Online media

Digital publishing and the world’s largest education company

As an arm of a 172-year- old publishing company, Pearson Education has experienced the digital revolution first-hand. Many saw the seismic shift toward digital…

Reddit’s Joel Meek on challenges facing digital publishing

Joel Meek has been VP of Operations at Reddit for over a year. In his role, Joel oversees Reddit’s Community, Trust and Safety, Finance, Media…

Publishing power: blasting the tech barrier to innovative ideas and content

Enterprise organisations still caught in the dark ages of taking days, even weeks to publish simple content changes need to look hard at their…

TasteMonster uses AI to recommend movies and series you’ll like

Often, the biggest issue with binge-watching series or movie sequels is finding content you’ll actually enjoy. That’s the problem local service TasteMonster is trying…

Huffington Post, Media24 team up for HuffPost SA

A South African edition of the Huffington Post will be coming later this year, courtesy of a deal between the publisher and Media24. HuffPost…

Stream ripping now a bigger issue than illegal downloads

Torrent groups and downloads have traditionally been the biggest thorn in the music industry’s side, but it looks like stream-ripping is the industry’s new arch-nemesis According…

Update: Leslie Jones’ website hacked, nude photos released

Update, 25 August, 10.10am: In light of the hack, Twitter leapt to Leslie Jones’ support. But while that included a swathe of her fans,…

What lessons are there to be learned from 2014’s mad media mix?

Looking back on 2014, it’s clear that we are living in an era of converged media where the consumer has a voice, content lives…

SA online media could soon get code of ethics, regulatory system

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB), a voluntary non-profit body which represents the interests of the South African digital industry, has announced that…

4 years on: 4 reasons why Bloomberg West is the best tech TV show

Four years ago this March, Bloomberg TV made the (then) unusual decision to create the only daily business news TV programme focusing exclusively on technology news. Called…

Ultra hi-res photo illustrates destructive beauty of #MuizenbergFire

Plenty of people have been sharing photos of the wild fire that’s been sweeping through the Cape’s Southern peninsula since the early hours of…

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,…

Radio Spookasem: the independent podcast that will get your feet tapping

Two guys working in local radio have teamed up to create one of the more original and well-produced podcasts coming out of Cape Town…

BBC World Service launches Kenyan hackathon to ensure its digital future in Africa

The BBC World Service is one of the most pervasive and important radio offerings on the planet. As the world inevitably spends less and…

What lessons can we learn from Upworthy’s viral successes?

Upworthy has become an extremely popular website dedicated to curating engaging content that has the ability to go viral. The difference between the viral…

Bookmarks 2015: record entries, digital power players dominate shortlist

IAB South Africa has announced the shortlist for its revamped Bookmarks Awards. The awards, which traditionally take place toward the end of the year,…

We probably won’t get a South African ‘Serial’ any time soon: here’s why

You may or may not have heard of Serial — a radio programme and podcast produced by WBEZ, an affiliate of National Public Radio…

The great podcast resurgence and the rebirth of radio

Like one of those birds that are attracted to shiny jewellery, I love new gadgets and new technology. As someone with the expensive Early…

Afrileaks wants to make online whistle-blowing safe in Africa

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that, at its height, Wikileaks changed the dynamic of global politics. Now a joint project of…

4 ways online publishers can stop failing at retention

Today, arguably the most important metric to be tracking when it comes to success as an online publisher is retention. Increasing traffic is a…

6 media trends set to go massive in 2015

The media industry is following an “adapting approach” to delivery for clients, driven by the way technology is evolving the way we communicate or…

Where can I find relevant content online to stay up to date with information?

Online, you will find millions of blogs, news websites and thousands of online wire services publishing press releases and news articles daily. How is…

If print is really dead, why are people still launching magazines?

Print is dead. It’s a refrain we’ve heard so often over the past few years that it has to be true, right? When it…

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Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

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