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

Bill Gates gives high school learners 11 rules to live by

Ramon Thomas / 19 February 2007

Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of

How to identify good and bad role models for men

Ramon Thomas / 17 February 2007

There is a debate that crops up every now and then, trying to explain the behaviour of human beings. It’s

John Farquhar speaks out on future of Newspapers

Ramon Thomas / 15 February 2007

I received this response from John Farquhar after I emailed him about Duncan McLeod in Financial Mail’s column Newspapers R.I.P.

Radio interviews as Valentine’s Day approaches

Ramon Thomas / 13 February 2007

Last night I did a half-hour-long interview on SAFM with Lynette Francis. We discussed online dating, speed dating and sms

Learning and Support using MXit

Ramon Thomas / 1 February 2007

[This blog entry has been edited and updated on 9 Sep 2007] Cape Town blogger Rafiq Phillips uses MXit to

MXit blasts through 3 million users

Ramon Thomas / 1 February 2007

** MXit has already reached 6 million by the beginning of 2008. Download the Parents Guide to MXit from this