Flying solo: but not all by myself - Freelancentral With the large number of freelancers and soloists in South Africa (over 3,200 registered on Freelancentral alone), it made sense for Freelancentral to join forces with Pam Sykes and Walter Pike to launch the Flying Solo SA Unconferences (next one: 20 Sept in JHB) and social networking site. 5 Sep 2008 19:16
Habari Media captures the largest online audience in SA - Habari Media Specialist online media sales house, Habari Media, is proud to announce that it has recently been appointed by international media giant, BBC, and local newspaper legend, Sowetan, to represent both companies' online sites in South Africa. 5 Sep 2008 13:08
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Naspers buys into Afrigator BREAKING NEWS: Local social media aggregator startup Afrigator.com has sold a majority stake to MIH Print Africa, a division of the Naspers group, it was announced today, Friday, 5 September 2008. 5 Sep 2008 10:43
High time for ISPs, enterprises to prepare for IPv6 South African organisations and service providers must begin preparing for the shift towards Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) or risk facing significant operational and technical headaches when they're forced to implement the new protocol in two-to-three years' time. So says Rob Hunter, JINX Working Group chair at the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA). 4 Sep 2008 08:32
Unusual content licence conditions for Google Chrome MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: With the intention of creating a better web experience for users around the world, Google launched its new open-source browser, Google Chrome, yesterday, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 [video]. However, new media lawyer Paul Jacobson of Jacobson Attorneys told Bizcommunity.com, the Google set of terms and conditions governing the new web browser are somewhat unusual. 3 Sep 2008 12:46
Make static surfaces interactive Media Republic is launching the iSURFACE platform, which reportedly allows for any static surface to be transformed into a responsive or interactive media platform, in southern Africa, the Johannesburg-based alternative media company announced yesterday, Tuesday, 2 September 2008. 3 Sep 2008 09:11
No sacrifice in website¹s growth gambit - Click2Customers Cape Town-based international chess website, Chesscube.com, has turned to global pay-per-click specialist Clicks2Customers for a targeted campaign as it launches its interactive instruction video service. 2 Sep 2008 18:05
Google Chrome: Google's own web browser NEWSWATCH: The web browser wars are heating up with the launch sometime today, Tuesday, 2 September 2008, of the Windows version of Google Chrome, Google's new open source browser. According to various media reports, Google prematurely emailed its comic book explanation to a blogger, who promptly published it online under Creative Commons licence. The launch comes hot on the heels of the release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8. 2 Sep 2008 10:13
The latest in the SABC circus SABCWATCH: So what's new this week with the SABC? According to various media reports, we've got legal action over the awarding of the 2010 broadcasting equipment tender to Sony SA and not Digital Horizons; SABC news head Snuki Zikala being sued for R1 million, as well as under fire for removing reporters from political coverage (the SABC's response is that it doesn't assign work because of political allegiance); and suspended SABC group CEO contending that the SABC board couldn't fire him because he was appointed by communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri... 2 Sep 2008 09:00
2008 Corporate Publication Competition winners Two titles shared top spot as best corporate publication 2008 at the SA Publication Forum's Corporate Publication Competition's award ceremony held in Midrand last. The two - Contact, staff newspaper of the City of Cape and Sandaba, Sanlam's staff newspaper - also shared top honours for the best corporate newspaper. Mary Willemse of Toyota was named Editor-of-the-Year. 2 Sep 2008 08:59
ITNewsAfrica appoints new editor ITNewsAfrica.com has appointed Samuel Mungadze as its new online editor. Mungadze is a qualified journalist with years of experience in the media industry. His working career has been with The Standard Newspaper (Zimbabwe) SABC Africa (SA) and The African Bulletin (Netherlands). 1 Sep 2008 11:24
2008 Sanlam SA Fashion Journalism winners Tamara Rothbart has scooped the second Sanlam SA Fashion Journalism Awards once again in the writing category. The event was held to coincide with the annual Sanlam SA Fashion Week in Johannesburg on Friday, 29 August 2008. 1 Sep 2008 09:45
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Specialist online media sales house, Habari Media, is proud to announce that it has recently been appointed by international media giant, BBC, and local newspaper legend, Sowetan, to represent both companies' online sites in South Africa. 5 Sep 2008 13:08
BREAKING NEWS: Local social media aggregator startup Afrigator.com has sold a majority stake to MIH Print Africa, a division of the Naspers group, it was announced today, Friday, 5 September 2008. 5 Sep 2008 10:43
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: With the intention of creating a better web experience for users around the world, Google launched its new open-source browser, Google Chrome, yesterday, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 [video]. However, new media lawyer Paul Jacobson of Jacobson Attorneys told Bizcommunity.com, the Google set of terms and conditions governing the new web browser are somewhat unusual. 3 Sep 2008 12:46
Media Republic is launching the iSURFACE platform, which reportedly allows for any static surface to be transformed into a responsive or interactive media platform, in southern Africa, the Johannesburg-based alternative media company announced yesterday, Tuesday, 2 September 2008. 3 Sep 2008 09:11
ITNewsAfrica.com has appointed Samuel Mungadze as its new online editor. Mungadze is a qualified journalist with years of experience in the media industry. His working career has been with The Standard Newspaper (Zimbabwe) SABC Africa (SA) and The African Bulletin (Netherlands). 1 Sep 2008 11:24
Tamara Rothbart has scooped the second Sanlam SA Fashion Journalism Awards once again in the writing category. The event was held to coincide with the annual Sanlam SA Fashion Week in Johannesburg on Friday, 29 August 2008. 1 Sep 2008 09:45
