Schoolboy is Social Media Star of 2014
Nadav Ossendryver, who founded the Kruger Sightings Web site when he was just 15, was presented with the Social Media Star of 2014 award for building his wildlife sightings service into the most viewed YouTube channel based in South Africa.
Vidi set to disrupt SA’s pay-TV market
Last week’s launch of online video-on-demand (VOD) service Vidi by Times Media Group (TMG) has finally opened up competition in South Africa’s pay-TV market, long dominated by MultiChoice’s DSTV service.
Huawei offering redefines the network
Huawei has today launched its Agile Network Solution in South Africa. The Agile Network Solution is a next-generation enterprise solution enabling a swift and flexible network for services. The solution encompasses four sub-solutions: Agile Campus; Cloud Fabric; Agile...
Who’s who on SA’s social networks?
South Africa’s fastest rising social networks are visual platforms owned by the competing giants of social media – and the number of users is growing daily. YouTube users in South Africa increased by 53% to 7,2-million, while Instagram increased its user base by 65% to 1,1-million in 2014. Facebook has reached 11,8-million users, Twitter 6,6-million users, and LinkedIn has grown to 3,8-million users. “We’re seeing the beginning of the visual revolution in online usage in South Africa,” says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx.