Blackberry Messenger Traffic Spikes Worldwide

Jul 16, 2010 | ,

Blackberry Messenger has taken over many of our lives, having become the underground twitter. RIM just released some interesting facts about BBM and its usage during the World Cup. Over the past month, RIM saw a clear correlation between BBM traffic and significant events during the World Cup as fans shared their delights and despairs in real time with friends and family during live match action. Throughout the World Cup, there were several notable moments that correlated with BBM traffic. Some of the most significant included:   During a thrilling World Cup final between the Netherlands and...

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What Have You Done With Your Flag?

Jul 15, 2010 | ,

I really don't know how I feel about this. In the lead up to the World Cup, South African flags became all the rage. Before, you would only see them on government and other official type buildings and spaces. Just before, the flag was on cars, in windows, on t-shirts, etc. It did feel a bit strange but it was heartening to see a certain pride being taken in nationhood. Sadly, as we journeyed deeper into the tournament - and after Bafana Bafana was knocked out - the flags seemed to become fewer and fewer, particularly on cars. Now. With the World Cup only a few days behind us, I have not seen...

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Raheem DeVaughn: Soul Legend In The Making?

Jul 15, 2010 |

There is something about the 70s, particularly in terms of music and fashion.  Though hard to define, the 70s were funky and soulful and meaningful.  So much spirit and energy went into that decade; politics, social issues, militancy and consciousness seemed to fuse with love and sex and music and life. I was born into the 70s and so it has a sweet memory to it that came from young naive eyes.  I do remember the afros and tie-and-dye shirts and corduroy trousers and the parties at home and Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Ike and...

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chess.master

Jul 12, 2010 |

as an artist, the power of collaboration can never be under-stated. i do not get the opportunity to do much of it. a friend, nique88888, is an iphoneographer and has been chasing me about writing some random words inspired by his images - the pictures are inspiring, the problem has been with the writer. recently, nique twitpic'd the chess.master and, without much thought, i scribbled a couple of words. he seemed to like them and did me honour of posting my words on his site. i am doing the same with his image and, hopefully, we will have a lot more in future. your thoughts would be...

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Re-definition of Cool (7)

Jul 12, 2010 |

It was one of those random conversations that have a weird habit of cropping up in the most random of times. I was having a chat with a friend about something football-related - trying to outdo each other with whose team was better. We were going back & forth and we somehow end up on 'what constitutes cool'. One of the challenges of having a weekly column in a newspaper is having something remotely relevant to talk about every week. For last week's 7 in City Press, I tried to decipher cool .... [City Press]

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Nelson Mandela Tribute In 3D

Jul 7, 2010 | ,

In the lead up to Nelson Mandela’s 92nd birthday on July 18th, the Nelson Mandela Foundation held the Legacy Gala Dinner where some of South Africa’s top artists performed, leading fashion and jewellery designers created pieces inspired by Madiba’s legacy and values and these pieces and other memorabilia were auctioned.  Madiba has lived a rich live that can serve as an example for all of us and key to events such as the Legacy Dinner, as well as Mandela Day, is for all of us to draw inspiration from his life and his legacy to create a future we can all be proud of. I was fortunate enough to...

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