Chairperson of Digital Jury, Matt Ross – KingJames/PUNK Comments: “The entries this month’s slim pickings went from excellent craft and excellent idea to completely laughable (no, not in a good way). This time craft won over idea. The winner was Clover’s ‘Way Better’ microsite which created a Dr Seuss-like Dairyverse to teach its audience about Read more…
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
14.4 Million South Africans Within Reach in Seconds
Effective Measure introduces real-time Internet intelligence to media planners in emerging markets Effective Measure, the leading provider of digital media planning solutions in emerging markets, today announced a much-awaited feature that enables planners to generate instant market intelligence on the profiles belonging to 14.4 million unique browsers in South Africa. Real-time Internet audience reports created Read more…
Facebook launches new Page Post Ads
Facebook homepage Premium ads to be converted to Page Post Ads by February 29th 2012 Page Post Ads will be similar to Sponsored stories in that they will show a user’s social interaction with brands based on the interaction of a brand status update. The ads will also have a bold new design, larger than Read more…
Digivox now a Google AdWords Search Certified Partner company
Long reputed for its excellence in online Display Advertising, Search Marketing, and Social Media; along with having achieved various accolades in each, Digivox has recently been awarded a Global Certification for Google AdWords.Google Search Partner Certification is only granted to a company on the basis of demonstrated expertise and skill sets in order to attain Read more…
EM data: Sites popular with 60+ age group in SA
Read ITWeb on iOS, Android app
ITWeb, South Africa’s leading business technology publisher, has introduced in-house developed mobile applications for iOS and Android. Sinisa Jovanovic, technology director and head of software development at ITWeb The apps are available for download for free from both the Store (for both iPhone and the iPad) and Android Market. Developed by ITWeb’s software team, led Read more…
ITWeb appoints digital media editor
ITWeb news journalist Kathryn McConnachie has been promoted to digital media editor at ITWeb Online. Kathryn McConnachie has been promoted to digital media editor at ITWeb Online Kathryn joined ITWeb in 2011 as a winner of the ITWeb Journalism Bursary for 2010, awarded annually to best students at the Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Read more…
SA Companies unknowingly infringe copyright – SARRO launched
SA COMPANIES UNKNOWINGLY INFRINGE COPYRIGHT Reproduction Rights Organisation Launched to Promote Legal Copying. For years, South African companies and organisations have unknowingly been infringing copyright in their daily course of business. The South African Copyright Act states that, under most business circumstances, to copy and share works from South African newspapers, magazines and online publications Read more…
New Mobile Messenger App Launched
ZiNG is an ultra-low cost MultiMessenger application to be launched across the continent on 5th February, and it’s about to make keeping in touch with all of your friends easier, cheaper and much more rewarding. At its core, ZiNG is a free chat and information sharing App that offers you a quick and inexpensive way Read more…
Mobile Insights
Your next decision is your most important yet, but how can you account for a constantly changing environment? What conditions can you expect for your mobile market? Nielsen Mobile Insights, has the answers. The Nielsen Syndicated Study – To ensure alignment of this Mobile Insights study, Nielsen weighted up the findings against universe proportions Read more…