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Learn Joomla, get on top of the marketing game

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:05:00 +0200

The media, marketing and advertising industries are some of the most competitive industries in our current society. In these fast-moving, ever-changing industries you can lose out on a week if you're absent for a day... Therefore it's very important to ensure that you are always on top of your game and one step ahead of the rest.
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How to use Google Maps for your business

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0200

<>Thousands of South African businesses and website owners are already making the most out of Google Maps since the product launched locally last year. If you're not already using the free offerings in Maps to improve your business web presence quickly, cheaply and easily ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, here are a few tips to make you and your business more Maps-savvy. [video]
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Four digital milestones for your business in 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:49:00 +0200

<>I do get tired of the frantic “trending” that occurs at the beginning and end of every year. Hence, I tend to sit back, take it all in and try give a summarised, more considered view a month or so later. Call it cutting through the clutter, if you will... So, without any further ado, here are four very simple direction markers for your digital strategy in 2010. They're not rocket science - but good strategy never was.
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2010 World Newspaper Congress speakers announced

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:00 +0200

<>Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die."
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TEAMtalk media mobilises cricket coverage in South Africa

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:51:00 +0200

<>TEAMtalk media, the leading digital sports content producer in South Africa and BSkyB subsidiary, has announced the launch of c365.co.za, the South African mobile version of Cricket365 (www.cricket365.com).
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News site for grant makers, NGOs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:02:00 +0200

Tshikululu Social Investments, the non-profit company that manages social investment grant making for Anglo American, De Beers, the FirstRand Group and Discovery, among others, has launched a new website to serve as an information and opinion resource for the local corporate social investment (CSI) industry.
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New editor for Gadget

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:40:00 +0200

<>Veteran technology journalist Sean Bacher has been appointed editor of what is reputed to be South Africa's longest-running online technology magazine, Gadget.
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Post, courier benefit from online retail - Datamonitor

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:49:00 +0200

One of the areas that remained relatively buoyant internationally, despite the recession, is online retail which is leading to a rise in home deliveries. This is one of the findings from research by independent market analyst Datamonitor that revealed that this rise is benefiting post offices and courier firms contending with a difficult trading environment.
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Feed your ego, again - Loeries annual out

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:29:00 +0200

<>Hot off the press, the 31st Loerie printed annual of 313 pages is now available with a complementary DVD set at R605 (excl. vat).
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Wits offers dual degree in journalism

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:51:00 +0200

A new dual-degree programme, beginning in August 2010, will allow students to study journalism in both New York and Johannesburg, announced the Wits Department of Journalism and the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University on Wednesday 3 February 2010.
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