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Should South African loyalty programmes reward social media engagement?

There are plenty of loyalty programmes in South Africa. Most big retailers have them, as do health and insurance providers, and a growing number…

How tech is changing the nature of time tracking

Time tracking has been a part of the daily work day for as long as most of us remember. From the early days of…

Tim Cook takes the worst photo with an iPhone, faces Twitter ridicule

Apple has long promoted the iPhone camera capabilities, in fact it is one of the selling features of the iPhone. The company has a…

5 steps to making your WordPress site mobile friendly

Mobilegeddon or Google’s 2015 mobile-friendly update cemented the fact that we live in a mobile-first world. The algorithm update by the search-engine giant favored…

The sharing economy is doing amazing things for mobile payments

Over the past few years, the sharing economy has gone from something that a few tech-savvy idealists were excited about to a fundamental part…

Tigo Tanzania is giving its cutomers free access to WhatsApp

While MTN and Vodacom are waging war on OTTs like WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, Hangouts and so on in South Africa, in other markets telecommunications…

Visa opens up payment tech to devs around the globe

Visa this week announced that the launch of Visa Developer, a platform which it says makes its payment technologies freely available to developers as…

Take my phone, take my cash: why Amazon’s Fire Phone gamble could pay off

Amazon has, at last, launched a smartphone. It’s called the Fire Phone and — apart from the badass name and a key feature (called…

4 crazy SEO myths that need to be put to bed immediately

There are quite a few myths that are flying around in the SEO world and it is rather interesting as to how these myths…

Check out these 8 ingenious uses for your old iPhone or Android

In with the new and out with the old, that’s the name of consumerism. If you’re keeping up with the latest trends of what…

Tiny robots vs malaria: tiny robots win!

It is estimated that Malaria is responsible for over half of the human deaths on the planet in the history of time, making it…

Smell ya later: first ever transatlantic scent message sent from Paris to New York

When it comes to unlocking memories, it’s pretty difficult to beat smell. Walking past the kitchen of someone baking could, for instance, transport you…

What Facebook’s Audience Network means for your business marketing strategy

Facebook recently announced the launch of Facebook’s Audience Network, a mobile advertising network that allows advertisers to buy ads from Facebook that will appear…

Here are 5 things the world’s best mobile campaigns have in common

If you’re in the increasing minority that thinks mobile is a passing fad, you’re deluded. Don’t believe us? Take a look at some of…

The QR code is dead, long live the QR code

We have all heard the famous quote, or indeed misquote attributed to Mark Twain, “reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated!” Well if…

There is no stopping Uber, even if users have to do a pagan dance for a ride

As Uber’s problems in the US mellow out (sort of), its European dramas intensify, begging the question: could Africa be next? Yesterday, thousands of…

Google launches My Business to help brands on Search, Maps and Google+

Google, the site that brings many of your customers to your door, has just released a new tool called Google My Business. The free…

Here’s your complete guide to understanding how Twitter advertising works

So, it’s official. Twitter advertising is now available in South Africa. It’s official because there was an official launch with Goodie Bags, and a…

10 ways to be awesome and fight off a DDoS attack in real time

The threat posed by DDoS attacks is ever-growing and is something that continues to be a topic which interests and concerns businesses in equal…

The business, IT divide: are we speaking the same language?

This, the fifth of my eight-article series on achieving real business value through IT alignment, we tackle the business-IT divide directly by considering shared…

Germany’s secret weapon for the World Cup? That would be big data

The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, meaning that each of the 32 teams are about to find out how effective their preparation…

6 awesome, hilarious, and utterly ridiculous World Cup commercials

As is the case with all other major sporting events, companies love to jump on board and ride out the commercial frenzy around the…

Google is hooking you up for the World Cup

No guys, we have not hit World cup overload yet, not when Google has decided to throw in a World Cup experience you will…

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