The functional evolution of social network platforms has allowed the most successful among them (notably Facebook and Twitter) to become channels for integrated customer engagement via the web.
Social both integrates multiple previously separate ch...
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 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...
South Africa is abuzz with tales of "controversial social networking platform" Facebook and the group "Ek laaik nie n houtkop nie sou what".
Ok. So, people, catch a wake up. This is social media. We've taken a soapbox, amplified the volume an...
With the launch of the iPhone 3G in South Africa and witnessing the hype first hand, I was thinking iPhone-only social networks have a serious chance at generating traction internationally and even in our local market.
iPhone owners, like most...
They are in your Facebook, mining your data ...
The issue of privacy on social networking platforms like Facebook has been discussed at length before, and dismissed by most as merely drivel from paranoid folk. My take on the issue has always been ...
I've been fairly cynical of some South African businesses' recent forays into the world of social networking -- specifically Facebook. It's a helluva cluttered environment to play in, with an audience that ranges from 12 to 70, demographics from pink...
I had an interesting opportunity recently to air my thoughts on niche social networking. Specifically, the shallow nature of "social networks" in general -- and why business in this country is still hesitant and still searching for real value from th...
I spotted a new "social movement" site the other day, which piqued my interest. ForGood positions itself as "a social movement that inspires, guides and connects different people taking action to make our society safer, healthier, happier, more infor...
If you don't know what Wordpress is yet, just take a look around at the Tech Leader platform and see Wordpress in full swing. Tech Leader runs on the wordpress multi-user platform, one of the topics covered(by Ashley Shaw) at the Wordpress event I ha...
