa – “Is there more to life than sex and ...NASA announces arsenic-eating bacterium, ending ‘alien life’ speculation
So what were you expecting? A real-life alien to waltz out onto stage? Pictures of life lived happily on another planet? Intense speculation and wild theorising came to an end after NASA's press conference to announce the discovery of an arsenic-eating bacterium.The space agency had created monumental online buzz with its mysterious announcement of a news conference on Thursday to discuss a scientific finding that relates to the hunt for life beyond the planet Earth. Alien speculators went into ...Don’t feed the trolls: A guide to who they are and why they do it
They hide under the bridges of online anonymity, ready to pounce on unsuspecting forums, chat rooms, news sites and blogs. They can ruin a lively debate with one well-placed comment. They do not care about contributing. Often they don’t even believe what they type. Their only desire is to provoke you – they are the internet trolls.What is a troll?
The term originated from “trolling”, a method of fishing where bait or a lure is dragged behind a boat. This ...22 black SA bloggers you should be reading
The South African blogosphere has in the past copped its share of criticism for being rather male, and rather pale. In recent years, there has been a surge of black South African bloggers writing on matters ranging from fashion to music, politics and the economy. Here is a list of black bloggers who are carving out mini-publishing empires -- and who provide a compelling snapshot of life, culture and business in South Africa right now.Khaya Dlanga - Thought Leader, YouTube, ...What the Techcrunch deal means
Congratulations to Michael Arrington and team on the TechCrunch acquisition by AOL. Techcrunch is a leading Silicon Valley technology blog ranked 302 on Alexa's worldwide rankings and near to being one of the top 100 largest sites in the US.The terms of the deal have not been made public, however AOL will be required to make an SEC filing in the next few days if the amount is "material". AFP says various reports put the purchase price at between US$25-million ...‘Simple blogging’ with Posterous takes off globally
In June, blogging platform Posterous launched an all-out assault on other services, hoping to convince bloggers from WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr to switch over. At the time, the move was considered by some to be overly aggressive, even “preposterous,” but the move appears to be paying off.Rich Pearson, VP of Marketing at Posterous, said the service has seen a 50 percent jump in new signups since launching the campaign. Although defecting bloggers account for a large piece of the ...SA Blog awards set to come of age in 2010
Many South African blogs in 2010 have moved from a fun sideline project to a lucrative form of business. Keeping in line with this trend, the SA Blog Awards have also matured and bloggers will see statistics from their site forming part of the evaluation criteria for the judges in each of this year's categories.Now in its fifth year, the awards will take place on 25 September, and will feature more judges per category than in the past. The judges ...
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