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What’s Hot on Twitter Right Now? – iPad

by Yolandi on 18/02/10 at 4:03 pm | 3 comments


What’s Hot on Twitter Right Now? – iPad

Everyone on Twitter has been raving about the iPad. People are still asking what it is. Well here’s a quick explanation of this little new innovation from Apple.
Here’s an easy way to explain it:
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because Yolandi is nuts [...]

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My Finance and Business Tip for the Week

by Gareth on 11/02/10 at 1:00 pm | 1 comment


My Finance and Business Tip for the Week

Finance tip: Utilities
Turn off your geyser/boiler.  Heating up the water in your house is guaranteed to be one of the biggest consumers of energy (as is anything that involves heating or cooling).  As a general rule, though, you don’t need to have your geyser on 24 hours a day to meet your hot water needs.  [...]

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4 Business Stories from Behind Bars

by Yolandi on 11/02/10 at 9:43 am | No comments


4 Business Stories from Behind Bars

I guess being incarcerated doesn’t automatically turn you into a ‘dead man walking’ but it does make keeping your business a float a bit more tricky. Well, Ian Fortey offered 4 bizarre business ideas to run from prison. He highlights 4 entrepreneurs who turned their 2×2 cells into an office. So, here are Ian’s four [...]

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Save Up! A little Goes A Long Way

by Gareth on 10/02/10 at 12:30 pm | No comments


Save Up! A little Goes A Long Way

I was filling up at a petrol station the other day, and asked the attendant to fill up to a certain amount of fuel.  She went over by about a buck or so, but no biggie.  Now, I’d only brought a certain amount of money with me (specific amount for petrol, [...]

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Raffle! Raffle! Win! Win! (and feel good at the same time!)

by Fred on 10/02/10 at 6:30 am | 6 comments


Raffle! Raffle! Win! Win! (and feel good at the same time!)

This is the feel good version of a flash flood. We’ve got around 400 raffle tickets to sell to Ideate readers at R25 a pop… all in 2 days! The cause is Geoff Brink’s Heart & Sole unicycle tour that we’ve written about a few times on this forum. Here are the prizes:
1. 3 night [...]

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1 min. with a Superhero: Rich Mulholland from Missing Link

by Fred on 08/02/10 at 7:00 am | 3 comments


1 min. with a Superhero: Rich Mulholland from Missing Link

This morning, we’re chatting to the president of presentations, the svengali of slide shows, Richard Mulholland, the founder of Missing Link, a specialist conference and presentation strategy company. Richard has the unique job of telling CEOs what and how they should present.
Rich, we hear through the grapevine that you used to be a rockstar roadie – is [...]

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Introducing Gareth Cotten!

by Yolandi on 04/02/10 at 10:07 am | 2 comments


Introducing Gareth Cotten!

We’re happy and excited to introduce our latest contributor to Ideate, Gareth Cotten – our own Finance Coach. Gareth will be supplying us with personal finance and business tips which will cover essential money-management techniques, practical ideas of how to save money; as well as business insights, ideas and suggestions.
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New York Times Charging Readers For Online Content

by Yolandi on 03/02/10 at 11:59 am | 1 comment


New York Times Charging Readers For Online Content

America’s most popular newspaper website has now decided that its era of free online journalism is drawing to a close. Now, what does this mean for the consumer and how could it affect the industry? I did some research on what people are saying about this and here’s what they think:
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes [...]

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SA online retailer holds Woolworths to ransom

by Fred on 03/02/10 at 9:37 am | 7 comments


SA online retailer holds Woolworths to ransom

I’m a huge fan of guerrilla marketing. As a business owner, I’m well aware of the limitations of marketing budgets and the ongoing quest to spot snappy marketing opportunities. And so, when I saw this from my colleagues over at Yuppiechef, I rubbed my hands in glee.
I’ve been tweeting about it like crazy, but I [...]

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The missing link in web development and design

by Mike Saunders on 03/02/10 at 9:00 am | 4 comments


The missing link in web development and design

I would like to share with you three strategic components of internet strategy that are so often overlooked in the development process. These components are simple but effective questions that will help you to present yourself online in a better light. They will also give you clear litmus test to measure the success of your online presence.

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