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SOUTH AFRICA
Millward Brown South Africa announces The Best Liked Ads for Q2 2013
[Issued by Millward Brown] Millward Brown's Best Liked Ads list celebrates SA's favourite TV commercials. These are the ads that have been rated as the 'most liked' by the South African audience, whom we believe to be the most important critic. Read more >>

Somali Media Awards 2013 open for entries

Journalists are invited to submit stories that highlight and explain development and humanitarian issues for the 2013 Somali Media Awards.

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Social media making you sick?

Dylan Balkind

We at Help For Hemorrhoids hope you're sitting happy in the traffic. Like our page and tell us about the worst sit-in you've ever sat-in. This is not social media. This is stupid.

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Are you getting bang for your PR buck?

Marion Scher

When I hold media release writing courses I always ask the delegates to send me examples of their work beforehand for 'workshopping' during the course.

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Digital
SOUTH AFRICA
Why web hosting reviews are vital

Charles Mburugu

When it comes to finding a suitable host for your site, web hosting reviews can be very important in helping you make the right decision. There are literally hundreds of web hosting reviews which can be found online. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Cyber crime a national crisis
Cyber crime is a national crisis costing the country a billion rand a year, a law firm said on Wednesday, 23 October. The FBI in the US listed South Africa as the sixth most active country where cyber crime took place. Read more >>

Education & Training
KENYA
Free access to Wikipedia for Airtel customers
Airtel's customers will now be able to access information available on Wikipedia free of data charges through their mobile phones thanks to a strategic partnership between Airtel and the Wikimedia Foundation. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
AfricaCom set to launch first dedicated LTE event
Over the past three years, AfricaCom has seen a major shift in the discussion points affecting the telecommunications industry across the African continent. Read more >>

Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
MTN now has 203,8m subscribers
Mobile phone company MTN said on Thursday, 24 October that the number of subscribers grew by 1.1% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) to 203.8m in the third quarter of this year. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
MMA SA partners with AfricaCom 2013 and offer members 20% on delegate passes

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association

AfricaCom is Africa's largest communications conference and exhibition. Now in its 16th year, the conference features 350+ exhibitors and an astounding 8000 senior decision-makers representing the entire communications ecosystem across Africa and beyond. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Microsoft unfazed by 'lightweight' Apple software
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: - Microsoft has brushed off Apple's move to give away its software, claiming the iWork productivity suite was "lightweight" and had never gained much traction. Read more >>

GERMANY
Holocaust memorial app launches in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY: Smartphones in Germany are now delivering messages from the past, with a new app launched on Wednesday, 23 October, that shows the names and pictures of Holocaust victims or people walking past their former homes. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
YouTube drunk-driving confessor goes to prison
UNITED STATES
European smartphone owners make online purchases via their device

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Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Sentra is a blast from the past

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

In another blast from the past Nissan has now also unwrapped a reborn Sentra which joins the recently re-launched Almera and together they will lead the Japanese carmaker's two-pronged attack on the local passenger car market. Read more >>


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New events to diarise

Workshop for screenwriters
The Writing Studio - 19 Oct 2013 to 9 Nov 2013 Cape Town

Media Management Scholarships at Rhodes University
Rhodes University - 23 Oct 2013 to 15 Nov 2013 Grahamstown

FIDIC
Alusani Skills & Training Network - 2 Dec 2013 to 3 Dec 2013 Johannesburg

Soweto Festival of Light
Imagineering Corporation - 13 Dec 2013 to 22 Dec 2013 Soweto

African Utility Week
Clarion Events - 13 May 2014 to 14 May 2014 Cape Town


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