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The evolving everyday-ness of everyday The internet is evolving faster than you think, but don't be disconcerted - this makes it even easier to jump onto the bandwagon because nothing is static for too long - what's new now might be old news soon. After recently discovering the wonders of the Twitterverse, I now appreciate being updated throughout the day with what's going on beyond my laptop. While social media can be a curse to celebrities, sport personalities and politicians who forget the power of the medium, it means you live in the 'here and now' rather than when the prime time news is aired.
You no longer have to be at a conference to know exactly what the keynote speaker is divulging or the colour of his shirt. This I discovered after searching #gathering on Twitter last week (hashtag used for The Gathering - a conference hosted by SA's The Daily Maverick) and following in-the-moment happenings as they unfolded as attendees were tweeting at high frequency - so much so that #gathering at one point trended #4 worldwide. I managed to catch The Social Network this past weekend - the movie based on the book about Facebook, The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. It's a good, gripping movie that gives you some background on the origins of the most popular social networking platform in the world. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, is not portrayed in the best of lights - the film portrays him as stealing the concept of Facebook from other students and betraying his best friend. After watching it, I find using Facebook is a slightly different experience; but no less addictive. If you're reading this, you're already part of an online community so I'm not going to preach to the choir; but if you know any idle bystanders, I suggest you advise them to get onto the bandwagon - there's a whole new social experience available online that is changing the way the everyday-ness of everyday works. Cheers, Sindy Peters, Africa editor Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Send all your Africa marketing news africanews@bizcommunity.com. Top stories
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MOGADISHU: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has expressed its concern for the continued violence and targeting of journalists after a radio journalist was shot and wounded in the Afgoi district of the lower Shabelle region in Somalia. 
The Moroccan government has suspended all operations by the pan-Arab television network Al-Jazeera in the country for allegedly failing to follow the "rules of serious and responsible journalism". 
Dr Danny Jordaan, South Africa's 2010 Organising Committee CEO, received an award at the 2010 Africa International Media Summit (AIMS) held in South Africa, 5-6 November, during the Africa Living Legends Banquet at the Durban Manor Hotel. Jordaan was awarded a white-beaded miniature replica of the 2010 Moses Mabhida Stadium for his role in hosting the successful 2010 FIFA World Cup. 
The Africa International Media (AIM) Summit takes place at the Durban Manor Hotel and Conference Centre in Durban, South Africa, 5-6 November 2010, and will address the 2010 FIFA World Cup and its successes. The two-day summit aims to develop a conscious awareness of the need to ensure balanced representation of Africa within the global community. 
LAGOS: Bharti Airtel has partnered with IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco to drive customer service across 16 African countries. An agreement is expected to be finalised soon. 
MTN Ghana has been awarded the overall 2010 Y'ello Care Awards prize for the largest staff participation and innovative community initiatives in MTN's 21 Days of Y'ello Care programme. The US$100,000 prize money must be reinvested into a social responsibility project. 
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has released its 
Under its theme "What you Ghana do," the recent third AGM of the Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC) created a starting block for opening up discussions surrounding how South Africa and Africa have been used and should continue to be used as a Unique Selling Proposition (USP). 
A number of MTN executives will form part of the lineup of speakers at AfricaCom 2010, hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from 10-11 November 2010. This is the third year that MTN has sponsored the annual telecoms conference. 
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook set some users to squinting on Wednesday (3 November 2010) by shrinking text size on pages of the world's most popular online social networking service. 
Visa recently expanded the launch of its latest product in sub-Saharan Africa, the Visa Infinite Card. Th Infinite Product launches included Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in East Africa; Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa and Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa. 
Representatives from government, regulators and African broadcasters will meet late this month at the Africa Media and Broadcasting Congress 2010 to discuss the changing dynamics of traditional broadcasting. The congress will take place from the 29 November - 3 December 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. | International news |
UNITED KINGDOMConsumer trends for 2011
LONDON, UK: While consumers are still reeling from the aftershock created by the global economic crisis, lessons have been learnt, behaviours changed and consumer adaptability has created a new way of life. With that in mind, Mintel predicts nine key consumer trends for the year ahead, examining how long term behaviour has been implicated. In 2011, consumers are living for the long term with attitudes inspired by a changed value set. Read more >>FRANCERECMA publishes 2010 digital agency rankings
PARIS, FRANCE: RECMA, the research company evaluating media agencies in 50 countries, has just released its new Digital Agency Rankings report - edition 2010. The report finds that the leader is WPP with 32% of the total digital resources. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMUK's online display advertising market grows 34%
LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc. this week released an overview of the UK online display advertising market for Q3 2010, which showed strong gains compared to Q3 2009. Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMSmartphones dominate mobile traffic worldwide
LONDON, UK: Smartphone users are generating two-thirds of total mobile cellular traffic* worldwide despite the fact that only 13% of mobile subscribers use smartphones, according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media (informatm.com/smartphones). Read more >>UNITED KINGDOMD&AD Awards 2011: Sanky has a question for you
LONDON, UK: To launch the D&AD Awards 2011, D&AD president Simon 'Sanky' Sankarayya has a question for every single purveyor of original thought in the world. On 3 November 2010 at 12.00pm GMT he will attempt to ask this question in as many languages as humanly possible. Join Sanky at www.youtube.com/dandad. Congratulations to SA's Mike Schalit (Network BBDO) - he's the Radio Advertising jury foreman. Read more >>UNITED STATESWomen like to smell how they feel
UNITED KINGDOMLaw firms in fee fall
UNITED KINGDOMConsumer packaged goods trends for 2011
UNITED KINGDOMWatch out!
UNITED STATESEco-lovers attracted by perceived superior quality
UNITED KINGDOMRare sighting: First new UK paper in 25 years
UNITED STATESSeptember 2010 US mobile subscriber market share
THE NETHERLANDSThe Netherlands leads Europe in online visit frequency
UNITED STATESQ3 2010 US retail e-commerce spending up 9%
UNITED STATESMMA names 2011 North American board of directors
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SOUTH AFRICAVolvo S60 hits the cool spot
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SOUTH AFRICABiz.Travel Q&A with Maarten van den Nieuwenhuijsen
Over lunch of antipasti, warthog pasta and La Motte Sauvignon Blanc at Radisson Blu Waterfront, Brian Berkman and Maarten van den Nieuwenhuijsen, regional director of The Rezidor Group, Southern Africa shoot the breeze. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAMTN to launch Traveller
The cell phone has become the ubiquitous communication device of choice in South Africa and now, in what is claimed to be a first for South Africa and the world, MTN in introducing MTN Traveller - designed to allow consumers to plan their holidays - flights, accommodation, car hire and arrange other aspects of any trip. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACape Town woos the world
SOUTH AFRICASteenberg beats All Blacks
SOUTH AFRICABest places to go in SA
UNITED KINGDOMHoliday habits are gradually returning
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SOUTH AFRICACulinary highlights with Blues Food and Wine Pairings
[Ruth Cooper] Really good food, like a good lover, leaves happy memories to look back on in days when one is not feeling that, um, fufilled. One of my favourite food memories belongs to an amazing chicken burger I had in a pub in Scotland when I was 17. Why it was so memorable I can't really recall, but eight years later I still count that chicken burger as one of my culinary highlights. Last night's Food and Wine Pairing at Blues Restaurant and Bar in Camps Bay is going into the happy food memory banks. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICALove, tragedy, maths
[Patricia Pieterse] Complicite's A Disappearing Number introduces us to the art and beauty of mathematics. The second season of the National Theatre Live in the UK has started, which means some more interesting plays coming to cinemas in SA. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICAJax Panik - so overly pop, it's anti-pop?
[Ruth Cooper] Jax Panik is trying to do something revolutionary with his latest album "I am Jax Panik". Supposedly a tongue-in-cheek pastiche of today's contemporary popular music employing deliberately cheesy poppy lyrics and beats, but ultimately, tongue or no tongue, the music still sounds like any of those Katy Perry, Adam Lambert dumbed down, banal-lyric hits that plague the radio. I just don't get it. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICACheap and cheerful (without suffering crippling social damage)
[Johann Smith] Whatever happened to "I want that one"? Remember, when you didn't know what a specific delicacy was on a menu? That time when you wanted every scrumptious cake on the rotating wheel at a bakery, despite not knowing what any of it was called? You simply pointed at it and said: "that one" and merely described the colour and shape. Read more >>SOUTH AFRICASouthern Ink Xposure back in Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICAUp the Creek in February 2011
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