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New website for corruption reportingSouth African creative digital agency HelloComputer has created a new website for NPO Corruption Watch. A corruption-incident reporter tool was conceived to allow users to readily and anonymously report personal experiences of corruption and provide restricted information about suspected incidences... read more 10 Feb 2012 Public comment on frequency bands extended end FebruaryThe deadline for public comment on the two policy directions that relate to two frequency bands, 6 GHz Band and 800 MHz Band, also known as the High Demand and Digital Dividend, respectively has been extended to 29 February 2012. Minister of communications Dina Pule gazetted the extension of the... read more 2 Feb 2012 ComutaNet finishes rank upgradesclick to enlargeThe R15 million upgrading of ComutaNet Rank TV platforms has ended with the upgrading of the commuter hubs of Warwick, Polokwane, Mamelodi, Mndantsane and Khayelitsha taxi ranks. "The successful upgrades, along with a host of other innovations we have planned over the next few years,... read more 27 Jan 2012 Apex deadline in ten daysThe 2012 APEX Awards deadline is closing in. Entrants must submit entries by no later than noon on Monday 30 January 2012. Those entrants in need of extra time to finalise their submissions may apply via email to document.write('' + bRev('az;64#&oc;64#&dtlaaa;46#&xepa') +... read more 19 Jan 2012 Free public download of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 betaAvailable for Windows and Mac as a free public download from Adobe Labs, Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution helping amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase their images. Lightroom 4 beta is a preview of new features and... read more 11 Jan 2012 Reminder to book for Joburg Apex workshopA reminder that seats are limited for the Johannesburg leg of the 2012 Apex Awards workshops on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2pm-4pm, at TBWA (in the auditorium). Entrants are encouraged to attend the free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear... read more 28 Nov 2011 New email, SMS messaging platform from Prefix TechA new version of the email and SMS messaging platform, pMailer, is available now. Version 5 offers a better user interface with simpler menu navigation and easier access to functionalities, particularly contact information. Another key benefit is free plug-ins that integrate it with client websites,... read more 22 Nov 2011 Sunday's lineup for Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 18 November 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:a debate on whether the use of celebrities to endorse products has the returns for investment; the BidorBuy lasted television commercial; Talking to the winners of PICA... read more 18 Nov 2011 Howzit MSN adds mobile versionHowzit MSN has launched a mobile version of its website to deliver the latest news in an easy format from any mobile phone with a web browser or WAP support. The site allows users to take in the most important news, sports, entertainment and business news of the moment with a single glance. The... read more 15 Nov 2011 Last call for ACA board nominationsMembers are urged submit their board member nominations to the ACA by no later than tomorrow, 15 November 2011. The election of the 2012 board of directors will take place at the 64th AGM on 22 November 2011 at 3pm. For more, contact the ACA on +27 (0)11 781 2772 or document.write('' +... read more 14 Nov 2011 Reminder to book for Apex Cape Town workshopThe Apex Cape Town workshop will take place tomorrow, 15 November 2011 at Ogilvy Cape Town, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Entrants are encouraged to attend this free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear from some of South Africa's leading marketers from the... read more 14 Nov 2011 Sunday's lineup for Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 6 November 2011, Siki Mgabadeli will stand in for Ashraf Garda on the Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, the show will include:a roundtable discussion on the ban of English advertising on Media24's Afrikaans digital platforms; Carolyn Carew, executive producer of Born... read more 4 Nov 2011 Support public broadcasting: sign SOS petitionThandi Brewer, from the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) representing the interest of most film and television industry organisations as a collective federation, is urging interested parties to sign the SOS public broadcasting principles petition. Go to www.supportpublicbroadcasting.co.za.... read more 2 Nov 2011 [Bookmarks 2011] Entries close todayThe Bookmarks Awards' extended entry deadline is today, Friday, 21 October 2011 at 12 midnight. Visit www.thebookmarks.co.za to see all the categories and enter. Bizcommunity is an online media partner for The Bookmarks 2011. For more:Bizcommunity Special Section: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity... read more 21 Oct 2011 [Bookmarks 2011] Three days left to enterFor all the last-minuters, the Bookmarks Awards extended entry deadline is 21 October 2011. Visit www.thebookmarks.co.za to see all the categories and enter.. Bizcommunity is an online media partner for The Bookmarks 2011. For more:Bizcommunity Special Section: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity... read more 18 Oct 2011 [Bookmarks 2011] Four days left to enterThe extended deadline to enter the Bookmarks Awards is Friday, 21 October 2011. Go to the Bookmarks website to see all the categories and enter. Bizcommunity.com is an online media partner for The Bookmarks 2011. For more:Bizcommunity Special Section: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity search:... read more 17 Oct 2011 [Biz Takeouts] A note on this month's showsIn case you're wondering what's been happening with the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show this month of October 2011, since Chai FM is a Jewish community radio station and this is the month of various Jewish high holy days (Rosh Hashanah/New Year, Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement and... read more 5 Oct 2011 Sell tickets direct from Facebook Fan PageA new app from Tixsa, Fan Page Ticketing, enables ticket sales to take place simultaneously on Facebook via the Tixsa-provided mobile optimised smartphone interface, and via its web-based box office point-of-sale software, with all inventory managed centrally in real time. This means that the buyer... read more 14 Sep 2011 Campaign to encourage local tourism in Cape TownA new online campaign, '100 Days to Summer', has been launched by CapeTownMagazine.com and its partner, CityMob, to encourage Capetonians to get to know their city and surrounds through a competition where the prizes are all based in and around Cape Town. Says CityMob MD Luke Jedeikin, says, "The... read more 29 Aug 2011 DMMA website goes liveThe new DMMA website, designed by Flint Studio using the open source Wordpress platform, has gone live. It has a clean layout, focused on functionality and ease of use. The new look forms part of a recently launched annual initiative by the assoc to give young digital agencies and students the... read more 17 Aug 2011 Loeries Travelling Exhibition off to North WestThe Loeries Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Adobe will visit North-West University, 25 August -2 September 2011, for its fifth consecutive year and will be hosted by the Potchefstroom Campus' Graphic Design Subject group. The exclusive exhibition will display work across all areas of brand... read more 15 Aug 2011 BlackBerry launches BBM 6, adds support for connected appsResearch In Motion (RIM) announced yesterday, Wednesday, 28 July 2011, the availability of BBM version 6, which provides support for 'BBM connected' apps, allowing users to easily interact with each other from within the connected app. The organisation added that the new app represents an... read more 29 Jul 2011 Loeries Travelling Exhibition comes home to CTThe Loeries Travelling Exhibition, sponsored by Adobe, arrives back in Cape Town and goes on show at the Concept Interactive School of Communication Design, 19-22 July 2011. "It has been a great experience being part of the Loeries and hosting its exhibition and the Adobe workshop," says Concept... read more 12 Jul 2011 More of South Africa now in Google Street ViewGoogle Street View has added another dimension to Google Maps, with 360-degree street-level photographic images taken by the Google cars and trikes across South Africa. Substantial additions have been made to Limpopo, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, and Mpumalanga provinces. For... read more 12 Jul 2011 More social media tracking softwareThe InterAct Social Media Intelligence solution, launched in June this year by call centre and communications specialist Inter-Active Technologies, is meant to allow organisations to highlight and increase the awareness of posts and comments related to their business on popular social websites. It... read more 8 Jul 2011 Latest Opera browser update offers Zulu, SwahiliThe new Opera 11.50 browser update, codenamed 'Swordfish', added four new languages on 28 June 2011. These are Zulu, Swahili, Bengali and Punjabi. It features improvements to its speed dial launch page, synchronization and design. Download free from www.opera.com.... read more 29 Jun 2011 Escalating Gautrain ad opportunitiesAdditional advertising opportunities at six new Gautrain stations are available to advertisers from Friday, 1 July 2011. Brand new to South Africa are the new digital sequential screens that follow commuters up and down the escalators at the Sandton station, similar to those found in the London... read more 24 Jun 2011 Universities join ISPABoth the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University have become affiliate members of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA), reflecting a growing recognition on the part of universities that they are now acting as Internet Service Providers (ISPs). These are the association's first... read more 21 Jun 2011 Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 19 June 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include: government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi on the government's relations with the media and its ad budget; SABC's new head of marketing Yvonne Johnston on her plans for the public... read more 17 Jun 2011 Webcam produces live messy art on tough paintTo promote its Double Velvet unique Stain Barrier, Plascon has commissioned Cape Town artist Jarryd Kin to produce the 'Art From Mess Project', conceptualised and executed by Plus One. Viewers can watch the brand's Facebook page between 11am and 2pm on 17 and 24 June 2011 and 1 and 8 July to watch a... read more 13 Jun 2011 |
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