2010 March | Web AddiCT(s);

The blunt truth about the future of Wikipedia

2 Comments 31 March 2010

This is a guest post by LocalList founder Jason Adriaan. Wikipedia sits proudly amongst the likes of Yahoo, Bing, Google and others as one of the largest websites on the Internet in terms of traffic. It is run on a creed of non-profit and charity, it literally reeks of good intention. Unfortunately Wikipedia has unwittingly [...]

Blogging

Web AddiCT(s); mentioned in Men’s Health

4 Comments 30 March 2010

Along side Chris & Simon Shaw, Neil Blomkamp, Ahmed Kajee, Mdu Mntambo and Trevor Noah as on of the Six Men under 35 who will shape our next decade. I’m very surprised to be mentioned in the mag as a couple of months ago one of the Men’s Health journos emailed me asking a few [...]

Cape Town

Digicape & Project 3 join forces

3 Comments 29 March 2010

IF you’re an Apple Mac user or have only popped into a Apple iStore you’ve had varying experiences with the level of service you’ve received. The news that Project 3 and Digicape are merging to form an ‘Apple powerhouse’ therefore immediately got me thinking: What does that mean for the Apple users and would be [...]

Mobile Web

Senior Mobile Developer job – Cape Town, South Africa

No Comments 26 March 2010

MIH SWAT is a small group of highly motivated individuals who are passionate about the internet and the way in which it can influence people’s lives. If you feel you are entrepreneurial and want to be part of a team that will help define the future of web applications on a global scale then please [...]

Mobile Phones

Instant Money – Person-to-person Money System from Standard bank

3 Comments 26 March 2010

While FNB introduced PayPal to the small percentage (FNB account holders) of South African internet population (5 million), Standard Bank are introducing a new person-to-person money transfer system that will cater for the masses of the South African population who do not even have bank accounts let alone internet access. All you need is an [...]

SEO

Those Light Bulb Jokes

3 Comments 25 March 2010

These lightbulb jokes that poke fun at SEO, PPC and Social Media folk have been doing the rounds. A reader, Lianne Byrne-Hammacott, mailed them to me so had to share it with you. How many SEO consultants does it take to change a light bulb? One. All she needs to do is first migrate the [...]

MXit

MXit declares war on porn

2 Comments 25 March 2010

I’m back wwworld. Seeing that MXit’s reputation is dear to my <3 I’ll copy paste this press release word for word. Expect a blog-post-a-day-Monday-to-Friday again starting now. MXit declares war on porn and cyber criminals MXit today announced a zero-tolerance policy against offenders who abuse its online community. Anyone posting explicit or offensive material in [...]

Arb Thoughts

We are the people of the Internet

1 Comment 10 March 2010

There is a new show starting on BBC entitled Superpower. If this preview is anything to go by I’d love to see it. [via Chris Rawlinson] Here’s an overview of the show.

Social Media

Entrepreneur State of Mind – The New Dork

1 Comment 10 March 2010

Everyone who listens to commercial radio or watches any music channel on TV has heard the Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys track entitled Empire State of Mind. If not, here it is in all its 29million plus views glory. Now the geeks over at Grasshopper have put some effort into the parody called The New Dork [...]

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