F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Steve Hofmeyr’s Wikipedia page hacked
Controversial South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr had his personal Wikipedia page hacked on Monday. The page now describes him as a prominent member…
US pirates face potential lifetime internet ban
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…
Google Docs to ditch Office 1997-2007 format (.doc, .xls, .ppt) on 1 October
Google made announcements to upcoming changes to its popular Google Docs system this week which will affect its ability to export documents to older…
Newsweek’s #muslimrage: giant mistake or publicity genius?
Popular US news magazine Newsweek received an online lambasting on Monday when tweeters took to the social network to poke fun at its hashtag…
Mind your language and stop worrying about crowdsourced dictionaries
Words like ‘amazeballs’, ‘Facebook’, ‘totes’ and ‘frenemy’ are officially part of the English language. In July 2012 the Collins English Dictionary decided to “crowdsource”…
Lies, damned lies: social media stats lessons from the Woolies whistleblower
In his autobiography, Mark Twain quotes former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, saying “Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of…
Joost van der Westhuizen: How an SA rugby legend is using Twitter for good
After what can only be described as a tumultuous few years, Springbok rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen has turned to Twitter to garner…
Does Bruce Willis read Memeburn? His ‘fight’ with Apple says he might
Last week we wrote an article about what happens to your digital legacy when you die. The basic premise being that whatever digital music…
Is iTunes really set to launch in South Africa next?
Speculation is rife that Apple’s famous iTunes Store will become available for South African users in September. This could possibly be in-line with the…
Who really inherits your digital legacy when you die?
Many people will accumulate vast digital libraries in their lifetimes. The ease of buying titles from Amazon, iBooks and iTunes has meant more people…
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