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The Wild Frontier at The Times
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Adventures in the converged media jungle
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The Wild Frontier at The Times's posts from South Africa
South Africa’s biggest Mamparas: Vavi and Malema
TODAY we publish two extraordinary stories which show just how weak and callow this country’s leadership has become. The first concerns the effervescent Cosatu general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, who stood before workers on Wednesday demanding the VAT zero rating of foods and fuels. It was a glorious piece of populist speech making. A pity, though, that four [...] ....
Facebook makeover: A brief critique
FACEBOOK’S new look has been released and its not quite the hit makeover that has been anticipated. Among the biggest changes: A more accessible wall that is easier to populate with multimedia and messages; a re-organisation of the space including the removal of the applications menu on the left; Bigger picture display. These are hardly revolutionary changes [...] ....
Max Mosley sex expose: Is privacy going too far?
Max Mosley has been awarded 60 000 UK pounds in damages by a court after the News of The World reported on a sex orgy in which Nazi prison guards were part of the fantasy. Mr Justice Eady said: “I decided that the claimant had a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to sexual activities, [...] ....
Dinner with Manchester United
I spent last night in the company of a thousand Manchester United fans at a special banquet to celebrate their presence in Gauteng. Some things that struck me: 1. Scholes, Rooney and Tevez, their red and white ties loose at the neck and their hands in their pockets looked like three school kids you’d expect to [...] ....
Cranberry juice rocks: It’s official!
IT’S OFFICIAL: Cranberry juice really does help ward off urinary tract infections, just as the popular housewives tale has held for decades, says scienceblog.com. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have shown how “the juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary tract, creating an energy barrier that prevents the microorganisms from getting close enough [...] ....
Freakonomics and the Yellow Pages
Taking a leaf out of Freakonomics, I have been comparing the yellow pages of 2007/8 (on the right in the above picture) with the edition for 2008/9. It tells us a lot about the state of the economy and small business in particular as the 2008/9 edition is around 20% thinner than the previous year’s. OR [...] ....
Ryk Neethling blogs on our Olympic site
The Times is your number one Olympic destination with fabulous graphics and stories every day. Now you can keep up to date with our special Beijing 2008 Internet mini-site. By clicking on the Olympics banner on our homepage, www.thetimes.co.za, you will get access to news, profiles of all the members of our Olympic team, videos and slideshows. And, [...] ....
