IoT, SEO, and Count 19: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

It’s Friday, so hopefully you’ve caught up on the all the piles of work that have been crowding your inbox over the past week. After all that toil and labour, you finally have some time to yourself.

And that hopefully means you’ve got a few minutes to catch up with what’s been happening on your favourite tech site (that’s us by the way). But where to start? We’re pretty prolific at Burn HQ, so we understand that things can get a bit daunting.

Fear not dear Memeburn reader. We’re here to help. Every week, we publish a round-up of the biggest articles on the site.

Here are the five most read articles published on Memeburn in the past seven days.

5. How the Internet of Things (IoT) is helping businesses grow

Just as the PC has become a staple of everyday life, so too has the internet. For those old enough to remember, the PC used to be relegated to the techy crowd, so the internet was the domain of the scientist.

But as the PC gained popularity and the price grew within the reach of ordinary people, so the internet changed as well. Once the realm of academics, the internet is now nearly indispensable to everyday people.

Social media has become an integral part of business strategy. As per Social Media Daily, “Businesses are able to spread their presence through channels such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Soundcloud and Google Plus.” One can hardly remember what life was like without it, and there are generations that never lived without it. It has become ingrained in our lives, it has replaced ordinary things like going to movies, reading books and balancing our checkbooks. Read more…

4. The blurred line between content marketing and SEO

The fact that content marketing and SEO have been thrown in the ring as opponents is not unknown to us, however the truth is that SEO and Content Marketing work hand in hand like a well-oiled machine. SEO has always been about the content, once you get down to the nitty gritty, as terrible content won’t rank no matter how well your site is optimised. In my line of work, the two cannot exist without each other. In a nutshell, they do not compete with one another in any way. Read more…

3. Hilton College pupils spark social ire with staged rape pic

A group of pupils from exclusive South African private school have landed themselves in hot water after posting an image on Instagram, which shows a staged rape scene.

Despite being shared on a private Instagram account, the image has made its way onto social media where it has been roundly condemned. Read more…

2. Instagrammer Skye Grove dismissed from Cape Town Partnership job

Skye Grove, the prominent South African Instagrammer at the centre of an online plagiarism furore, has been dismissed from her position at Cape Town Partnership following an independent investigation.

In a newsletter sent out to the Cape Town Partnership community, CEO Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana confirmed that Grove had been dismissed following her suspension in mid-September. Read more…

1. What the Count 19 app tells us about the paradox of innovation and anonymity

A new app, which includes a matric learner as one of its developers, has a South African high school up in arms. Called Count 19, the app allows people to broadcast anonymous messages to anyone near them who also has it installed and started gaining traction in the last week or so.

There’s nothing terribly unusual in that: it’s sort like the now defunct Secret, but based on location rather than your contact list. Read more…