Monthly Archives: October 2010
You know you’re a Geek when…
Check out Chris Metzen, senior VP of creative development at Blizzard Entertainment deliver a speech that brought back some fond memories. Embrace your inner Geek… I know you want to.
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JamiiX: Using Mobile Phones and Cloud Computing to Change Lives
The last week has been exciting at RLabs as their JamiiX counselling team have been working hard in changing the world one message at a time. JamiiX is a cloud-based solution allowing its users to manage conversations via various Social Network … Continue reading
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RLabs Finalist for International Award
Since 2008 the RLabs team were involved in using mobile technology to provide counselling support services to thousands of youth at risk accross Southern Africa (Read more…). It was with great excitement when we got feedback today that this RLabs initiative is … Continue reading
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#wtf10 media conference day 3
Friday, October 22, marked the final day of #wtf10 media conference. There was a wide variety of topics covered ranging from “Musicians and Social Media” to “The role of social software in a learning environment”. One of the interesting talks … Continue reading
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Breaking social barriers at #wtf conference Day 2
Day 2 of the conference saw more people turning up and everyone seemed a lot more relaxed than on Day 1. That together with the line up of speakers simply set the tone for a good day. One of the … Continue reading
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Storytelling at #wtf conference – Day 1
Had an early start on Day 1 with registration at 07:30am and with all the hype building up to the conference I didn’t get much sleep the night before. Arrived at the venue bright and early and got a bit … Continue reading
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Give me HUGS not drugs
I came across this video while in training with Maximillian Kaizen. Its a touching story about someone who showed extreme determination to achieve his goal. I am sure you will be touched as well. Enjoy! You can follow Max on … Continue reading
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#wtf: A Bit of History
This conference is organised by Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). Twelve years ago the Media Conference was organised by the studen affairs office of Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), then Cape Technikon. In 2002, the Public Relations Management Department … Continue reading
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The Windows phone 7 is REALLY entrancing
The Windows phone 7 device will be previewed at the Microsoft Teched conference this week. Tech-Ed Africa 2010, Microsoft’s premier event for IT professionals and developers, runs from 17-20 October at Durban’s iconic International Conference Centre (ICC) – and is expected to … Continue reading
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Drug Advice and Support hits 100k
In 2008 I was part of a team that launched a online mobile chat platform for drug users. This chat platform gives them an opportunity to chat with the services’”counsellors” when they feel the urge to use drugs. Last week … Continue reading
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