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From customer channel fragmentation to integration
by Wesley Lynch on January 10th, 2011
The functional evolution of social network platforms has allowed the most successful among them (notably Facebook and Twitter) to become channels for integrated customer engagement via the web.
Social both integrates multiple previously separate ch...
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Embrace online channels to ride out the recession's aftermath
by Wesley Lynch on January 5th, 2011
As the after-effects of the global recession continue to suppress demand, many businesses are discovering the benefits of an online strategy.
A great example is British retailer Marks amp; Spencer. Hard hit throughout the recession, M amp;S reporte...
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The year ahead for SMS
by Pieter Streicher on January 5th, 2011
2011 is the year South African consumers become amongst the best protected in the world thanks to two important new laws. Far from seeing this as a threat, businesses should see this as a huge opportunity for improved customer communications, especia...
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E-business evolves
by Wesley Lynch on December 20th, 2010
The e-business provider arena has grown into an enormous, complex industry with numerous specialist areas in the last 10 years. And yet providers continue to claim one-stop shop status and fail to carve out clear niches.
As a result many top-flight...
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E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
by Wesley Lynch on December 13th, 2010
The mercurial world of the internet remains a catalyst for change. In recent history, iTunes, the seminal digital music download platform, has turned music distribution upside down.
Now, with e-books poised to hit the mainstream, we're on the eve...
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Keeping your child safe, despite the digital generation gap
by Pieter Streicher on November 24th, 2010
When we were children the standing joke was that the kids had to set the video machine for their non-technical parents. We’d grown up with video machines, while for our parents they were still new-fangled devices. Fast forward to today and consider...
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Open source: It's not all or nothing
by Muggie van Staden on November 22nd, 2010
Too often open source software is portrayed as an all-or-nothing option. In reality a mixed environment is the first step to a successful migration.
Free and open source software is famously versatile. Think of just about any piece of software your...
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Think before you click: Shopping from your cellphone
by Pieter Streicher on November 17th, 2010
While your cellphone has access to the same internet that your PC has access to, it also carries a link to your phone bill and this combination affords new billing mechanisms to content providers. This change can catch consumers unaware and could res...
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Yes I know the VAT is in Holland about 25% all-inn, so 760 + 190 = 950
Apple still makes a profit on 1 display of 150 euro thats more then 20%.
and dont tell me about importing the things because america imported them too, and really ...
Jack on Why are Apple products so expensive in SA?
Moe Man -
Maybe not in your neck of the woods, yet - but here in the USA ereader sales and ebook sales are spiking so quickly that the "death of print" that was once thought to be ten years away may be...one.
The problem for print book sellers ...
tbrookside on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
I left New York Publishing five books ago, creating four novels and one How-To as Kindle Exclusive Original books - why? Because I paid attention to those who predicted these changes some years back, those who were hushed up or booed or laughed at, a...
Robert W. Walker on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
I've been convinced for some time now the e-book market will seriously affect the print world. As an older American whose eyesight is no longer 20/20 unless I wear my glasses, the ability to change font size is a God-send. The weight of big paperback...
Allison Knight on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
@Paul Barrett. New software and DRM systems will eventually support 2nd hand book sales. Some ebook retailers already support the loan of ebooks between friends.
New business models will also emerge that will be based on access to information rath...
Wesley Lynch on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
While e-books currently offer no significant advantages for most people, and some important disadvantages, the cost factor (for the publishers if not for the public) and the physical space saving will eventually kill the paper book; at least outside ...
Paul Barrett on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
Does anyone actually know anyone who would be caught dead reading an e-book?...
Moe Man on E-books: Publishing on the eve of a revolution
I also do training in the eastern Cape Schools.
The lack of Internet and the many viruses are a constant problem......until i started using Linux Mint or Ubuntu.......what a savior.
Machines all now run consistently....
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Nokia N8 review
by Andy Hadfield on November 9th, 2010
I so badly wanted to like this phone. In my world, Nokia just hasn't cracked it since the E71. That phone rocked my worl...
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Textspeak is here to stay, like it or not
by Pieter Streicher on November 8th, 2010
People are quick to blame SMS language or "textspeak" for a rise in incorrect spelling and grammar among children and ad...
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SMS improves communications for deaf
by Pieter Streicher on October 27th, 2010
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, the island of Martha's Vineyard, off the east coast of the US, had 20 times ...
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Don't get locked into the cloud
by Reader Blog on October 25th, 2010
By Muggie van Staden
If you run a business chances are you already run part of your business "in the cloud". And if y...
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