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1881 days ago Ramon Thomas

Summary of the first Internet Cafe workshop

First Internet Cafe Workshop Johannesburg

Thank you very much for attending our first workshop on Saturday, 24^th March. This e-mail is a summary of what was discussed and some suggestions on the next steps for you to consider.

If you have your deposit and a venue contact Terry to place your order on (011) 8346755 contact Ramon Thomas.

The aim of these workshops is to set the scene for those of you who have considered running and Internet Cafe as a small business. Read More →

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy at Market Theatre

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1883 days ago Ramon Thomas

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy at Market Theatre

On Saturday, 23 March, I was blessed to attend the stage production of Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by my friend and author Chris van Wyk. Acclaimed director Janice Honeyman adapted and directed the play. There was some tension in the air as most of the people audience was made up of people from Riverlea, a Coloured township south-west of Johannesburg. And since this play is a memoir, set in Riverlea, its very, very personal matter to Read More →

First Internet Cafe SME workshop and industry portal launched

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1888 days ago Ramon Thomas

First Internet Cafe SME workshop and industry portal launched

A black empowered joint venture is hosting the first workshop for people who wish to start an Internet Cafe as a small business this weekend. And a new industry portal www.internetcafedirectory.co.za is being launched at the same time. 22 March 2007 (Johannesburg): The Internet Cafe industry is set for a boom between now and 2010. In part, this is because of growing demand from the general population, tourists, and students who live outside of major metropolitan areas. According to Ramon Thomas, Managing Director of NETucation, a leading online research organisation, who has conducted original research into the Internet Cafe Read More →

Awareness and Education needed to grow cellphone banking

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1889 days ago Ramon Thomas

Awareness and Education needed to grow cellphone banking

People who are regular users of the Internet often assume others understand why it is significant. So it goes for people who are heavy users of cellphones, they often assume everyone else should by default understand how easy it is, how cheap it is, and how convenient it is to use. Internet banking has been available in South Africa since 1997. Cellphone banking has been around since about 2000 or 2001. I worked for ABSA and used their cellphone banking system in 2001. And it was brilliant - smooth - easy - convenient, etc. The vision of my company has Read More →

Touching the tip of this finger with the tip of this finger

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1895 days ago Ramon Thomas

Touching the tip of this finger with the tip of this finger

There is something unique about this book but what it is I cannot say. It reminds me of of Zen Koan. And it also reminds me of the philosophy espoused by Osho and Alan Watts to a lesser extent. Really just questioning existence, conciousness and belief. This is the kind of book that really makes your head spin with ideas. I could not stop reading once I Read More →

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1896 days ago Ramon Thomas

Invitation to Internet Cafe workshop

At iWeek 2004 I delivered a ground breaking presentation: "The State of the Internet Cafe industry in South Africa." Since that time I've received numerous queries from people who want to set-up cyber cafes and I've not always had my ducks in a row. However, I've continued to gather information on this topic and consulted here and there with some clients who set-up cafe's from scratch. One of the outcomes is www.internetcafedirectory.co.za which is still in beta - so your feedback is welcome. Recently I met an amazing young black guy, Read More →

Teens Fighting Back Online against Predators and Scams

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1896 days ago Ramon Thomas

Teens Fighting Back Online against Predators and Scams

Over 20,000 Teens Fight Back Against Cyber-Attacks as Part of Online Community Habbo's Safety Awareness Month

86% of Teens Say They Have Discussed Online Safety With Their Parents, while over 51% Say They Visit Chat Rooms at Least Once Every Day LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Habbo.com, one of the world's largest and most popular online communities for teens, has just completed Teen Online Safety Awareness Month, an effort that resulted in over 20,000 teens taking part in safety related activities and educational programs, including many that involved discussion time between the teens and their parents. Nearly 21,000 teens received limited edition virtual safety Read More →

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1897 days ago Ramon Thomas

Rich spend more time online

Being rich not only gets you the best cars, houses, luxuries, clothes, health care, insurance, entertainment, you also get more out of using the Internet. To put it bluntly when you are wealthier you tend to be more educated and therefore have a more specific reason for using the Internet. And some new research by Jupiter Research shows that rich Americans tend to search the Internet where the rest tend to surf. The simple definition here is that surfing is mindless reading of websites, random or not, to relieve boredom whereas search the Internet is to solve problems. So a Read More →

Monthly archive March, 2007

Summary of the first Internet Cafe workshop

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy at Market Theatre

First Internet Cafe SME workshop and industry portal launched

Awareness and Education needed to grow cellphone banking

Touching the tip of this finger with the tip of this finger

Invitation to Internet Cafe workshop

Teens Fighting Back Online against Predators and Scams

Over 20,000 Teens Fight Back Against Cyber-Attacks as Part of Online Community Habbo's Safety Awareness Month

Rich spend more time online

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