Predictions for 2008? Highlights of 2007? I'm sitting in Brighton, speculating about this. Candles are lit, the Christmas tree is still OK, although the needles are starting to moult quite rapidly. And it has roots, so we hope to plant it out in a fo...
Recently I was in Stone Town, Zanzibar, browsing the large selection of local paintings on offer.
When I engaged one of the vendors in friendly barter, the sales pitch unfolded. I was told by the vendor that he had painted it. Isn’t it romanti...
The world of social media and social networking likes nothing better than an underdog. No, not to rise to its defence, but to gang up against it.
One of the most successful special interest groups on Facebook is called "I Dont care How Comfortable...
Three days of wonderful inspirational stuff at the Flash on the Beach conference has regrettably come to an end. As an aside, I got a beach towel and beach thongs, or flip-flops for the South African readers, in my free handout kit. It’s all of som...
An interesting article by an AP reporter talks about the decline in PC sales in Japan. It comes just a few days after a debate with some friends found us mulling over the same issue. My idea that the life of the PC was limited and that the computer a...
Over the last few months we have seen a bunch of brands jumping onto the Facebook bandwagon. Trying to take advantage of the trend and engage the youngsters on Facebook -- demographics are becoming more diverse -- the most recent to see it backfire w...
