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Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) is currently editor-at-large of Bizcommunity.com. After majoring in psychology and linguistics at Rhodes University, and then completing her Honours in psychology, she has been in the world of B2B publishing since 1997 and at Biz since March 2006. Email her at . To submit press releases and contributor pieces, see How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news | Submit news.
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Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star
Another test.
Posted 2 days ago | Like (1)
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on Portfolio Night Johannesburg: Bizcommunity launches a shooting star
Testing right back at you.
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Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on [Biz Takeouts Lineup] 50: Mobile in South Africa and Africa with Google
Yes, 2OV does do the podcasts and you can find episode 50 here on Bizcommunity on http://www.bizcommunity.com/Biz_Takeouts_Podcasts.html
Posted 3 months ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on At a loss for words
"The emergence of CMC slang can be attributed to the advent of mobile phones and the 160-character limit of an SMS that literally rendered many a text message at a loss for words."

This is incorrect.

Back in the early-to-mid 1990s, IRC (Internet Relay Chat/Challenge) hit South Africa, albeit at only certain universities which had internet access. IRCers used a lot of CMC slang - trust me, I was one of them.

Before IRC, there were the news groups which probably used CMC slang, and, before that, the BBS or bulletin board system which probably also used CMC slang (not part of my direct experience but I heard about BBSes from friends).

And before all of that, there was email...

But perhaps if you had written that SMSes and Instant Messengers (IMs) on cellphones caused an increase in the use of CMC slang, that would be more correct, although that is an assumption of mine, too.

PS CMC, in my experience, is an academic term. Where did you pick it up from?
Posted 6 months ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on [Funny Business] Ad agency
Considering how popular experiential marketing has become, this is so appropriate :)
Posted 6 months ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on Time for a long hard look at The Loerie Awards
Actually, I saw the Musica "Flo Browser" in Musica at The Zone@Rosebank. I just can't remember when exactly I saw it but I think it was after last year's ad award season.
Posted 8 months ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on MTN Radio Awards: Joffe responds to Rothschild
The RAB is the Radio Advertising Bureau; I do not think it is all that relevant here. Do you perhaps mean the National Association of Broadcasters? www.nab.org.za
Posted 1 year ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on Jacaranda FM ready to play with new brand identity
Dear Damien

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

This is the version that was sent to us and I am now querying it with the PR. Perhaps it is a CMYK version, rather than an RGB version?

Thanks once again.
Simone
Posted 1 year ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on EXCLUSIVE: Marsland to edit The New Age media, marketing page
Thanks, corrected. My laptop battery failed as I was busy with this piece, thanks to the massive power outage in Johannesburg yesterday.
Posted 1 year ago | Like
Simone Puterman: editor-at-large commented on BCSA, HKLM not involved in new Brand SA slogan
Graeme, we asked the BCSA for comment on the new slogan and received a statement in response. We then asked a further question and received an answer (hence the "told Bizcommunity" in the sixth paragraph.
Posted 1 year ago | Like

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