Internet and digital divide:Prospects and Challenges.
In 2005 civil Society groups in Africa continued their role on ICT as the World Summit on Information Society kicked off in Tunis, Tunisia. As digital Divide continue to cripple millions in the South many still believe that the Information Highway is coming to Africa. Challenges remains high ,so as possibilities growing with risks. James […]
Google wins MySpace deal
I’ve been on MySpace for a while now and you can connect with me on my profile if you are also on MySpace. MySpace is the biggest phenomenon in the last two or three years and its growth is increasing at levels not seen since the early days of the Web (circa 1996). And now […]
The Future of MSN Instant Messenger
Much to my irratation I’ve had to use MSN Messenger to keep in contact with some friends and contacts. Others who use Yahoo! Messenger I’ve ignored and where possible I’ve tried to get people onto Skype because of its superior voice quality. Well that may not be the case anymore. There has been a few […]
Online replaces telly and print for teens
This is not exactly news for me because I’ve been following these trends internationally from the annual reports published by the Centre for the Digital Future. Here’s the South African perspective. A recent survey by www.Sweet16.co.za found that more South Africans teenagers are spending time online than watching television or reading magazines and newspapers. This […]
Jump Around Shopping
My friends over at Jump has launched South Africa’s first shopping search engine. I must say I’m really impressed that this is the product of two guys. Very dedicated and very geeky because anyone who reads Seth Godin (like me) is a little geeky. Well the geeks will rule the world, as Bill Gates has […]