How Social Proof affects our behaviour

[Sid Peimer] Mrs Keech (a pseudonym) was gifted with automatic writing. Basically she got messages from The Guardians of outer space, and would share the information with a small group...

Looking back on 2014

[Jaco Pienaar] Following the passing of Nelson Mandela, the local news cycle started the year on a sombre note. Despite this, there have been many fascinating trends and issues taking place that have shaped the South African media landscape...

December's #illridewithyou: One of the year's biggest Twitter events

[Walter Pike] An allegedly mentally deranged man walked into a Lindt store in downtown Sydney on Monday 15 December, and took the patrons hostage. The man happened to be Muslim...

What's the ideal level and type of visual aids to be used in a keynote presentation?

[Jonathan Curran] The content of a speaker's presentation and its running order, which includes the use of visual aids, is of paramount importance to delivering a successful presentation...

The best and the worst...from Google's Top 10, to a really bum idea...

[Rod Baker] Whatever our field, there are campaigns, adverts, articles that we love to remember, and others we would rather forget. But no one will let us... (videos)

TED Talks to help make work work

[Sindy Peters] Is work not quite working out for you at the moment? Feel like a change? Perhaps that change needs to come from within. Here are a few 'ideas worth spreading' that put a spin on the traditional work environment... (videos)

How to capture shoppers' attention with the right window display

[Stephen Sandmann] A great window display has the ability to draw potential customers into your store, and with the festive season upon us, every store is battling for the attention of shoppers...

Love is Strange will live in your heart

[Daniel Dercksen] If there's one soulful film that changes the face of love, it's the not-to-be-missed heartfelt independent Love is Strange.

Why a translation app isn't the answer for your business

[Ian Henderson] Every few weeks, another innovative new translation app is announced to help people around the world communicate. Waygo and Google's Word Lens let you hold your smartphone up to a sign or menu and get a real-time translation...

2015 and the war for talent

[Juliette Attwell] Social media, rapid technology growth and instant information access have all been discussed as trends to look out for in 2014. However, as the years tick by, this way of living is becoming more prevalent and resulting in more consequences for job seekers and employee seekers alike...

The digital universe that is to come

[Nivin Xavier] The Internet of things has opened for us humans a digital world abundant of opportunities, that will further transform the way we learn, interact with each other, with devices, machines and other physical things around us...

From the print trenches to the digital forefront

[Leigh Andrews] As part of Media24's recent changes to its digital publishing businesses, seasoned journalist Andrew Trench was appointed as News24 editor on 1 December. Trench tells us about multi-platform storytelling and taking his print tactics online...

Five things about 'Youthless'

[Ruth Cooper] Today marks the pre-order release of Shortstraw's brand new album, 'Youthless', on iTunes. I emailed this quirky-kins band a few questions about their third full-length album, which is set for official release on 5 January, 2015.

MCQP comes of age

[Daniel Dercksen] Kings, queens, skippers, seamen and even pirates are welcome to plunder this year's Mother City Queer Project (MCQP), which celebrates its 21st edition with a Royal Navy theme, the costume party will take place on Saturday, 20 December, 2014, at the Cape Town City Hall and Grand Parade.

The best of Grohl

[Julia van Schalkwyk] I've got a confession to make: last night Cape Town got the best, the best, the best, the best of Grohl. Being a huge fan of both the Foo Fighters and the Kaiser Chiefs, I expected big. What I got was phenomenal, spectacular and dumbfounding.

Green skeletons: corporate social responsibility advances

[Neil Kirby] The term 'corporate governance', and possibly the term 'corporate social responsibility', is bandied about in commercial circles with an air of confidence that is most beguiling...