In the era of pervasive technologies such as instant messaging, twitter, facebook, skype, etc… ,traditional mobile phone calls can sometimes appear to be irrelevant because of high costs of calls involved. Over the years, mobile network operators have been trying to reinvent themselves by diversifying their service offerings, yet, the …
Getting organized can sometimes be problematic for people with busy schedules. The need to manage time and organize tasks is a continuous requirement on a daily basis. Yet while most web apps that does this remain elusive in function and purpose, only a very few are worthy of attention, let …
Then you’ve come to the right place. Every year Web AddiCT travels half way around the world, physically on a plane, to find out about the latest and most cutting edge techniques and best practices in digtal marketing. The common theme (or is it meme) at every marketing conference I’ve …
The (infamous) battle between the two leading mobile phone manufacturers (Apple and Samsung) continues to intensify in every aspect imaginable. Gartner reports that in the last quarter of 2012, Both Samsung and Apple raised their worldwide smartphone market share to 52% from 46.4% in the third quarter of 2012. But …
A Lucky Man, a film about Ernie ‘Lastig’ Solomon, the legendary ex-gang boss, is the first full-length feature film to premiere exclusively on a social network. Mxit users can download the movie using the newly-launched Cinemo app. Lucky Man has been broken into 18 four-minute episodes. A new episode will …
Mobile commerce may have taken some time to take off, but some of that hindrance may be attributed to a number of issues that previously affected ecommerce back in the days of its infancy. Consumers were previously hesitant to make online transactions because of issues of trust, privacy, security, etc …
Yesterday, Cisco (the computer-networking giant), released an update report of its forecast of the global mobile data traffic over the next 5 years (2012 – 2017). The report features some astounding statistics and predictions of mobile data traffic, and as expected, mobile growth is not showing any signs of slowing …
It is often said that opportunity for mobile growth in Africa is like a land grab. All you need is a mobile service that makes it easier for people to communicate, and potential for aggressive expansion is endless. Over the last few years, Mxit has enjoyed unparalleled success in South …
With Red Hot Chili Peppers performing after tomorrow and basking in the glow of the best public SEO conference I’ve ever witnessed in Cape Town I though it’d be a good time for a mash-up of various Search Marketing ideas and concepts that have been going through my mind, most of which …
If you watch any youtube reviews of the current leading smart phones on the market, or read an article in the news …
Competition in the mobile social network space is a good thing. Hot off the heals of the new 2go version, a new …