Archive for 'Industry'
DMMA Provides Industry With Top Tips On How To Win A Creative Award
The Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) held a “How to Take Home a Trophy” workshop on Thursday, 25 April, at the 20 West Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. The workshop, which aimed to unpack exactly what it takes to win an award, was attended by over 90 delegates and included presentations by prominent personalities within [...]
GoMetro Mobi-Site Makes A Real Difference For Commuters
GoMetro, the mobile transit website and app for South African Metrorail users, has made a marked difference in the lives of the rail’s 3 000 000 daily commuters and has the numbers and growth to prove it. The SpaceStation, the digital media sales agency who exclusively represent GoMetro, announced that since the launch 6-months ago [...]
South Africa’s PriceCheck Finalist In International Mobile App Of The Year
South African mobile shopping App, PriceCheck, has been selected from all BlackBerry apps worldwide; as one of three finalists for the coveted ‘International BlackBerry App Of The Year’. Locally conceptualized, developed and released, the app offers shoppers access to prices and reviews of millions of products; choice out of thousands of categories and direct access [...]
22SEVEN Appoints Radar To Drive Brand Roll-Out
When Radar heard that 22SEVEN was looking for an ad agency, they immediately wanted to be part of the challenge of building a brand that promises to re-imagine our relationship with money. Lead by the enigmatic Christo Davel (the previous founder and CEO of 20twenty), 22SEVEN is a brave, bold young business that has attracted [...]
Silicon Cape Infographic: The State Of SA’s Tech Startup Industry
The Silicon Cape Initiative has been running a survey gathering information about the local startup scene. This research is a first of it’s kind as there is surprisingly little information and research around the local IT industry. With entrepreneurship on the rise, documenting it will be critical to track the progress. They’ve had 225 responses so [...]
First Full Length Feature Film To Premiere On A Social Network
A Lucky Man, a film about Ernie ‘Lastig’ Solomon, the legendary ex-gang boss, is the first full-length feature film to premiere exclusively on a social network. Mxit users can download the movie using the newly-launched Cinemo app. Lucky Man has been broken into 18 four-minute episodes. A new episode will be uploaded every weekday at [...]
BlackBerry App Development Set To Boom
App development for BlackBerry® smartphones is set to explode with the launch of the new BlackBerry® 10 operating system and smartphones and the BlackBerry® World™ app store according to Simon Bestbier of leading mobile development company Realmdigital. “The BlackBerry® Z10 and BlackBerry® Q10 smartphones powered by BlackBerry 10 are game changers,” says Bestbier. “The BlackBerry® [...]
Old Mutual Acquires Personal Finance Software Start-up 22seven
Old Mutual plc has acquired 22seven, a Cape Town based start-up (the launch of 22seven was covered by Ideate last year) founded by well-known banking entrepreneur Christo Davel. The financial services giant appears to have purchased the personal financial tool as part of its strategy to develop digital support for its customers. The young South [...]
SA Trends: Online Travel Spend Decreases, Bookings Continues To Rise
More and more connected South Africans are opting to book their holiday accommodation online. While 2012 holiday season bookings are showing a steep upward trend, consumers are re-evaluating their budgets and tightening their belts on holiday accommodation spending. This is according to SafariNow.com, Africa’s largest online travel booking site which receives more than 750,000 visitors [...]
Kalahari.com Launches Scan And Shop Mobile Application
Consumers can make informed decisions this festive through an app launched by kalahari.com, South Africa’s biggest online store. The kalahari.com Scan and Shop app allows shoppers to scan barcodes, compare prices, browse and buy thousands of products online. Shoppers have spending and saving power in their hands as they can make sure that they are [...]
