The Development and Reform Commission of the Shenzhen Municipality recently hosted the China (Shenzhen) – South Africa Investment Promotion Conference at the Bank of…
Should brands and publishers consider walking away from Facebook?
I’ve been debating this topic with my colleagues for quite some time now, and while at first the thought of leaving behind the social…
Say hello to Ello, the anti-Facebook social network
It’s hard getting the word out for a new invite-only, little social network. Once people catch a whiff though, there’s no stopping it. People…
The Africanisation of social platforms: virtual connections & peer-to-peer services
Connection. Could there be a more basic need? Africans, like everyone else, crave interaction with others. Yet, as the West promotes individualism and the…
(Ice) bucket loads of attention: how South Africans fell into the latest slacktivism trap
If you’re a regular user of the connection machine known as the internet, you would have come across some bizarre videos of people pouring…