Last night I did a half-hour-long interview on SAFM with Lynette Francis. We discussed online dating, speed dating and sms dating. Trying to get people into the mood for Valentine’s Day. My friend Jenny Cereseto from SMARTdate was the only caller and made a good case for speed dating over online dating. My personal opinion…
Comment: You may think that the Americans are overreacting here. I tend to think these problems are very real, and teenagers just do not discuss them with parents or teachers for fear of embarrassment. MXit is a very good platform to start offering peer counselling. And hopefully in the near future, between ourselves, CSIR and…
BRYANSTON “ Only 12% of South Africans have used the Internet to find love. This is compared to 29% of the French and 21% of Filipinos interviewed in a global survey about dating perceptions, use of the Internet to find a romantic partner and the level of success that they have had. Synovate surveyed 4…
A shocking study has revealed that almost half of all children in America between 10 and 17 years old have been exposed to pornography. About 80% of those exposed pornography was displayed during unrelated searches. Filtering software does reduce the risk of unwanted exposure. The full study is being published in the February edition of…
[This blog entry has been edited and updated on 9 Sep 2007] Cape Town blogger Rafiq Phillips uses MXit to offer customer support for his idrive.co.za project. This idea can save small businesses money if they consider the implications – offering a support contact on MXit, which can be accessible from any cellphone anywhere in…
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