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Why news outlets should think twice about republishing the New Zealand mosque shooter's livestream

In an appalling example of the latest technology, the gunman reportedly livestreamed his killings on Facebook. Amplifying the spread of this kind of material can be harmful...

By Colleen Murrell 1 day ago

The IFC wants to hear from small businesses in South Africa - take the survey!

In collaboration with Kantar, the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is asking small business owners in South Africa to share the challenges and opportunities they face through an online survey...

Issued by Kantar TNS 1 day ago

Renowned

Renowned is for anyone who wants to unlock the power in their network by leveraging the online world...

Issued by DigitLab 15 Mar 2019

#Newsmaker: "I will always be a print girl" - Brand Cartel's Cilla Thompson

Brand Cartel's newly appointed Cilla Thompson tells us what it's like to be the oldest in the team and that all the office is missing is literally a pool and a flamingo. Oh and that she's rubbed shoulders with David Beckham and Antonio Banderas on shoot...

By Jessica Tennant 13 Mar 2019

Why top companies advertise on BusinessTech

BusinessTech offers South African companies exceptional reach and value-for-money to market their business and technology products...

Issued by BusinessTech 13 Mar 2019

#Newsmaker: Good things come to Brent Lindeque

The year is off to a great start for Brent Lindeque, founder of South Africa's Good Things Guy, having recently won 'Best South African Blog of the Year' and been named the category winner of 'Social Enterprise and Philanthropy' and the fourth most influential South African in the '100 Most Influential Young South Africans' poll...

By Jessica Tennant 12 Mar 2019

Why children's social media safety is in the spotlight after the wake of the #Momochallenge hoax

Described by Paper magazine as a "...saucer-eyed, lipless bird lady with trendy bangs and Voldemort nostrils," it's easy to see why Momo is the latest social media scare, as it's reportedly being hacked into child-friendly apps such as Peppa Pig, Fornite and YouTube Kids. But read this before you ban your young ones from using the internet...

By Leigh Andrews 6 Mar 2019

Why the smartest marketers choose MyBroadband

MyBroadband easily outperforms other marketing channels for IT products and services in South Africa, which is why it should be a core part of any marketing campaign...

Issued by MyBroadband 6 Mar 2019

IncuBeta teams up with Red & Yellow to boost performance-based digital media skills

Digital marketing holding company, IncuBeta, is partnering with Red & Yellow Creative School of Business to offer a new performance-based digital media course...

Issued by incuBeta 26 Feb 2019

#NewCampaign: "Periods are normal, showing them should be too"

A new campaign by Libresse, called #BloodNormal, aims to encourage positive cultural change around euphemisms and end period shaming by showing realistic depictions of periods...

By Jessica Tennant 25 Feb 2019

Mom buys everywhere for everyone. Is she buying your brand?

You may have heard that 73% of moms make the purchasing decisions in the home, but how do you tap into that purchasing power?...

Issued by Exposure Marketing 22 Feb 2019

Brandwatch appoints YOUKNOW as African channel partner

After four years of supporting Crimson Hexagon in Africa as well as the successful merger of Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon in 2018, YOUKNOW Digital has been appointed as the official distribution partner to Brandwatch...

Issued by YOUKNOW Digital 21 Feb 2019

How metrics are changing editorial decisions in African newsrooms

Newsrooms in Africa, like their counterparts around the world, are embracing new media tools like analytics or editorial metrics to aid in the editorial decision-making process...

By Dr Admire Mare and Dumisani Moyo 20 Feb 2019

Pippa Green appointed as the new Press Ombud

The South African Press Council has appointed Pippa Green, a renowned and seasoned journalist and writer as the new Press Ombud...

19 Feb 2019

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Why anti-vaccine beliefs and ideas spread so fast on the internet

There's been a recent increase globally in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases....

By Marina Joubert & Francois van Schalkwyk 14 Feb 2019

365 Digital launches the Ad Tech Masterclass Series

365 Digital, supported by Google, are hosting a series of Ad Tech Masterclasses during 2019 aimed at fostering a greater unified online advertising ecosystem.

Issued by 365 Digital 6 Feb 2019

MyBroadband hits biggest South African IT readership in history

MyBroadband topped the January 2019 South African IT readership rankings with 2.78 million unique monthly visitors and 10 million page views...

Issued by MyBroadband 5 Feb 2019

Microsoft CMO on the transformation of digital marketing

Jessica Tennant interviews Peter DeBenedictis, chief marketing officer for Microsoft in the Middle East and Africa on his recent business trip to South Africa...

By Jessica Tennant 5 Feb 2019

#FairnessFirst: Diversity behind the scenes makes for better reporting

One of the basic tenets of journalism is to tell the true story. But everyone's version of the story is shaded by personal background - and what if your background doesn't match that of the subject? It shouldn't make a difference, but it does. Here's why UK publishers are now hiring diversity executives...

By Leigh Andrews 4 Feb 2019

New data reveals the best place for South African tech companies to advertise

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