Day2 Blogging Conference Online Activism Panel
The activism session started on an okay foot with Ethan Zuckerman, hosting the panel discussion. Next to him were two leading online political activists: Alaa Abd El Fattah, the Egyptian blogger who has been jailed for his activism and Ory Okolloh from the Kenyan Pundit blog. Ory’s session was to the point and highlights the […]
Blogging Conference: We The Media Panel
The 2nd day of the Blogging Indaba opened with a cracker session, We The Media, featuring some heavy hitters like Matt Buckland, publisher of the Mail & Guardian online; Tom Johnson, professor emeritus of journalism at San Francisco State University and co-founder of the Institute for Analytic Journalism; and Peter Verweij, senior lecturer at the […]
South Africa's first Blogging Conference
The conference has been a long time coming. And being a blogger myself, I just had to attend. Because it is such an excellent niche topic, “blogging”, this conference will grow in popularity in the coming years. I applaud the people from New Media Lab @ Rhodes University’s School of Journalism & Media Studies who […]
Mobility 2006: Len Pienaar – Cellphone Banking needs, challanges and solutions
Anyone. Any Cellphone. Any network. Anywhere. Anytime! What are the needs of users and the challenge for the bank? First National Bank is the leading mobile banking provider among entry-level consumers. Len Pienaar, head of Mobile & Transact Solutions, FNB, believes that the “wireless tech evolution is inevitable” as quoted in Arthur Goldstuck’s recent book, […]
Mobility 2006: Paris Mashile, Complexities of regulating costs for telecommunications in South Africa
The chairperson of ICASA, Mr. Paris Mashile, addressed the opening session of the Mobility 2006 conference. Despite being accused a “loser” for delaying the introduction of mobile number portability by the current edition of Financial Mail today. His address was largely to justify state-heavy regulation within the mobile industry in favour of protecting the consumers. […]