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Elon Musk becomes world’s second-richest person

It must be a hard day in the Gates household. Tech-entrepreneur Elon Musk has officially taken the second-richest person-in-the-world title from Microsoft founder, Bill…

You can now get books delivered using OneCart delivery

OneCart, a South African personalised online shopping platform, has partnered with Exclusive Books and the HP Store to expand its offering into the landscape…

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Telkom FutureMakers launch Township Innovation Incubator

Telkom, SA’s leading telecommunications company, announces the launch of the Township Innovation Incubator, a virtual technology business programme that is targeted at tech entrepreneurs…

Small Business Academy Stellenbosch applications open

The University of Stellenbosch Business School’s Small Business Academy (SBA) Development Programme will be available for the first time to small business owners in…

Google invests R2.2-billion into Western Cape

Global and renowned tech giant, Google has announced an official investment of a whopping R2.2-billion in investment funding into Cape Town and the Western…

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Fortnite adds subscription package for players

Epic Games has announced a new source of monetisation for its free-to-play battle royale title, with the introduction of the “Fortnite Crew” subscription. Next…

Here are Huawei’s biggest Black Friday deals [Sponsored]

2020 has been a stellar year for Huawei product releases, with a range of affordable and premium smartphones, laptops, smartwatches, and tech accessories landing…

Vivo Y1S smartphone now exclusively available through MTN

Vivo South Africa has announced that several of its smartphones will now be available from MTN, including the Vivo Y1S — which will be…

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Honda WV-R: High-riding ‘Jazz’ now in South Africa

Honda has added a new crossover to its local product portfolio — the Honda WV-R. The WV-R is effectively a Honda Jazz for gravel…

The new Hyundai i10 is a Grand deal

Korean car brands do a tidy trade in the sub-R200 000 market segment and Hyundai has reinforced its local offering. The company’s third-generation Grand i10…

Prado: Better engine for Toyota’s ‘junior’ Land Cruiser

For the last few years Toyota has managed to outsell all its luxury SUV rivals, with a diesel Prado that was powered by an…

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Technology shifting power away from the editors, the publishers, the establishment, the media elite?

Saw Mike Stoporth’s article on Bizcom in which he had this quote from Rupert Murdoch, talking about the internet: “To find something comparable, you…

The People Formerly Known as the Audience

Read this good summary by Jay Rosen on his Press Think blog about how the media is changing and how patterns of media consumption…

Changing media's battlefield

Ok play is over. Need to do some business here. Conference is tomorrow where I’ll be chatting about online journalism vs traditional journalism. This…

Citizen journalism, let's keep our heads shall we?

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter. Here are the questions:

To what extent is the M&G planning to make use of citizen/participatory journalism?
What are people writing about on your blogging service and how does this influence the content of your website and the paper edition?
Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its services.

My answers over the page

Citizen journalism, let's keep our heads shall we?

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter. Here are the questions:

To what extent is the M&G planning to make use of citizen/participatory journalism?
What are people writing about on your blogging service and how does this influence the content of your website and the paper edition?
Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its services.

My answers over the page

Web 2.0 a Poo Sandwich?

net savvy Web 2.0 a Poo Sandwich? Some say “Web 2.0” is just the latest meaningless buzzword in a long list of internet hyperbole….

What’s a Wiki?

net savvy What’s a Wiki? It means “quick” or “informal” in Hawaiian. Matthew Buckland explains the latest form of web-based “open content”, which has…

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