Online media

Game of Thrones meets Pokemon in epic, artistic mashup

You’re probably sick of Pokemon Go by now… aren’t you? Well then, sit back for some inspired news. Massively talented Deviantart user Sketch BGI…

First Person podcast’s latest episode explores BDSM, sexual empowerment

Human interest podcasts have really taken off since the likes of NPR’s Serial captured listeners back in early 2015. But while Serial focused on…

TV is dead…at least as we know it

Digital has changed everything. Complex algorithms have, whether consumers are aware of it or not, changed the way we consume and engage with content….

Tips for creating great content on a tight budget

Search ‘how to create content that gets results’ (or something along those lines) and you’ll be presented with an unending stream of blogs and…

7 online streaming technologies which have improved our TV viewing experience

Technologies in online streaming have come a long way over the past few years. With the birth of Netflix, Amazon Prime and other popular…

ShowMax finally comes to Apple TV, Chromecast

After more than six months, and the entry of the world’s leading incumbent into the South African market, ShowMax is finally available to Apple…

Ros Atkins: how digital has changed the BBC’s approach to news

The best news presenters are their authentic selves, no matter which platform they’re working on. That was the message from BBC presenter Ros Atkins,…

Content trickery will only alienate your audience

Brands, agencies and publishers need to take a consumer-friendly approach to digital native advertising that emphasises transparency and value to the reader if they…

There’s absolutely no reason for publishers to panic about programmatic buying

The hype about programmatic marketing has hit South Africa, creating great excitement among media buyers and as much anxiety among some publishers. This approach…

Content curation is dead, it’s time to get creative

How many brands can you think of that are truly rocking the social media party? And by rocking we don’t mean posting beautiful images…

Polygamous publishing methods keep swinging readers engaged

Some publications are born digital. Others become digital. And then, there are those that swing both ways……To grow revenue, digital and traditional publishing worlds…

It’s time for publishers to stop building apps: here’s why

I’m tired of Apps. I think it’s time online publishers stop building apps and focus more on building responsive sites that gives their users…

Koos Bekker predicts print media will be dead within 20 years

Former Naspers CEO Koos Bekker predicts that print media will be extinct within the next 20 years. Speaking in a video interview at the…

Want to start a digital magazine? Here are 9 of the best publishing options

So you did it — you wandered into the Newsstand section and fell face-first into the glorious world of digital magazines. Oh, how beautiful!…

Memeburn presents: the ultimate guide to promoting your content online

With the release of Google’s Hummingbird came a great change in the world of SEO. Although many digital agents consider that the changes were…

What lessons could the New York Times learn from Naspers?

LinkedIn Influencer Michael Moritz published this post originally on LinkedIn. Follow Michael Moritz on LinkedIn here. What happens when your business is threatened with…

Jawbone founder: the web hasn’t really empowered average people the way it promised to

Opinions are everywhere, pretty much everyone in the world has them. These opinions have a right to be aired irrespective of who you are,…

Could remnant ad sales kill online publishers?

Every week I’ll get an email from a random agency telling me they absolutely love my site and they’d like to advertise on it….

Discover Digital VoD service acquires sports content, looks to make internet TV big in SA

Discover Digital is a digital entertainment business planning to launch an alternative Video-on-Demand (VoD) TV service in South Africa later this year. This recent…

Will the real content marketing specialists please stand up?

A few years ago I was having a chat with a close family friend, who also happens to run one of the world’s leading…

Popcorn Time: what the ‘Netflix you always wanted’ taught us about ourselves

I think it is pretty safe to say that we have all done it. We have succumbed to the peer pressure of the masses…

News via chat app: BBC uses WhatsApp, WeChat to report Indian elections

When India last held a general election in 2009, the country had fewer than 50-million internet users – a mere four percent of the…

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