John Farquhar speaks out on future of Newspapers
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 […]
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 […]
Learning and Support using MXit
[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 […]
MXit blasts through 3 million users
** MXit has already reached 6 million by the beginning of 2008. Download the Parents Guide to MXit from this link. ** It’s now official, MXit has broken through 3 million users. This is really a phenomenal success for a South African-born and bred company. The purchase by Naspers of 30% in MXit Lifestyle (Pty) […]
Interview on Radio 2000 discussing LinkedIn
Tonight, Monday 29 January at 7 pm I will be interviewed on Radio 2000 (99.7fm) by Allon Raiz with my friend Brian Carl Brown discussing LinkedIn and Social Networking for Entrepreneurs. This is just one of many recent interviews I’ve done in the month of January. So the year is getting off to a rocking […]