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Changing consumer behavior with mobile broadband and strategy by mobile operators?

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:06:29 +0400

Changing consumer behavior with mobile broadband and strategy by mobile operators?:

Mybroadband reports on how the ratio of mobile broadband in the UK has exceeded that of even Wifi:
“Point Topic’s recent survey of mobile broadband users shows that the UK mobile phone companies have…

Moving! ... No longer blogging here

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:35 +0400

Moving! ... No longer blogging here:

I will no longer be blogging here.

I have moved this blog, you can find ismail blogging at http://ismaild.com or read about startups in africa or read what i have to say at techleader or…

Autopage and their cold spam calls!

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:10 +0400

Autopage and their cold spam calls!:

I have just been back in South Africa for a little over one month now, my mobile number has been permanently on after a 2 year hiatus for just a month. In that time, i have received 3 cold calls from…

Is vodacom billing correctly for 3G?

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:22:02 +0400

Is vodacom billing correctly for 3G?:

I have been using my vodacom 3g data bundle for about a month now. I use the modem with cheetahwatch a great application for mac, that adds a signal strength icon in your menubar. I was finally…

Was driving to the office yesterday, traffic was horribly backed...

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:53:50 +0400

Was driving to the office yesterday, traffic was horribly backed up and then we drove past this. Seems like camphor cream is not just for dry skin, but also tarr roads!

Gmail Down?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:57 +0400

Gmail Down?:

So for the first time, in the many moons i have been using Gmail. I got back a “Server Error’ message. Anyone else facing similar issues? See below:

Allow people to create a DVD of TED Talks using freedom toasters

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:44:38 +0400

Allow people to create a DVD of TED Talks using freedom toasters:

Something i have wanted to do for a while was distribute TED talks and Video tutorials on DVD to people who do not have access to the internet or who cannot afford the bandwith costs to download…

Has muti made a fundamental mistake in community management?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:38 +0400

Has muti made a fundamental mistake in community management?:

So muti in the last few days has been in flames. It all started when someone posted a link on muti to a screenshot from Coda of apparent spam from blueworld. Imod stirred the pot asking a

Business oppurtunity for SEO

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:52:58 +0400

Business oppurtunity for SEO:

Doing a search earlier i came across something interesting. If you search for “CellC Ussd Recharge” the top most link is MTN which is actually a direct competitor of Cell C. Jeremiah Owang say’s …

Mac vs PC

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:50:55 +0400

Mac vs PC

The Iphone 3G Effect

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:31:19 +0400

The Iphone 3G Effect:

I wrote a post about a month ago on the 3G Iphone, it seems a ton of people are searching just for that “3G Iphone without a contract” and “Importing 3g iphone”, it would be a good idea to follow…

Why is shaunokes.com banned in the UAE?

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:25:45 +0400

Why is shaunokes.com banned in the UAE?:

So, I innocently followed the top most link on muti hot and i get thrown this:

“The page you are trying to access may contain content that is not consistent with the moral, social and…

Create a desktop app for muti.co.za

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:56:03 +0400

Create a desktop app for muti.co.za:

I have been using a desktop app based on fluid and the iphone twitter client hahlo to access twitter. Fluid is a SSB (site specific browser) that converts a site to a native mac application, that…

Are we all going back to the future? … Nike is releasing...

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:34:00 +0400

Are we all going back to the future? … Nike is releasing shoes based on Mcfly’s shoes in this scene. Wicked!

Rare white tigers born in a Japenese Zoo, Tigers totally rock!...

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:48:03 +0400

Rare white tigers born in a Japenese Zoo, Tigers totally rock! via buzzfeed

Which are most active countries when it comes to sex? the...

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:38:45 +0400

Which are most active countries when it comes to sex? the results of a study investigating the percentage of people having sex on a weekly basis in various countries from Durex. SA is 12th in the world, not bad!

Action Figures from the movie the big lebowski. I loved this...

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:47:00 +0400

Action Figures from the movie the big lebowski. I loved this movie from the coen brothers… Actually ordered from Amazon cos you couldnt get the DVD in SA. More

Uh, yes… this would be cool if you were a PIMP!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:57:16 +0400

Uh, yes… this would be cool if you were a PIMP!

Access Denied in the UAE, Dubai

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:12:02 +0400

Access Denied in the UAE, Dubai:

Somethings seriously wrong with internet access in the UAE, majority of the sites that i click through throw up the following error.

Publish Post

“Access Denied…

Variety of the Potato… great! Via BBC

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:46:51 +0400

Variety of the Potato… great! Via BBC