Author name: Ramon Thomas

Ramon Thomas is a pioneer in online safety and online behaviour research from South Africa. His early career was in IT Security for ISPs, banks, and Consulting companies. He is the founder of NETUCATION, an online learning platform and community with online courses about: online safety, online privacy, online addiction, online fraud, online scams

Social network interview about Facebook

Ramon Thomas / 24 November 2011

Now and then students contact me while doing research on articles I’ve written on this blog or interviews published on

New look Gmail

Ramon Thomas / 17 November 2011

Gmail is the most powerful email application on the planet. It revolutionised how people use web-based email. For many years

INK Conference 2011, this December in India

Ramon Thomas / 26 October 2011

In 2007 I came a TED Fellow after attending TEDGlobal also known as TEDAfrica in Arusha, Tanzania. This has been

Curse of BBM - Why Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger will die

The Curse of BBM BlackBerry Messenger

Ramon Thomas / 17 October 2011

BBM users claim it revolutionised the way they communicate and stay in touch constantly. MXit users have known this for

Life is Beautiful

Ramon Thomas / 16 October 2011

I know its 7 years after the fact but I finally watched the brilliantly beautiful movie Life is Beautiful starring

Forrest Gump goes to Heaven

Ramon Thomas / 11 October 2011

The day finally arrived. Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven.He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter