The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Bookmarks 2015: pixels, penguins and politics
The 2015 edition of the Bookmarks Awards, which aim to recognise the best work in digital media and marketing, took place tonight in Newtown,…
David Sable: ‘Websites are dead’ [IAB SA Digital Summit]
“I believe that we should be changing the world with technology…the trouble is we’re not”. Those were among the opening words from Young &…
Google consigns Helpouts to its product graveyard
Google is set to shutdown Helpouts, its real-time video expert assistance service, less than 18 months after making it available to the public. In…
Facebook looking for Sub-Saharan Africa Head
In the latest sign that Facebook is about to step up its African presence, the social networking giant has put up a job posting…
SA parliament, social media erupts as cellphone signal jammed, EFF evicted
South Africa’s parliament erupted into refrains of “Bring back the signal” in the lead up to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address…
Does South Africa’s ecommerce future really lie with niche players?
The South African ecommerce space is pretty complex. On the one hand you’ve got players like Takealot attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in…
Got a thing for vintage file sharing? You can now buy the Napster HQ sign
In 1999, Shawn Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker launched file sharing service Napster and changed the music landscape forever. Whether or not you…
Think we use loads of mobile data now? Wait until you see what the number for 2016 is
There are around two-billion smartphone subscribers on the planet. Those subscribers are browsing the web, streaming videos, sending instant messages, and finding their…
Japan to get robo-staffed hotel
Depending on where you stand when it comes to robots and artificial intelligence, the following piece of news will either make you giddy with…
Google’s new Android ad is totally adorable
Google has launched a new Android advert and it’s designed to appeal to the kind of person who loves posting videos of unlikely animal…
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