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 are determined by our genes (nature) or how we are raised by our parents (nurture). It’s clear that both play a…
I 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 McLeod’s column. There are two kinds 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…
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…
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…
[This blog entry has been edited and updated on 9 Sep 2007] Cape Town blogger Rafiq Phillips uses MXit to offer customer support for his idrive.co.za project. This idea can save small businesses money if they consider the implications – offering a support contact on MXit, which can be accessible from any cellphone anywhere in…