South Africans have embraced the social network in force. Official figures put the number of South Africans accessing Facebook at 4.8 million (of which 3.5 million access it via internet as well as via mobile devices).
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The rise of Machine
So there is this online media sales house right, small fry really, just one guy selling space on a website at a time when internet advertising was fairly undeveloped in the South African market. It’s not really even a sales house, more like a sales guy with a bit of ambition.
Live from SA – the youth have their say
Live SA is a new youth publication published out of Cape Town. There’s the usual stuff on love, YouTube, being brave and following your heart, should you get that body piercing, music, freedom and fashion – and then maybe the less usual stuff, about falling out of the closet aged 16, what to do when your countrymen’s infamous xenophobia breaks down the lives of friends, of falling in love with gangster boys and having Miss Khayelitsha pose in front of the backend of a construction truck…
A collaborative approach to architecture
The 1965 exhibition Architecture Without Architects, shown at the Museum of Modern Art, and the accompanying book Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-pedigreed Architecture by Bernard Rudofsky, provided a unique view into what Rudofsky defined as “communal vernacular,” “anonymous,” “spontaneous,” “indigenous,” “rural,” “non-formal,” “non-classified,” or “non-pedigreed” architecture.
Hewlett splits Habari Group, launches major new agency player
Adrian Hewlett, CEO and founder of the Habari Group, has combined his group’s significant through-the-line, below-the-line, research, digital and social businesses to launch a major new independent advertising agency called Machine.
Naspers to benefit from Facebook IPO
Forget the Mayans. The real apocalypse in 2012 will come via Facebook, and Naspers will be laughing all the way to the bank.
Our surprising social media addictions and what they say about us (Infographic)
Frugaldad.com created an infographic illustrating ‘news’ as defined by users of social media.
Why Facebook Likes Google+
As Google+ rolls out enhancements to its social networking tools, industry leader Facebook refines its own offerings. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK considers whether the “newcomer” can take on an 800-million-strong network.
The myth of the ‘digital born’
Are children really “digital born”? ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK argues that this fondly held belief is a myth. He suggests a tool used by kids that adults can also embrace to become “digital made”.
A very civilised CityMob
A series of Facebook pages, started several years ago, has been so successful that its creator has teamed up with two friends to start a group-buying business called CityMob off the back of it. Daniel Solomon started the I Like Cape Town fan page on Facebook on a whim and has seen it grow to a group with over 30 000 members.
Solomon and his partners also run I Like Durban (with over 40 000 fans), I Like Johannesburg (more than 5000 fans), I like PE (over 8000 fans) and I Like South Africa (over 36 000 fans).