The Cluetrain to getting cosier with Your Clients
This is a column I wrote for the Institute of Directors’ Directorship magazine “A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies.” Cluetrain Manifesto The term “Cluetrain” […]
Taalgenoot interview on the impact of Technololgy on Human Relationships
1. How does communication technology change the interaction of people (for example: from as young as 11 years children start to MXit and spend as much as 3 hours per day in their own virtual world.. But on Facebook long lost friends can keep in contact. Kindly give positive and negative comment) Technology allows people […]
My CNBC Africa interview on Business Networking
On Wednesday, I will be interviewed for the 2nd time on the Kaleidoscope show on CNBC Africa. The focus was on business networking and social networking. Here’s some of what I covered in the interview with Mandlakazi Mpahlwa: MM: How does a delegate begin to Network? RT: Learn to ask questions. You do not have […]
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 […]
Facebook drains attention and a mental bandwidth
This Wednesday morning, I will be interviewed on eTV Morning Edition at 6:30 am, likely just after the news bulletin about the impact of the social networking website Facebook on business. The views I am going to express are something that needs to be taken very seriously by companies, especially small businesses. You see, small […]