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Peter Smith (Global) - Beware the Social Con Trick
Posted byPeter Smith CompanyHot to Trot Marketing 03/30/2012
One of our clients’ CIOs found himself totally sandbagged last week, when the CEO asked if the company infrastructure could ‘support social media’. The poor chap hadn’t a clue. He remembered the Marketing Director talking about Facebook a couple of months back, but his most immediate priority... Read more
Tanya Kalyan (Global) -The Rise of the App Internet
Posted byTanya Kalyan CompanyIDG Connect 02/10/2012
At the end of 2011 Forrester CEO George Colony publically announced ‘the death of the web’. His notion? A social thunderstorm is approaching, one which will expose the web’s limited architecture, and mark the end of the traditional browser. In the wake of the storm will dawn a new era, which Colony... Read more
Kasey Cassells (Global) - B2B Most Wanted List for 2012
Posted byKasey Cassells CompanyIDG Connect 12/20/2011
As we approach the end of 2011, it seems that everyone is making predictions about what the next year could hold. In the technology field, respected companies such as Gartner, IDC, IBM and many more have all made lists of predictions for what could happen in 2012. These insights include the big IT topics... Read more
Tanya Kalyan (South Africa) - Astronauts, Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Posted byTanya Kalyan CompanyIDG Connect 12/19/2011
Mid-October saw thousands of space scientists, engineers and enthusiasts flock to Cape Town for the 62nd International Astronautical Congress, the largest space conference of its kind. This year's theme was ‘African Astronaissance' and as the play on words suggests, the conference focused on development,... Read more
Tanya Kalyan (South Africa): Tweet Tweet South Africa? #Technology
Posted byTanya Kalyan CompanyIDG Connect 11/28/2011
Last Tuesday the National Assembly approved the controversial ‘secrecy' bill despite widespread opposition and question marks around its constitutionality. In the lead up online, the #blacktuesday call to arms roared over the general milieu. This resulted in hundreds of black-clad campaigners, human... Read more
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Douglas Cohen (South Africa) - Connecting Rural Areas (Part 1)
I think there has been some real progress in the cities but it's true that there's still much work to be done on the outskirts and rural areas and there...
Gordon05-21-2012
Malhar Barai (Global) - The Content Conundrum : Redefining the Content Strategy
Malhar, thanks for identifying key requirements in redefining the content strategy. I'd like to add an additional challenge to be addressed by the content...
Ram Dixit05-18-2012
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South Africa: Connecting rural areas with technology http://t.co/rJDeMp6y
Blog: Avoid missed calls in your business http://t.co/D4dC7Lch
Global: How to address the 'content conundrum' http://t.co/oaJVqnAO
Global: Exploring hidden costs in the cloud http://t.co/DkO6uUxE
