First Internet Cafe SME workshop and industry portal launched
A black empowered joint venture is hosting the first workshop for people who wish to start an Internet Cafe as a small business this weekend. And a new industry portal www.internetcafedirectory.co.za is being launched at the same time. 22 March 2007 (Johannesburg): The Internet Cafe industry is set for a boom between now and 2010. […]
How to Increase Your Online Profile with LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a very popular business social networking website. The primary aim of LinkedIn is to help you connect with other professionals directly within our own country and worldwide. It now has over 9 million registered users. South Africa currently has 24800 users, and I’ve just entered the top 5. This is up from #8, […]
How to take control of your online profile
Have you ever searched your own name on Google? I do it all the time, and the results have become very familiar to me. When you search for “Ramon Thomas” on Google.com, this is what you will see: My own blog and my Amazon.com profile show up twice, making the 10 results displayed at a […]
Touching the tip of this finger with the tip of this finger
There is something unique about this book, but what it is I cannot say. It reminds me of of Zen Koan. And it also reminds me of the philosophy espoused by Osho and Alan Watts to a lesser extent. Really just questioning existence, consciousness and belief. This is the kind of book that really makes […]
Invitation to Internet Cafe workshop
At iWeek 2004, I delivered a groundbreaking presentation: “The State of the Internet Cafe Industry in South Africa.” Since that time, I’ve received numerous queries from people who want to set up cyber cafes, and I’ve not always had my ducks in a row. However, I’ve continued to gather information on this topic and consulted […]