Mandy de Waal speaks to The Internet & Social Media Guy, Andy Hadfield about online banking trends.
What's the biggest challenge facing banks in this country and the world over? Simplicity.
As the world and the internet become more compl...
I've often commented on the vacuous nature of social media. Echo chambers and shallow content -- its like "small talk" on a volume never before experienced. Why, just yesterday a friend of mine and I did a little experiment to attract attention on Fa...
I've often spoken to clients, colleagues and conferences about the "rule of thumb" in terms of community engagement. This could be engagement in a social network, a community content portal or an enterprise venture. It's a little Jack Walshian in its...
Don't you love a creative business idea whose time has come? One that rewards local ingenuity, funky design and distributes wealth to smart people who are innovative and contribute to a community business model?
Springleap is an idea whose time ...
Everyone knows that it’s about who you know and not what you know.. Being someone who is heavily involved in the online market, I’m continually dropping tweets, answering friend requests and plugging away at my keyboard on myriad instant messagin...
When was the last time you thought “I love the company I work for?” Google came out tops in a recent Fortune magazine “Best Companies to work for in the US” survey. They were lauded for their generous employee benefits and facilities. These t...
Meet Charl Norman. At first sight, he doesn’t look dangerous. You might even encounter him at business or social events, exchange business cards and not even think of contacting the authorities. “Hmm, nice logo, you might say,” as I did, and th...
Google's OpenSocial was launched amid great expectation last week, with virtual groupies waiting for the doors to open.
While I wasn't among those pitching their tents, so to speak, outside Google's OpenSocial landing page, once I had come across ...
My name is Eve Dmochowska, and trust me, there are a lot of downsides to that name. How do you pronounce that? How do you spell it? Is it Russian? (I think I am the only one who knows the answer to all three questions) But the upside is that www.eve...
The selection committee for the Amablogoblogo team is now in session. We are using the following rigorous three-stage procedure to choose the shapers and shakers of blogging, social media and Web 2.0 in South Africa:
1. Consulting animal entrails....
