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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Mobile Media Mindblast – be there!
Mobile Media Mindblast is happening on Friday 3rd June – a collaborative event that includes the big players – Vodacom, Google, MXit plus Joseph Jaffe as keynote speaker. Are you wondering how you should be using the explosive growth of … Continue reading
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Social Media World Africa Forum this week! #SMWF
On Wednesday, I’ll be at the Social Media World Africa Forum for their exciting line up. See the full agenda here and the speakers here. Track highlights include: • Integrating social media into your marketing plan, and building your social media … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, Linkedin, SMWF, social media, Social media marketing, twitter
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Twitter 101 – the basics
New to twitter, or thinking about starting an account? Here are some of the basics to get you up and running … 1. Account set up and management Choose a name that easily identifies you (or your public persona/brand). Your … Continue reading
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Tagged How To ..., Online Communities, social media, twitter
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Nonprofits must learn to use their “human” voice
The “human voice” is often the most compelling part of a story. In our information rich world, bombarded by content from so many different places, we sometimes forget how to bring out our humanity. Nonprofit organisations, who are generally under-resourced … Continue reading
Uh oh … sometimes you don’t want your brand trending …
Sometimes, trending online is exactly what you DON’T want, especially when it’s about bad service. Vodacom has had a bad run this Friday morning – they’re trending on twitter because their service is down, apparently due to a cable break. … Continue reading
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Tagged Online Communities, Social Networking, Trending and Popularity, twitter, Vodacom
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Best reading material on the loo – twitter or fave magazine?
This morning I had a few precious minutes on the loo and found myself in a quandary – do I read my favourite mag, or do I scan twitter for the latest? I chose twitter … it’s been a week … Continue reading
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Twitterati hungry for election news in SA
8.30pm on election night, an hour and a half after voting stations have closed … what’s highlighted in twitter trends in South Africa? Our hunger for election knowledge, again … SAtwitterpolitician ballot @helenzille LGE2011 queue IEC voters thumb council district … Continue reading
Twitter abuzz for the elections
The night before the local government election and what is trending on twitter? #ifyoulethelenzillewin Is that feeling threatened and causing trouble, or some humour? Thankfully, we do have some humour to help us through the maelstrom of local government elections. … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 May, African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, local government, MXit, social media, South Africa, twitter, vote
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Communications costs getting cheaper
“Consumers and businesses globally are paying on average 18% less for entry-level information and communication technology (ICT) services than they were two years ago – and more than 50% less for high-speed Internet connections”, says ITU. However, developing countries still … Continue reading
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