Convergence catches business asleep
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in Media & Marketing, Resources
Convergence is not a new concept, but the extent to which it is enabling consumers to live connected lifestyles has caught many organisations by surprise, says FRANK RIZZO of KPMG.
Even though consumers have access to a multitude of devices, ranging from smartphones to tablets, to book readers and ultra...
BlackBerry and Nokia reborn
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 in Media & Marketing, Technology
At a conference in Amsterdam and a launch in South Africa last week, BlackBerry and Nokia respectively revealed that they would remain a formidable force in Africa, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
Africa is an unlikely high-tech battleground for the future of the smartphone market.
While most Western markets are...
Don’t write off PC just yet
Posted on Nov 14, 2011 in Media & Marketing, Technology
The personal computer (PC) market remains strong and healthy, in spite of massive growth in the tablet PC and smartphone sectors, with consumers continuing to use the bigger screens and greater computing power of PCs to consume user-generated content like video and 3D content.
While PC sales are slowing in...
Bidorbuy back BBC deal show
Posted on Nov 14, 2011 in Media & Marketing, Opportunities
BBC Worldwide Channels has agreed a deal with bidorbuy.co.za, the South African online marketplace, as headline sponsor of BBC Entertainment show Deal or No Deal.
Deal Or No Deal is presented by Noel Edmonds, one of Britain’s most popular TV and Radio presenters for more than 30 years. The hit game...
Social media goes mainstream in SA
Posted on Nov 2, 2011 in Media & Marketing
Today saw the long-awaited release of the most comprehensive study yet of social media in South Africa. It shows both Twitter and LinkedIn reaching 1.1-million users.
South Africans have embraced social media as a core pillar of Internet activity in this country, along with e-mail, news and banking. MXit and...
A cost effect and easy way to publish a book
Posted on Nov 2, 2011 in Media & Marketing
When his publisher pulled out at the last minute, Immanuel Suttner was faced with a dilemma. To get into a long legal wrangle with the publisher, to abandon the project, or to go ahead and self publish. Self publishing meant taking on all the financial risks of producing a book, with no certainty as to...