Life
Please Fix the iPhone
When Vodacom introduced the iPhone to South Africa in September, I was one of the first to spurge R7k in the hopes of getting one of the most advanced cellphones on the market. Then, like many others, I realised that while I love my iPhone’s applications. sleek sex appeal and “oh so lick me” interface, [...]
Surviving Johannesburg, South Africa
Four years ago I moved from Cape Town to Johannesburg to claim my part of this vibrant, energetic, chaotic and dynamic city. Many called me mad. How could I give up waking up to the sea, the mountain and laid back lifestyle?
During my many travels each year, both business and personal, I’ve come across many [...]
Breaking The Silence On Poverty
According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world.” In 2006, about 9.7 million children died before they reached five years of age. 923 Million people across the world are hungry [...]
When Your Hard-Drive (& Apple) Lets You Down
After what can only be described as an incredibly relaxing indulgence at The Saxon this past weekend I woke up on Monday morning to find that my to-do list had miraculously produced more babies over the weekend.
One hour into my Monday morning routine of replying to emails, going through my week’s appointments and preparing for an [...]
It’s My BEE Partner’s Birthday
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m the very proud owner of an English Cocker Spaniel. One of my clients even calls her my BEE partner.
Today Becks turns one. It seems like yesterday that I lay awake listening to her cry after I brought her home from the breeders.
In lieu that she spends much of [...]
The South African Political Debate Alive Online Too
Thanks to social media and user generated media, individuals like you and I are drawing attention beyond the media to important political insight and opinion that could shape our tomorrows. In America alone, more than 60 million people rely on the Internet for political news and electoral debate. And if a look at Amatomu has [...]
Societal Change - Advertising Campaigns About Homophobia & Gay Issues
Advertising to the gay community is nothing new. MTV, General Motors, Nivea for Men, D&G, and Levi’s are amongst the many brands that have done so. In fact, according to a report on mygayweb.com, 78% of gay online users prefer to buy from companies that target market to the GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender) community (via). [...]
Advertising That Changes Society
There’s something about certain advertising and marketing campaigns that gets to the core of who I am - and I am sure you are - as a person. And as you probably picked up from my post yesterday about Blog Action Day, I’m one of those people that believes that a lot of good can come [...]
Blog Action Day - Let’s Change the Conversation
On 15 October 2008 it’s Blog Action Day, an annual nonprofit global event that aims to bring together the world’s social media community to post on the same day about an important issue for the sake of raising awareness and sparking a powerful global discussion.
This year the issue of focus will be poverty.
Living in Africa, this is [...]
A Lesson on Blogs and Blogging
The thing about owning your own company - especially one that is focused on strategy and consulting - is that time is of the essence. If my lack of blogging has anything to say, my time has been spread thin of late, which from a business perspective is great.
However, truth be told, I’m having myself what [...]
Here’s to the Crazy Ones
Something we can all live by.
I’m a Digital Nomad, Are You?
In July Steve Rubel wrote about the rise of the Digital Nomad, independent and corporate workers - myself included - who work from wherever they want, be it an airport, hotel, plane or coffee shop, thanks to digital- and web-based services, mostly laptops, mobile phones and wi-fi.
Mike Gunderoy, Chris Brogan, Hugh Macleod and John Jantsch each report on Dell’s [...]
Go At Your Own Pace
Chris Brogan wrote an interesting blog post about how people should do what works for them specific to social media likes and dislikes.
I believe that his lesson relates to anything online - and offline for that matter. In the context of online, just because company or person X uses a different tactic or tool to [...]
Social Design Explained
In a video post trio for today, I love this video by SocialDesignSite.com that shares insight into what social design is.
Watch it. Share it.
Thanks Kate
Using Multimedia to Illuminate Cyberbullying
Every day, children are inappropriately targeted by peers on the Internet, mobile phones and similar technologies. This behaviour is called Cyberbullying, and its effects are felt across the globe.
To help spread awareness of online bullying, Sony Creative Software, The Ad Council and the National Crime Prevention Council organised the Cyberbullying PSA Development Contest. As winners of the content, the below two videos help relay a very [...]
