Finally the Telecoms Action Group launches

 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 […]

MySpace, YouTube tops Time's 50 Coolest Websites

 Time magazine has released its annual list of 50 Coolest websites here. I have started using both MySpace and YouTube frequently. And you can check out my MySpace profile here. And have connected with 71 friends so far. Some of them are very well-known South Africans like Danny K and ex-girlfriend Lee-Ann Liebenberg. The possibilities […]

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 […]

Believing is Seeing

 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 […]

Mobile Instant Messaging Platform MXIT

 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 […]