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5 seriously underrated aspects of social media
Like you, I once naively thought that social media was used for sharing your life experiences and bonding with close family, friends, and the random people who send friendship requests that you accept for no apparent good reason. But there is so much more to social media, and here are five of the most underrated things that you can experience in-between tweeting about what you just had for lunch and poking people you only vaguely know...1. Twoogle
Twoogle is the great ...Four aspects of technology I really don’t understand
I am, admittedly, not as bad as my mother when it comes to understanding the technological trappings of our modern world. I am even sometimes able to provide her with technical support when she calls me with her problems and queries (examples include "how do I like something on Facebook?" and "where is on?"). But, for someone who was born sometime after 1940, I am somewhat of a technological retard, and here are some of the things I struggle with ...RIM’s pipe dreams? [Comic]
Things haven't been all that great with BlackBerry maker RIM for a while. The last year has been hard on BlackBerry. Remember that horrendous week from hell, the big bad outage that left many users unable to access the bulk of BlackBerry's services? The unfortunate numbers of its fiscal year only led to more doubts about the future of the handset manufacturer.Then there is all that troubled leadership stuff the company keeps facing. First CEO Mike Lazaridis abruptly stops ...Chicken? Santam hits back at Nando’s [Update]
About a week ago Nando's, in its usual cheeky way, ripped off a Santam ad, the one that features famed thespian Ben Kingsley. The fast-food outlet's ad satirised the tone and setting of Santam's original ad. But Santam is not upset. Quite the contrary -- the group is flattered.So in the spirit of fun Santam decided two could play that game. The financial services provider released its own ad that challenges the fast-food outlet to donate to a charity chosen ...The Apple/Samsung showdown [Comic]
Last week a US judge ordered tech industry heavyweights Apple and Samsung to meet in order to put an end to their patent war. In the spirit of moving forward, both parties agreed that their respective chief executives would meet in San Francisco to talk and hopefully bring an end to their ongoing patent battles.The guys at Joy of Tech, ever so imaginative in their thinking, came up with a little comic of what will go down at the meeting. ...10 Awesome texts from Hillary Clinton
By now you've probably heard of "Texts from Hillary Clinton" -- the tumblr blog that has the former first lady and current secretary of state sending and replying to texts while sitting in a G6 or a space shuttle, you decide.The spoof site has various well known figures sending Clinton texts messages and her replying with witty and funny remarks. In less than a week the blog has become an online sensation, boosting Clinton's public image in the process ...#HalfArsed-a chef: The tomato dance from hell
Apparently parody is still the best form of flattery when it comes to the web. Another tantalising, or not -- you be the judge -- episode of HalfArsed-a Chef has graced the YouTube populace. The web series claims to highlight the "essence" of South African cooking by asking contestants to create things out of old favourites like Boerewors (a spicy sausage), and make gumboot dance puree.In this week's episode, the 13 South African hopefuls participate in what is supposed ...April Fools’ roundup: Google’s got big dreams
The jokes are over for another year. April Fool’s Day has passed and you can go back to enjoying your favourite news sources in peace (that is, unless they get taken in by another hoax). Some big names took part in this year's April Fools' party and even though we didn't (or maybe we did and you didn't notice because it was that good), we found quite a few of the hoaxes quite fun.So here is our round-up of our ...Nando’s offers Helen Zille a tastier alternative to a foot in the mouth
If anyone shows how easy it is to go from the highest of highs on Twitter to the lowest of lows, it’s Helen Zille.Late last year, people were talking about how well she used the medium. Some even suggested she could be an example to everyone from major brands to Kim Kardashian.How things have changed. Zille’s seemingly uncensored rants, troll feeding and lobbed insults are a far cry from the tweets she was sending out in 2011. In ...Give us your Facebook password or we won’t hire you [Comic]
The issue of employers demanding that current and future employees hand over their Facebook passwords has been causing a bit of a stir of late. Even Facebook itself got in on the action. We imagine the words "I quit" echoing across many a boardroom if more companies started applying the policy.In the United States, two lawyers have decided that enough is enough and intend sticking it to the man. Good for you lawyer boys. Even Senator Richard Blumenthal has ...
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