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M&G editor resigns, off to New Delhi

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: Mail & Guardian's editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, has resigned to take up a post at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, the newspaper reports.
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Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa.
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Digital, traditional media go hand in hand

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:27:00 +0200

It's been exciting watching the phenomenal growth of digital media both locally and globally in the past say two decades. This, of course, has given marketers a whole new category of media in which to spend our advertising budgets.
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Calling editors, publishers: How to manage online comments

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:13:00 +0200

The World Editors Forum is calling on editors and publishers worldwide to contribute to a new report on how best to manage online comments, including hate speech and potentially libellous statements, with the best practices to be presented at the World Editors Forum annual conference in Bangkok in June.
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The importance of strong passwords

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:04:00 +0200

The dangers of using weak passwords have been illustrated time and time again, not only for home users but in corporate environments also. Social networking sites are often the first point of contact between users and companies, and special care should be taken to strengthen the security of social media accounts.
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Lesotho now available in Google Street View

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:26:00 +0200

Wherever you want to go, Google Maps can take you there - and now Street View can show you around 50 countries globally. Since 2007, the Google Maps Street View feature has enabled people around the world to continue exploring 360-degree panoramic imagery. And now, Lesotho can also be found on Google Street View.
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Crafting your personal brand story

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:33:00 +0200

Often, in business or personal encounters with other people, we hear the phrase, "So, tell me a bit about yourself." Yet many of us don't have a well-packaged answer ready. And that means that we miss out on an opportunity to quickly convey all the most important things we want people to know about us. Instead, we ramble and leave out key bits of information.
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D&AD Awards: The nominations

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:05:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony.
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Is the ad industry ready for technology-centric media planning and buying?

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:07:00 +0200

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: In a survey of 100 media agencies, media owners and brands, conducted by the Festival of Media Global 2013, many believe media agencies are adapting well and that the media planner's role will change to take on more of a strategic/advisory capacity; however there is some concern over a lack of industry standards and transparency, and the disadvantage of a lack of human input.
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MISA-Botswana appoints Zongwani as national director

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:03:00 +0200

The Media Institute of Southern Africa's Botswana Chapter (MISA-Botswana) recently announced the appointment a new national director, Buyani Zongwani.
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