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Cocaine parties organised via MXit
News 43
1912 days ago Ramon Thomas

Cocaine parties organised via MXit

This is one of the most shocking applications I've yet come across for using MXit. Then again there is no surprises here because kids will find new and innovative ways to use technology to achieve their goals, good or bad. And this is a drug problem NOT a MXit problem. It existed before MXit or cellphones were invented. The root cause must be treated not the symptoms...Ramon Drug abuse soars at high schools in Bay.... HIGH-school girls in Port Elizabeth are organising “cocaine parties” via their cellphones in a new trend that experts say is indicative of the dramatic increase in drug Read More →
cheaper Broadband for Academics
Broadband 13
1915 days ago Ramon Thomas

cheaper Broadband for Academics

Treveor Manuel has announced a new initiative to offer cheaper broadband to Academics to facilitate and foster research. This is really something which government has been slow to address. Broadband should be available at discounted rates to students and especially for postgraduagte students. When they are not on campus they have to access the Internet using their own resources. Just today as Honours student came to our offices to discuss some part time research and writing work. However, he access the internet using a dial-up. And this is horribly slow. To really be productive as researchers we need the fastest Read More →
Bill Gates gives high school learners 11 rules to live by
Inspiration 28
1918 days ago Ramon Thomas

Bill Gates gives high school learners 11 rules to live by

Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings, created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
  • Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
  • Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will Read More →
How to identify good and bad role models for men
Movies 36
1920 days ago Ramon Thomas

How to identify good and bad role models for men

There is a debate that crops up every now and then, trying to explain the behaviour of human beings. It's called the nature vs nurture debate and speaks about how our overall behaviour patterns is determined by our genes (nature) or how we are raised by our parents (nurture). It's clear that both play a role but more and more of my own thinking is leaning toward nurture in a big way, especially when you consider the revolutionary work on the Biology of Belief by Dr Bruce Lipton. The short answer is not to be devided in your thinking and Read More →
John Farquhar speaks out on future of Newspapers
Business 25
1922 days ago Ramon Thomas

John Farquhar speaks out on future of Newspapers

John FarquharI received this response from John Farquhar after I emailed him about Duncan McLeod in Financial Mail's column Newspapers R.I.P. Thanks for the link to Mcleods column There are two kind of people in business. Those who live in the real world and those who fantasise about tomorrow's where the old will be replaced by the new. As a Sci-Fi fan I was always fascinated by the gadgets the writers dreamt up, and looking back many of their imaginary gadgets have become reality. While Read More →
Radio interviews as Valentine’s Day approaches
Media 26
1924 days ago Ramon Thomas

Radio interviews as Valentine’s Day approaches

Last night I did a half hour long interview on SAFM with Lynette Francis. We discussed online dating, speed dating and sms dating. Trying to get people into the mood for Valentine's Day. My friend Jenny Cereseto from SMARTdate was the only caller and made a good case for speed dating over online dating. My personal opinion is that most of the people using any of these services have some low self-esteem issues. The reason is simple: people who are confident, social and humourous personalities do not need these websites because Read More →
Teens turn to technology for dating abuse
News 43
1926 days ago Ramon Thomas

Teens turn to technology for dating abuse

Comment: You may think that the Americans are over reacting here. I tend to think these problems are very real and teenagers just do not discuss them with parents or teachers for fear of embarrassment. MXit is very good platform to start offering peer counselling. And hopefully in the near future between ourselves, CSIR and Childline this will become a reality - Ramon Thomas A national education campaign and phone hotline to curb abusive teen dating behavior goes into effect today, prompted by new research that suggests teens and technology sometimes make for troublesome connections. The campaign launches with an interactive teen Read More →
Speed Dating Services Matches Rich with Beautiful
Dating 53
1927 days ago Ramon Thomas

Speed Dating Services Matches Rich with Beautiful

A speed-dating event took place last night in New York City with very unusual criteria. The 40 men all had to be wealthy, and the 40 women all had to be beautiful.

Jimmy Cyrus is a 25-year-old New York City bachelor who works 16-hour days. He also happens to be wealthy, an asset that made him eligible for the Natural Selection speed-dating event open only to "rich guys" and "hot girls." Cyrus, who works in real estate, was one of nearly 150 well-to-do single men in the running for the Manhattan matchmaking event. If he made the cut, the ticket costs Read More →
Desperately seeking love online
Research 13
1929 days ago The Webmaster

Desperately seeking love online

BRYANSTON – Only 12% of South Africans have used the Internet to find love. This is compared to 29% of the French and 21% of Filipinos interviewed in a global survey about dating perceptions, use of the Internet to find a romantic partner and the level of success that they have had. Synovate surveyed 4 368 people from South Africa, Brazil, France, Korea, the Phillipines, Singapore, Romania and the United States Over one third of those interviewed who aren't online daters believe only "desperate people" use the internet to look for love. The results reveal a fairly even match between those who Read More →
Study reveals more then 40% children in US exposed to Pornography
News 43
1930 days ago Ramon Thomas

Study reveals more then 40% children in US exposed to Pornography

A shocking study has revealed that almost half of all children in America between 10 and 17 years old have been exposed to pornography. About 80% of those exposed pornography was displayed during unrelated searches. Filtering software does reduce the risk of unwanted exposure. The full study is being published in the February edition of Paediatrics. Go here to read the full article on Bloomberg. In a unrelated incident a married Hong Kong man was caught with over 27,000 child pornography pictures here. Read More →

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