Reflections on 2007 Digital Citizens Indaba
It’s been a week since the 2nd annual DCI event in Grahamstown. This event is a sidekick to the much larger and more established conference, Highway Africa. As with all these types of events, it’s layered with good intentions. However, the practical side of it sometimes leaves much room for improvement. The highlights were certainly […]
Podcast – Jeremy Maggs interview on SAFM
This was one of the best interviews I’ve done on the topic of Facebook and MXit ever. Also interviewed with me were Lynne Cawood, director of Childline Gauteng and Steven Ambrose, director of World Wide Worx Strategy. The interview was for almost an hour on the After 8 Debate, a segment of the morning show […]
How To Win Friends in the 21st century
This section is based on the famous Dale Carnegie book, although I’m not going to give you the advice from his book because it is outdated when you consider the tremendous changes in society over the last 30 years, especially since the feminist revolution. So many people who reach 30+ complain that all their friends […]
Mitch Hedberg Stand-up ComedianRIP
Ever heard of Mitch Hedberg? My friend Chris van Wyk recently brought it to my attention. What an awesome comedic talent. He’s jokes are so arb you cannot help yourself laughing your ass off. In fact, he comes across as someone who’s permanently high because his delivery is so laid back. It’s refreshing to have […]
Blog your way to Being an Expert
Blog your way to becoming an Expert from Ramon Thomas This is a summary of the talk and presentation that I delivered at the 2nd annual Digital Citizens Indaba on the Marketing and Monetising panel. My fellow presenters were Laurian Clemence and Matthew Buckland. I started out telling the story of how I attended the […]