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The 5 stages of the evolution of content marketing… and why we should be talking to geeks

By now, we’ve all realised that content marketing is the new black: a trend that’s unlikely ever to go out of fashion. This is…

10 pieces of consumer tech that have transformed PR over the past decade

While we may not yet have the hover boards, flying cars and self-lacing shoes promised in 80s cult movie Back To The Future, the…

Google wants to teach everyday folk to interpret data

If you’ve been to a tech conference, or even just browsed through the odd tech site, then you’ve probably seen the term “Big Data”…

#Anotherlightup: tweet and donate to illuminate public art (and a township)

What do a graffiti artist, Twitter, a design conference and a South African township have in common? They’re all part of #anotherlightup — the…

Adobe DPS now powers over 75% of mobile digital reading

Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) — a codeless app generator for publications — now powers more than three-quarters of all digital issues consumed on…

Roll out the red carpet: Webfluential launches Africa’s first continent-wide blogger awards

South African startup Webfluential, a platform that aims to connect South Africa’s most influential web users, is launching Africa’s first blogger awards. The startup…

Should games be dealing with real-life tragedies?

When the Columbine school shootings happened in April 1999 Jerald Block, a US psychiatrist, made the suggestion that the two assailants, Eric Harris and…

Google’s search for quality — Analysing the recent Panda update

Google regularly changes its algorithm and it’s a smart move because all the companies that were trying to game Google — and were succeeding…

‘The more you disclose, the more you are rewarded,’ says Boing Boing co-editor

Privacy and social media are two of the central concerns for Cory Doctorow, the 40-year old Canadian blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who…

ProPublica wins Pulitzer with digital-only series

For the first time ever, a Pulitzer Prize was awarded for a ‘digital-only’ story. ProPublica, a non-profit news startup, scooped up a Pulitzer Prize…

Ford: Blurring the lines between mechanical and digital

Motor vehicles are not exempt from innovation and Ford is leading the way in technological advancements by integrating SYNC, the new voice recognition and…

Water and flow: The focus of TEDx Cape Town

South Africa may have a digital divide, but more importantly, it has a cognitive divide. Too many of us grow up in households where…

The IFA global press conference 2011

The IFA Global Press Conference takes place this weekend in Alicante, Spain. The conference is a showcase of some of the top electronic brands…

African developers to compete on innovative Android mobile apps

Every day more than 300 000 Android devices are activated globally. A growing number of these mobile device activations are in markets across Africa,…

Magnum’s compelling new Flash advertising campaign

An astonishing new advertising campaign for Magnum Ice Cream’s has just been launched, which exploits all the best aspects of the social web to…

Shift in revenue for Google partner sites

Google‘s first quarter 2011 financial results show a significant shift in revenues away from its partner sites in its AdSense advertising network. Google [$GOOG]…

The ‘hyper-fragmented’ state of the music industry: Where to from here?

The digital, online revolution has had a profound effect on almost every industry you can think of. But perhaps the hardest hit of all…

Artificial limitations: How will copyright hold up to 3D printing?

As content moved into the digital realm, copyright found itself facing tremendous new challenges. Digital content may require resources to create, but it requires…

Six malware milestones: From Brain to Anna Kournikova

A portmanteau of malicious and software, ‘malware’ is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “malicious software, such as a virus, which is specifically…

What digital tribes can learn from Native Americans

For all our ability to change the world around us with new technology, humans have never been very good at naming our new inventions….

Your brand and mobile: How to make it all happen

Advertising campaigns used to be every marketers logistic nightmare. From the initial executive pitch to allocating resources, time, banners and newspaper ads, logos, video…

Android VP tries to allay fears of developer community

The Android mobile platform is a runaway smash hit with users around the world. Research firm Gartner has released a report predicting that nearly…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV