A ban on texting while driving comes into force Thursday in Pennsylvania, but remains legal in some other US states. Do you agree with a ban? Over 96% of people voting of a online poll on the Guardian UK’s website agreed texting must be banned completely when driving. My own experience is almost hypocritical as…
Recently my guest lecturing slot at Stenden SA, the leading hospitality management or hotel school in South Africa, was confirmed. In preparation for a week of lectures I started doing research on my favourite resources, TED.com and found this gem. His reference to Abraham Maslow and the application in business alone is worth watching this…
In December the Postbank lost R42 million to hackers. Afterwards experts called for a new cyber policing strategy. After 20 years on the Internet I did not know we had a cyber policing strategy in place. During 1997-2003 I worked for major Internet Service Providers and three banks running their IT Security. If South Africa has…
Back in the early 2000s, we were still coming to terms with the internet as a tool of liberation. Fast forward to today, and the very devices that connect us — our smartphones, our Gmail accounts, our social media profiles — are quietly serving as tools of control. And Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, didn’t…
Here is a good way to start 2012 with a bang. Did you know direct response copywriter, Michel Fortin, offers over 6 hours of free audio online? This audio was first published a few years ago and I have since listened to it numerous times and shared it widely in my training courses. His friend,…