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The growing popularity of Facebook in local townships can be ascribed to the increasing prevalence of smartphones.

Facebook ikasi style

The world's largest social network captures the attention of SA's township residents – even more so than local mobile social network Mxit.

• SA mobile market gets smart
• Social media goes mainstream in SA

by Kathryn McConnachie, Thu 17 May

 

Analysts say Facebook is unlikely to improve its appeal to marketers anytime soon, as it continues to focus on user experience instead.

Facebook's business model questioned

As GM pulls $10 million in advertising from the social network, questions are raised over the sustainability of Facebook's advertising model.

• Social media showdown

by Kathryn McConnachie, Wed 16 May

 

Sources say Facebook shares are already well oversubscribed, and an increase in the share price will take advantage of the high demand.

All aboard the Facebook IPO train

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will ring the Nasdaq bell on Friday, as the social network goes public.

• Social media showdown

by Kathryn McConnachie, Tue 15 May

 

The latest findings on Internet access in SA show the country is in for an “Internet explosion”, driven mainly by online media, social networking and electronic services.

Internet 'finally' reaches mass market

SA's Internet penetration approaches 20%, with the mass market starting to embrace digital tools on their cellphones for the first time.

• Facebook borders on a billion
• Africa set for subsea cable surge

by Staff writer, Mon 14 May

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be worth about $19 billion once his company debuts on Nasdaq later today.

Facebook listing sparks hype

The social media company will be worth more than $100 billion when it lists today.

• Facebook ikasi style
• Brokerages stop taking Facebook IPO orders

by Nicola Mawson, Fri 18 May

The man behind Facebook

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will be worth $19 billion when his company lists.
by Staff writer, 18 May, 11:14 AM

Android 4.0 update for Galaxy SII

The latest Android OS can now be downloaded by all Galaxy SII users in SA.
by Staff writer, 18 May, 10:41 AM

Stay focused and keep hacking

As Facebook rides on the hype leading up to its IPO, the company tries to remember its roots.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 18 May, 12:35 PM

Sasol sponsors solar speedsters

The South African cross-country endurance challenge will showcase the world's top solar-powered race cars.
by Lezette Engelbrecht, 18 May, 11:29 AM

Torque IT becomes Apple accredited

The group will initially offer training in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
by Nicola Mawson, 18 May, 10:52 AM

Electronic Arts faces another lawsuit

The firm loses its bid to be dismissed from a lawsuit accusing it of involvement in a National Collegiate Athletic Association conspiracy.
by Reuters, 18 May, 10:37 AM

Toshiba aims to double operating profit

The electronics giant will expand its social infrastructure business and boost sales to up its operating profit to $5.6 billion within three years.
by Reuters, 18 May, 10:25 AM

Iran threatens to sue Google

The country's Foreign Ministry warns it may take legal action against Google because it dropped the Persian Gulf from Google Maps.
by Reuters, 18 May, 10:29 AM

Galaxy S pre-orders reach 9m

Samsung receives millions of pre-orders from more than 100 global carriers for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone.
by Reuters, 18 May, 10:30 AM

 

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Historic Facebook debut falls flat

Shares in the social media giant close at $38.23 on listing day.
by Reuters, 19 May, 10:36 AM

E-toll appeal 'tactically unwise'

Government's appeal will drag out the court proceedings, creating further uncertainty in the credit markets, says the Democratic Alliance.
by Farzana Rasool, 18 May, 11:58 AM

• Cabinet to appeal e-toll ruling
• Sanral loses R2.7bn

'Illegal' fibre moratorium lifted

The moratorium on fibre-optic installation in the East Rand that cost the industry millions of rands in losses has finally been lifted.
by Bonnie Tubbs, 18 May, 11:55 AM

• Metro holds fibre industry 'ransom'
• Benoni fibre project 'unaffected' by moratorium

DPSA to tackle Thusong centres

Out of the 100 ICT connected Thusong service centres, 38 were declared fully functional.
by Farzana Rasool, 18 May, 11:06 AM

• DPSA fails to deliver
• SITA restructure a 'smokescreen'

Twitter implements 'Do Not Track'

The micro-blogging site simultaneously improves its customisation features, while allowing users to opt-out and go under the “cookie radar”.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 18 May, 11:11 AM

• Google+ takes on Facebook
• Social media showdown

Cable theft hits northern suburb

Bromhof and surrounding areas were hit by cable theft, leaving over 2 000 Telkom customers without full service this week.
by Staff writer, 18 May, 10:48 AM

• Telkom begins access node upgrade
• Telkom blamed for cable theft crisis

Porn complaints grow

Complaints relating to TV ads promoting pornography on cellphones have increased considerably, says SA's advertising authority.
by Staff writer, 18 May, 11:30 AM

• Never say never, says TopTV
• ICASA says 'no' to TopTV porn

IN-DEPTH

Is SA losing the IT race? The South African IT industry is slipping behind its neighbours in the race to dominate the continent’s high-tech sectors.

 

Glueing eyeballs to apps – profitably Great user experience, strategy and modern architecture grow audiences for enterprise mobile applications.

 

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Software OLX intros iOS app The app lets users advertise, buy and sell on the online classified platform using their iPads or iPhones.	Software Software accreditation: programmers are not dentists While moves to structure the software industry are worthy of support, developers remain fiercely protective of their independence and intellectual property, says Korwe Software.
Internet Free e-textbooks for SA students The engineering, IT and finance e-textbooks are available from Bookboon in PDF format.	Channel Comztek, Ruckus Wireless ink distribution deal Comztek will supply Ruckus' full product line across SA and the SADC and East African regions.
Channel OpenCloud partners Altech ISIS Altech will provide local knowledge and operational support during the deployment of OpenCloud's Rhino platform.

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Columnists

• Ivo Vegter

  The Spike

  

  A bad idea whose time has come

  Moshe Kam floats the really bad idea of regulating the profession of software development.

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  America Movil on the move

  The company acquired Simple Mobile, and proposed an additional €3.2 billion investment in KPN.

• Tallulah Habib

  Cyberbyte

  

  The power of words

  In a time of written communication, the words we choose still say a whole lot about who we are. Unlike in the past, they're now recorded – and often public.

• Lezette Engelbrecht

  Beyond Green

  

  Saviour complex

  Technology may be able to help the world adjust to climate change – but at what cost?

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  Vodafone in $1.7bn takeover deal

  The company acquired Cable & Wireless Worldwide, becoming the UK's second biggest mobile and fixed-line operator.

• Ivo Vegter

  The Spike

  

  Google confirmation bias

  If modern politics seems partisan and opinionated, blame the Internet.

• Ivo Vegter

  The Spike

  

  The Joule of denial

  If rescuing the Joule is top of a list of priorities, the list is upside down.

• Tarryn Giebelmann

  Double Take

  

  Digital footprints leave a trail of mud

  Our social media activity is being monitored whether we like it or not; how blemish-free is your record?

Off the Wires

 

 

Industry Insight

• Security

  

  Welcome to the layer cake

  Corporate IT security is living in the past. Here's the screaming reality.
  by Mark Eardley

• Cloud Computing

  

  He who hesitates...

  The impact of sitting on the cloud fence could be a loss of control for companies.
  by Gareth James

• Virtualisation

  

  Streamlining for agility

  Traditional desktop environments can be more agile if they are managed properly.
  by Scott Orton

• Project Management

  

  Going virtual in the PMO

  How will cloud services influence traditional services?
  by Anita Potgieter

• Contact centres and CRM

  

  Revamping the contact centre

  The evolving role of business process automation in the customer service experience.
  by Deon Scheepers

• Computing

  

  BSM integral to APM

  Business service monitoring has combined with application performance monitoring to create a new look.
  by Jaco Greyling

• Business Intelligence

  

  BI also behavioural intelligence

  Business intelligence should truly inform and educate the company, and not just be a simple reporting tool.
  by David Logan

• Outsourcing

  

  Outcomes-based outsourcing contracts add value

  Key performance indicators need to form the foundations of the desired outcomes in an outsourcing contract.
  by Craig Gibson

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