http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog New media evangelism: Thoughts on rebuilding the online world Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:05:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ray Hartley, Editor of The Times, has finally penned some logical thoughts about the "newspapers are dying" mania that resurfaces every few months/weeks/days. The concise summaries of the arguments everyone has an opinion about: "They'll be gone in five years." "They'll exist forever." It cannot be this simplictic. Nor will it ever be. All of ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2008/08/22/ray-hartleys-started-the-conversation%e2%80%a6-newspapers-have-a-future/ With Vincent and Matthew, the two co-founders and creators, gone – has anyone else noticed that Amatomu seems to have almost completely lost its sense of community? It’s become almost sterile… a directory, like Yahoo when it first started. Plus it’s become flooded with some sites that really aren’t blogs ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2008/08/21/has-amatomu-lost-its-mojo/ Despite the hype, a local idea - Eyeballs - could end up cracking it and becoming a world leader in cellphone advertising… It's not often that an inventor of a product cries at its public launch. Nathan Levin, founder and inventor of Eyeballs cried at the product's flashy launch at Sandton ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2008/08/21/is-mobile-advertising-the-next-big-thing/ With the official launch of Apple's iPhone mere weeks or months away (Vodacom won't say which), an increasing number of South Africans are asking: "Should I wait?" Those with contract upgrades due are also wondering out loud about what to choose. This largely depends on two things: can you afford it ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2008/07/24/should-you-wait-for-the-iphone-will-it-live-up-to-the-hype-what-are-the-other-options/ And they shouldn't even try... The Herald (not a bad paper, not a great one), is... wait for it... now part of the online world. Yes they've got a website and had one for a while. But now they're actually writing about Facebook and (gasp) YouTube. I noticed this story today... I ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2008/03/18/some-people-just-dont-get-new-media/ And I quote... Due to issues in the past with internet bandwidth and usage, IT installed Microsoft ISA servers to monitor all web related traffic originating internally. The ISA servers then produce reports to management to show statistics on web usage on a monthly basis. These reports generated shows amongst other stats, ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2007/08/14/johncom-bans-facebook/ I want a new cellphone. My MTN contract has been due for an upgrade for the past three months, but I've been stalling. In short, I want the "perfect" cellphone … if, indeed, there is such a thing. I hope I'm speaking for the many who are facing the exact same ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2007/06/18/the-quest-for-the-perfect-cellphone/ So there I had it. Perched on the corner of my bed at 5:30 this morning... Yesterday's 'first' (or rather first test) edition of The Times. Some might say that flipping through a (new) paper and forming an opinion of it during the morning getting-ready-for-work routine may not be the ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2007/05/29/the-times-the-first-edition-reviewed/ This is classic! Well done Herman and the MXit PR team. Brings a bit of reality and common-sense into De Lille's "argument". MXit calls on government to regulate Patrica de Lille We are very concerned by the recent statement issued to press by ID President, Patricia de Lille calling for legislation to ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2007/05/23/mxit-calls-on-government-to-regulate-patrica-de-lille/ I have no words. And to think we all once considered voting for this woman. Sigh. De Lille calls on government to regulate MXIT and Internet blogging ID President Patricia de Lille has called on Government to look into 'urgently implementing legislation that will regulate MXIT and Internet blogging, where members of the ... http://thenewnewmedia.com/blog/2007/05/22/patricia-de-lille-fulminating-the-full-illogical-press-release/