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Start Networking on Linkedin

Start Networking on Linkedin

Linkedin has over 600 000 users in South Africa and over 30% of those people are in management positions or higher.
Mike is the CEO of DigitLab, a digital marketing and social media agency, as well as Keynote Speaker and Social Media Coach at TomorrowToday. An internet strategy consultant by day, and blogger by night [...]

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Is the internet magic?

Is the internet magic?

I was sent a brilliant presentation the other day that echoed a thought on my mind over the last few months. In a post titled ‘harbouring a healthy skeptism for the internet‘ I speak about the need to stop seeing the internet as a quick solution for you to make money. This is the mindset [...]

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Did someone say Video?

Did someone say Video?

Did you know that Youtube is the 5th largest website visited by South Africans? That means that Youtube is bigger than Twitter! yet for some reason business people and brand managers seem to think that South Africans don’t watch video on the internet. Something about bandwidth costs apparantly (Mweb and Afrihost seem to be sorting [...]

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A new platform in Facebook: Community Pages

A new platform in Facebook: Community Pages

Facebook have released a new platform call community pages. I have expanded of what community pages are on my blog if you need to catch up a little.
This article however looks at something important to consider now that Facebook has created and unofficial basis for discussing brands online.
You see big brands have started to take [...]

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PayPal could be the best thing for World Cup 2010

PayPal could be the best thing for World Cup 2010

PayPal is now available in South Africa. Most of us don’t really understand what this means and why it’s so significant so I thought it would be a good topic to jump into. Previously, it has been fairly difficult for South Africans to trade over the internet with each and with the rest of [...]

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Google – no longer the King of the Internet?

Google – no longer the King of the Internet?

Two weeks ago Facebook received more traffic than Google in the US.
Although this is a statistic about American traffic there is cause to believe that this is a sign of the future of the internet. Americans in general use the internet more than the rest of the world and have become the internet trend [...]

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3 Apple and iPhone programmes that help productivity

3 Apple and iPhone programmes that help productivity

Productivity is one of my hobby horses. I love to find ways to be more productive and to increase the quality of my production. I am also completely aware that there are tons of people out there like this and they would appreciate a few on my favourites. So here they are:
Mike is the CEO [...]

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Social Media: Show me the money!

Social Media: Show me the money!

Jerry Maguire screams “SHOW ME THE MONEY” into the telephone to convince his client that he is committed to making him more money. Its a great scene by Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise and is worth watching. If you need a little reminder then check this out.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. basically chose to [...]

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The missing link in web development and design

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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Introducing Mike Saunders

Introducing Mike Saunders

We’re stoked to introduce a new contributor to Ideate, Mike Saunders, who will give us input on all things social media. This is becoming increasingly important for business types such as yourselves to get the hang of. Mike is a marketing professional whose passion lies in coaching people and business in the art of leveraging social [...]

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