WhatsApp dominates local IM

Following the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook for $19-billion this week, World Wide Worx has revealed that more than half of South Africa’s suburban adult population use the instant messaging (IM) service on their cell phones. This is one of the key findings of...
Phone out of favour for Gen Y

Phone out of favour for Gen Y

For Generation Y – individuals born between 1980 and 2000 – the phone is now the third choice of engagement after electronic messaging and smartphone applications. New contact centre research also shows that the preference gaps for Generation X...