I’m reposting this message from the Tectonic, open-source newsletter and website. I’ve always believed the way to get a response is to model our campaign on the Treatment Action Campaign, the well-known AIDS lobby group. Richard Frank got people talking this week with his proposal to launch an advert campaign to demand better and cheaper…
Sean Stephenson once said the greatest lie is “seeing is believing” and he explain it a bit. How I understood it is that we hold back because we don’t see that its possible to approach a certain woman, or to talk to a certain guy you have your eye on. Well you have to believe…
MXIT Lifestyle, a Stellenbosch-based company, launched MXIT, an instant messaging platform, about 12 months ago. It’s been in development for a few years and must be one of the greatest success stories of its kind ever to come from South Africa because it is experiencing incredible growth. Today I interviewed the CEO, Herman Heunis. And…
A friend of mine emailed me this poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer and asked me what it means if a woman sends (him, a guy) this kind of email. And I’m going to go into more details about what I told him to shed some light on this behaviour. It means nothing much when a…
I’ve been going to salsa class at Dance Junxion in Rosebank, Johannesburg, for the last several weeks. They offer a range of dance styles from ballroom, hip-hop, Latin and Spanish dancing. This is one of the best ways to meet new people who are often single. And it’s a whole lot of fun. My posture,…