Eish!!

Bought anything at the Ovi Store? (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:53:00 +0000

We go shopping in Nokia's OVI Store from The Really Mobile Project on Vimeo.

Final Death knell for Amatomu?

noreply@blogger.com (eishman) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:06:00 +0000

Once South Africa's premier blog aggregator Amatomu has been slowly losing popularity with both content creators and readers.

It seems that things have finally died as evidenced by the following message currently been displayed.

Arg! It's broken indeed!

It's a pity as although we still have Afrigator, this has a more African focus as opposed to South African focus. Fortunately this project has not dropped the ball, let's hope it stays that way.

Greenpoint Stadium lights get switched on

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:50:00 +0000

I drove through Cape Town's Greenpoint Stadium precinct for the first time in quite a while yesterday and was extremely impressed with the progress made and the hive of activity that is evident in the area. There is little doubt that things will be ready on time!

The stadium is due for handover in December before the final finishing touches, mainly internal are completed.

Last night was the big switch on as the internal lighting was tested for the first time. Below are the spectacular results.

Congratulations Springboks - Only One Country has ever achieved this!!

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:19:00 +0000

Found this at www.roadsafety.co.za and thought it was worth republishing

Only in South Africa

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:52:00 +0000

A little precursor to Braai Day

A wedding entrance with a difference

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:16:00 +0000

ANC takes urgent action on a Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:10:00 +0000

It seems that despite African National Congress spokesperson Brian Sokutu saying that there was nothing the ANC could do about the Free porn offers on the site reported on MyBroadband, there was indeed something that could be done. Take the website down altogether and remove the code.

Original article here.

www.fnb.co.za re-design

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:09:00 +0000

FNB has gone for an interactive experience with the new look homepage. Not been able to look at it from an unbiased perspective I will reserve comment, but feel free to have your say in the comments. But here is the the thought processes followed from the design team's perspective ...

... and here is how it compares with the other three

NoiseTrade : An opportunity beckons

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:14:00 +0000

I have long been an advocate for the service provided by NoiseTrade.com.
The concept is simple. Artists provide free access to selected songs to their fans in return for the fans marketing the music for them or a donation. What better way to the personal endorsements out on the worldwide web?

To celebrate their first year of existence,the are dropping the artist signup fee. Artists can now create a NoiseTrade widget (for inclusion fans blogs, websites etc.) and give away music to their fans for FREE. What's more they get given access to their fans' email addresses anytime they want. SA artists, it's a great time to take advantage of the service ... go for it!

A different school assembly (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Every school that has ever had a uniform policy has had issues with the enforcement of such a policy. In an attempt to get buy-in from his pupils, a local Cape Town school teacher employed a very different approach to a morning assembly.

Warning : You are about to be thoroughly entertained for the next 20 mins! Make sure you see the two minute 'highlights package' at the end of part 2.

Top Gear's Stig Revealed (video) ...

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:23:00 +0000

... and the speculation begins.

The 'interview' here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmdPj5YP69k

Only interpretable in South Africa

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Cadiz (Robben Island) Freedom Swim 2009 - Video

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:39:00 +0000

Free Coldplay live album download release imminent

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:18:00 +0000

In 2002 I bought 'A rush of blood of to the head' and promptly took it back later that same day, as I found it boring and monotonous. I have never listened to it since so I cannot say if this was due to my state of mind at the time, or if I would still have the same experience now.
You see I have grown into a Coldplay fan since X&Y. I appreciate the way they cleverly craft a simple riff or chord sequence into a four minute while still taking you through hills and valleys, crescendos and diminuendos. I marvel at the way Chris Martin manages to be listenable, despite having a voice that should not be suitable for public consumption. I regularly sit down and enjoy their live concert PVR'ed in HD, watching how their clever use of instruments enraptures the crowd.
So it's with great anticipation I await the release of their free live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft this morning.

Click here after 10am South African time.

Amagama to close shop

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:43:00 +0000

I received the following communication from the Amagama team today.

Dear Amagama user

After much consideration and consultation, we have decided to close Amagama. The platform has very few active users, and we do not believe that it would be worthwhile trying to save it from its technical problems.

Amagama’s biggest challenge was spam blogs. These spam blogs - or “splogs” - created thousands of accounts and put too much pressure on the system to keep it running efficiently. (And sometimes impossible to keep it running at all.) As a result, Amagama suffered from poor performance over its lifespan, which made it unattractive to users.

However, we don’t want to leave our legitimate bloggers high and dry. If you still have an active blog on Amagama, we suggest you move it to another platform. If you need assistance moving the blog, please contact us and we will help you.

We will also forward any users from your Amagama account to your new platform. If you wish to do this please let us know.

On a personal note, I am truly sorry that we have had to take this difficult decision. Amagama has a long history in the South African blogisphere, and this closure marks the end of that history.

Other platforms that you should consider are www.blogger.com (international), www.wordpress.com (international) and blogs.24.com (local).

We will close Amagama on Wednesday, 20 May 2009.

Kind regards
Jason Norwood-Young
Technical Manager
M&G Online
jasonn@mg.co.za

It would be interesting to know if this is due to what could be perceived as a slow purge of the online M&G interests or, as the communication states, a combination of low usage and spam blogs.

M&G were for a long time (in web terms) the leaders in the South African web 2.0 space but of late there properties have been under fire for there lack of direction since key players left the team, Amatomu being a case in point.

First Celebrity to die of Swine Flu

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Amatomu sends bloggers to New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:22:00 +0000

They have been sorting SA's blogosphere for sometime now but Amatomu has been getting some flak from local bloggers of late.

Now I see they are sending SA Bloggers to New Zealand! That ought to kill off their membership!

Susan Boyle not so much an overnight success

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:09:00 +0000

It has emerged that internet hero Susan Boyle recorded an unsuccessful charity album a full 10 years ago. So it's clear that she hasn't been sitting in her living room keeping her beautiful voice to herself.
Does this make the whole thing a scam? I would love to hear your opinions.

Nandos Voting Day Advert

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Elections 2009 - Make an educated cross

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:04:00 +0000

It's imperative that all us South Africans make our votes count. Below are links all the manifesto's of all the parties Eish!! could locate online.
Download read and distribute to all those who do not have access to the internet.
Not voting should never be an option when there are 40 parties to chose from!

A Party
African Christian Alliance
African Christian Democratic Party
African Muslim Party
African National Congress
African People's Convention
Al Jamah-Ah
Alliance of Free Democrats
Azanaian People's Organisation
Black Consciousness Party ~ No manifesto found
Cape Party ~ No Manifesto found
Christian Democratic Party (Constitution)
Christian Democratic Alliance
Christian Party (Constitution)
Congress of the People
Democratic Alliance
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa - No manifesto found
Great Kongress of South Africa - No manifesto found
Inkatha Freedom Party
Keep it Straight and Simple - No manifesto found
Minority Front
Movement Democratic Party - No manifesto found
National Alliance(Constitution) ~
National Democratic Convention ~ No manifesto found
National Party of South Africa
New Vision Party ~ No manifesto found
Pan Africanist Movement(What we stand for)
Pan Africanist Party of Azania
Peace and Justice Congress ~ http://www.pjcongress.co.za/res/manifesto%20Eng.pdf
Sindawonye Progressive Party ~ No manifesto found
South African Democratic Congress ~ No manifesto found
South African Political Party ~ No manifesto found
Freedom Front Plus
United Christian Democratic Party
United Democratic Movement
United Independent Front (Constitution)
Universal Party ~ No manifesto found
Vukuzenzele Sekusile Party (Message from the President)
Women Forward
Ximoko Party ~ No manifesto found

However if this is all too overwhelming to you, click here. There you will find a web site that scours the manifestos to help you find the party you are most as home in based on issues that are important to you. (It got it wrong for me, but I found the breakdown of how it got there very insightful).

An instant internet hero

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:59:00 +0000

See more funny videos and Entertainment Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Some SEO needed!

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:47:00 +0000

It's never a good thing when a search for a political party ranks their opponents higher.

SA Blog Awards - The Winners (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:26:00 +0000

Glen Verran has done a great job, summarising the SA Blog Awards event on video.

Cope's server not Coping!

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:56:00 +0000

As part of my research for an upcoming post I had to check in on The Congress of the People's website.

It seems that their service provider is not coping with their hosting requirements.

Nandos offers a helping hand to Amore

noreply@blogger.com (roygbiv) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:21:00 +0000