[2012 trends] Will someone (Eskom, maybe) please pull the plug?

[Sue Disler] That was my first reaction when Bizcommunity's editor Simone Puterman requested an article predicting 12 trends for 2012. A "trend" is defined as "a general tendency, movement, or direction". In my honest opinion, what most people will be purporting as trend is merely (if you analyse it properly), new and improved technology and ideas. 31 Jan 2012 12:06

[2012 trends] A ratcheting up of existing trends

[Janice Spark] Looking forward, we can expect a ratcheting up of existing trends throughout 2012. Whether you're a politician, an executive or a consumer, the odds are strong you're going to need to hang firmly onto your hat. 20 Jan 2012 12:56

Cloud power to give mobile gaming major boost

[Staff Reporter] For many of us, it's become second nature to use our mobile phones for surfing the web, reading and listening to music. However, the frontier of high-end gaming has remained out of reach, mainly due to the processing power required for intense graphic gaming. 21 Dec 2011 13:03

[2011 trends] Year of the tablet

[Toby Shapshak] If 2010 was the year of the apps (as I wrote this time last year), then 2011 will be the year of the tablet. Last year was supposed to be the year of the tablet (after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off an HP Slate in January) but it was really the year of the iPad. 30 Jan 2011 23:28

AAA, Digital Academy social media classes start this week

The AAA School of Advertising, in co-operation with Walter Pike's Digital Academy, is offering a part-time course in Digital Marketing Strategy from 18 February to 29 May 2010 in Johannesburg. 16 Feb 2010 11:19

[2010 trends] Telecommunications tsunami for 2010

[Arthur Goldstuck] The new undersea cables have begun arriving, new fibre-optic networks are being rolled out, and new connectivity technologies are moving from the horizon to the foreground. What does it all mean? Are there spin-offs beyond the telecoms industry? Let's dig deeper. 14 Jan 2010 11:07

Cloud or ground? Let the customer decide

Offering both an on-demand and on-premise solution gives customers the ability to choose whichever platform they feel best suits their needs. Forcing one model upon customers and prospects doesn't acknowledge the incredible disparities in size, function and composition that separate different groups. 31 Dec 2009 08:00

Digital marketing - 2009/2010

digiVOX looks at the year that was in digital marketing, and peers into the crystal ball for 2010. 17 Dec 2009 11:49

New research reveals growing security risks

Two new research studies, which concern the security implications of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, virtualisation, social networking and mobile communications, were released yesterday, Wednesday, 17 June by RSA, the Security Division of EMC. 18 Jun 2009 10:17

The year of cloud computing and Twitter

[Colin Daniels] This year in South Africa, broadband will become affordable to the man on the street; there'll be more print media cutbacks and closures yet new startups and product innovation; the rise of ultra-portable PCs, netbooks and cloud computing; eBooks and electronic paper will start to mature; and Twitter will becomes a household name... 20 Jan 2009 13:16

How the digital landscape will shape marketing in 2009

[Stafford Masie] A new year is here and stretching before us are 12 months of great possibility and opportunity. No-one could have predicted the innovation and evolution that we saw around the Internet during 2008. Likewise, making predictions for 2009 is nearly impossible. So instead of trying to make precise predictions about our incredibly dynamic industry, I've listed my top nine trends to watch during the coming year. 16 Jan 2009 13:11