TEDGlobal Talks premier online with George Ayittey

 Earlier this month, I received an email from Chris Anderson, the curator of TED, following up on the conference in Tanzania. Several videos from the TEDGlobal conference I attended in Arusha a few months ago premièred online. My favourite is George Ayittey, who roused the audience, alternating from lacerating criticism of Africa’s “hippo generation” to […]

The question is: Why did the chicken cross the road?

 PLATO: For the greater good. * ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads. * SADDAM HUSSEIN: This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it. * MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: … I envision a world where all chickens will be free […]

No Credit Card doesn't mean you can't shop online

 Despite the impression on most websites that you need a credit card to shop on the Web, that is not entirely the case. In this article I present some alternatives to using a credit card. Last time round I explained how to shop online, but my assumption were based on the fact that most e-commerce […]

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 […]

The ABC of Shopping on the Internet in South Africa

 Online shopping has taken off in South Africa and here’s some useful tips on how to avoid getting robbed in broad cyber light. With over 800 local ecommerce website to choose from and thousands upon thousands of international websites like Amazon.com and others it has become much more acceptable to purchase goods online. According to […]