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Digital Economy, Media and Banking in South Africa

With its relatively well-developed and diverse infrastructure, South Africa is taking a regional lead role in the convergence of telecommunication and information technologies with the media and entertainment sector, promising reductions in telecommunication costs and better availability of information and … Continue reading

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Facebook not resting on its laurels

Facebook is far from resting on its laurels in its battle against other digital media players and has received much press following the release of its own search engine, Graph Search. It is based on user generated content contained within … Continue reading

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WCIT’s security issues

Another contentious issue at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai is ‘security’. There has been a dramatic increase in nervousness regarding a whole range of security issues, especially in relation to the internet. They include: SPAM, denial-of-service-attacks, … Continue reading

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A couple of hurdles for Facebook

In April 2012 Facebook made two large announcements which included its attempt to purchase rising competitor Instagram and its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO launched in May 2012 and after much hype has been plagued by problems, including NASDAQ … Continue reading

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The Facebook Community Commons

Guest blog by Don Cameron There is a quiet revolution happening on Facebook that is really helping to bring back the concept of ‘marketplace commons’ to rural communities otherwise adversely impacted by the overwhelmingly one-sided and increasing trade deficit of … Continue reading

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