The inspiration for this post came from the fact that I'm busy outsourcing software-development work to Russia now, given that I can't find the skills locally.
I often wonder how (and when!) South Africa will become globally competitive in the int...
Views: 666 | 1 Comment » | posted on Sunday, October 7th, 2007 | Tags: economics, exports, IT skills, labour, software development
I've had quite an eventful trip to the United States (still here), attending both the Commission Junction University Conference and TechCrunch40 -- two seriously great conferences. I met hundreds of people, saw dozens of companies and handed out and...
Views: 669 | 3 Comments » | posted on Thursday, September 20th, 2007 | Tags: advertising, Facebook, online advertising, social networking
Does Facebook play a part in politics (governmental, not corporate :-)? Of course!
The Sunday Times in South Africa released a front page report yesterday on the South African Health Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. Over and above the fact ...
Views: 994 | 14 Comments » | posted on Monday, August 20th, 2007 | Tags: Facebook, government, ICT, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, media, MySpace, news, politics, power, social, social networking