[Stephen Newton] Thousands of South African businesses and website owners are already making the most out of Google Maps since the product launched locally last year. If you're not already using the free offerings in Maps to improve your business web presence quickly, cheaply and easily ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, here are a few tips to make you and your business more Maps-savvy. [video]
Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die."
The media, marketing and advertising industries are some of the most competitive industries in our current society. In these fast-moving, ever-changing industries you can lose out on a week if you're absent for a day... Therefore it's very important to ensure that you are always on top of your game and one step ahead of the rest. 9 Feb 2010 12:05
[Andy Hadfield] I do get tired of the frantic “trending” that occurs at the beginning and end of every year. Hence, I tend to sit back, take it all in and try give a summarised, more considered view a month or so later. So, without any further ado, here are four very simple direction markers for your digital strategy in 2010. 8 Feb 2010 12:49
Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die." 8 Feb 2010 12:15
TEAMtalk media, a digital sports content producer in South Africa and a BSkyB subsidiary, has announced the launch of a South African mobile version of Cricket365. 8 Feb 2010 11:51
Tshikululu Social Investments, the non-profit company that manages social investment grant making for Anglo American, De Beers, the FirstRand Group and Discovery, among others, has launched a new website to serve as an information and opinion resource for the local corporate social investment (CSI) industry. 8 Feb 2010 11:02
Veteran technology journalist Sean Bacher has been appointed editor of what is reputed to be South Africa's longest-running online technology magazine, Gadget. 8 Feb 2010 09:40
One of the areas that remained relatively buoyant internationally, despite the recession, is online retail which is leading to a rise in home deliveries. This is one of the findings from research by independent market analyst Datamonitor that revealed that this rise is benefiting post offices and courier firms contending with a difficult trading environment. 5 Feb 2010 09:49
A new dual-degree programme, beginning in August 2010, will allow students to study journalism in both New York and Johannesburg, announced the Wits Department of Journalism and the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, earlier this week. 5 Feb 2010 08:51
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism. 5 Feb 2010 08:18
Neal Farrell has been appointed as publisher of RamsayMedia's custom publishing division, adding to his role as general manager of digital publishing. 5 Feb 2010 07:24
NEWSWATCH: A number of observers have commented in the past that SABC is overstaffed, and now the Minister of Communications has announced the report findings by the ministerial team he tasked last year with finding ways in which the SABC could cut its expenditure - and it may not be good news for some SABC and Sentech staff, as well, reports Times Live. 5 Feb 2010 07:13