Mobile Web Africa returns to Johannesburg
Mobile Web Africa is returning to South Africa in a few weeks' time. The organisers, All Amber, have announced numerous new measures, key partnerships and organised a superb venue, all of which support the objective of setting a new standard
Big Data: Big Business or Big Brother?
There is a crazy amount of information floating around the world today, thanks to the marvel of ubiquitous data-driven technology. Stored information has doubled every 40 months since the 1980s. Since 2012, 2.5 exabytes (that's 10 million with 28 more
Times Media to launch Vidi VOD
JSE-listed Times Media Group, which owns a range of newspaper and other media assets, will launch a video-on-demand (VOD) product next month. Called Vidi, the service, which will compete with pay-television operator MultiChoice, will offer both subscription content and movie
SA app secures users’ bank cards
Earlier this week, Old Mutual in Namibia unveiled a deal with Tranwall of Hong Kong to implement South African-developed “transaction control” technology on the OMcard, a prepaid Visa card that was developed specifically for Old Mutual customers in that country. The
Social media optimisation – what you need to know
South Africa's top brands invest heavily in social media. Research conducted by Fuseware and World Wide Worx this year revealed that 93% of leading brands use Facebook, 79% use Twitter, 58% use YouTube, 46% use LinkedIn and 28% use Pinterest.