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10th Tabbie Awards open for nominations
CLEVELAND, US: The 2013 Tabbies Call for Entries is now available at the TABPI website, allowing all b2b editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. The Tabbies, the editorial and design awards program run by Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI), is again partnering with the US's American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), New Zealand's Magazine Publishers Association (MPA), South Africa's SAFREA, Australia's Society of Editors NSW and the Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa (MPASA). 10 Jan 2013 09:23
Safe Sext: The desire of youth for less restrictive digital shadows
[Matt Rose] Ever heard of SnapChat? Well it's making waves in the social media scene, but why? The world of social media and online socialisation presents users of today with more ways to connect but increasingly the youth are looking for ways to express, explore and connect without consequence or concerns about their "expression" falling into the wrong hands. 10 Jan 2013 06:00
Boston College
10 young black IT professionals start successful IT consultancy
[Issued by Boston College] Mtutu Bembe, an IT graduate of Boston City Campus & Business College, is the product of an enterprise development project that was launched earlier this year by IT company Incredible Connection. Called the 'Agent X Project', the project aimed exclusively at helping young Black IT professionals start their own businesses. 9 Jan 2013 11:08
Acceleration eMarketing
Five digital trends to watch for in 2013
[Issued by Acceleration eMarketing] If there's one word that will be the key for the year in marketing, it is "data". The reason for this is simple: budgets are tight, competition is fierce, and companies will want to use accurate information to benchmark return on investment (ROI) and value for money in their marketing spend. Here are five trends I expect to shape the market in 2013. 9 Jan 2013 10:56
New PRISM Awards categories generate strong interest
The seven Awards Categories introduced into last year's PRISM Awards are attracting growing interest from entrants. With a record number of entries expected for the 2013 PRISM Awards and the entry deadline of 25 January looming, organisers are being inundated with queries. 9 Jan 2013 10:15
Microsoft sets date for shutting down Windows Live Messenger
[Stuart Thomas] Microsoft's been pretty open about the fact that it's scuppering its Windows Live Messenger Service in favour of Skype but now we have some idea of when it's actually going to happen. 9 Jan 2013 09:48
Take advantage of these hot marketing trends in 2013
[Subhash Chandra] NOIDA (UP), INDIA: Unlike the traditional forms of marketing such as advertising, wherein almost everything has been said and done, search marketing is still dynamically growing and best practices are invented day in and day out. Every year, search engine marketers get filled with anticipation wondering what would emerge as the "next big thing" in search marketing. 9 Jan 2013 05:50
MediaMind
iMIND partners with Strutta to deliver suite of social media marketing tools to African market
[Issued by MediaMind] MediaMind Africa's service partner, iMIND, has partnered with Strutta, a leading platform for online contests and sweepstakes promotions, with the deal set to elevate social media marketing and promotions in Africa to a world-class level. 7 Jan 2013 09:23
Millward Brown's Futures Group: Top 10 emerging digital, media trends for 2013
NEW YORK, US: Millward Brown, a global research agency, expert in helping companies grow great brands, has released its annual top 10 digital and media predictions, highlighting growing trends in the media sector. 7 Jan 2013 06:22
Bizcommunity.com
Most Popular lists for 2012 for Bizcommunity Marketing & Media SA
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Here they are, Bizcommunity.com Marketing & Media South Africa's 2012 lists of most popular articles, those that drew the most comment, our most-read contributors, our most-visited galleries - and the ads from the Ornico Ad Showcase that got you voting. 4 Jan 2013 11:30
Naspers 'head and shoulders above its rivals'
[Nick Hedley] JSE-listed Naspers is now less of a media company and more a diversified technology investor - becoming one of few global conglomerates to achieve this feat. 3 Jan 2013 09:42
Kaspersky Lab outlines key security trends in 2012; predicts core threats for 2013
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Kaspersky Lab's experts have outlined key security trends of 2012 and presented their views on the core threats of 2013. The most notable predictions for the next year include the continued rise of targeted attacks, cyber-espionage, and nation-state cyber-attacks, the evolving role of hacktivism, the development of controversial "legal" surveillance tools, and the increase in cybercriminal attacks targeting cloud-based services. 2 Jan 2013 07:39
Analytics are key to long-term brand activity on Google+ says Punch Communications
LONDON, UK: The introduction of analytics to Google+ pages and communities will be key in ensuring that brands continue to invest time and resource into the social network, according to integrated PR, search and social media agency Punch Communications. 28 Dec 2012 09:05
Vulnerabilities - main target for cybercriminals in 2013
It's reckoned that vulnerabilities in social networks and mobile devices will be the major targets of cyber-criminals in 2013 and vulnerabilities in Java and Adobe will be widely used as a point of entry to infect computers. 27 Dec 2012 07:59

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