66 posts tagged with criticism
WantItAll’s customer reviews and the Amazon/SAPO saga
I was browsing muti’s hot page earlier and clicked on a post entitled “Evolver – What’s the story ?” which landed me at WantItAll.co.za – “South Africa’s Online Shopping Solution“.
[Side-note: visiting their site without “www”, ie. their name, takes you to a blank page with a lame “We have moved Click Here To Visit Us” message. … view full post
5fm launch Youngblood 5
Via BizCommunity – 5FM launches social networking portal:
In the spirit of Youth Month, 5FM yesterday launched Youngblood 5, an interactive portal allegedly similar to the FaceBook and MySpace online concepts.
More via 5FM.co.za:
Whether listeners prefer to start a blog, podcast their issue or simply just entering the website’s forum via e-mail, it’s up to each one
The 2010 FIFA World Cup logo
UPDATE [26/04]: I stumbled on this PDF document (via ASA) – 2010 FIFA Public Guidelines for the World Cup – designed to offer guidance and information regarding the usage of Official Marks, in the form of a list of do’s and don’ts…
Interesting to see that they’ve used the logo that I … view full post
Shopping online with Kalahari.net
Kalahari.net is South Africa’s largest online retailer since 1999.
In January this year they were awarded Best E-Commerce Store in South Africa’s first E-Commerce Awards, and also won in the categories “Best … view full post
Ananzi’s new look and feel
Check out Ananzi’s new look and feel: So fresh and so clean over at BizCommunity.
Laugh at the marketing spew. Laugh at the priceless before and after comparison! Gasp for a breath of air, and then laugh some more at the rest of the marketing spew. Honestly, every time I read about … view full post
Cranky Cog Studios
Happy Cog Studios redesign. Cranky Cog Studios launch. Ouch!
UPDATE [17/02]: Nice one guys, I should have guessed!
Read more about the redesign on Jeffrey Zeldman’s blog post, and continue through the comments. There are quite a lot but that number I assume includes the trackback stuff. Here’s one I read with interest:
This
No news isn’t good news
Following on from my previous post, Media24.com meltdown, and on a more serious note, there’s a good lesson to be learnt in how to correctly respond to technical failures or emergency situations online. Or in News24.com’s case, how not to respond.According to readership statistics (.XLS download) published by the OPA of South Africa, … view full post
South African Online Industry Summit 2007
South African Online Industry Summit 2007:
Dont miss this opportunity to learn from the cream of the South African online industry.
Are you kidding me? No offence to those involved, but I didn’t know Frontpage was still used to design web pages. What’s the deal with that gigantic yellow button all over the place, that just reloads the page with an … view full post
Ananzi and Mango Airlines
Search Engine portal Ananzi are making a noise on BizCommunity that since the official launch of Mango Airlines on the 1st of November, the word “mango” has become one of their top searched keywords.
Via Mango: Ananzi searches more than just fruit:
Online marketing
Bleebip zub-zub!
Via BizCommunity, TwoFour born with a marketing furore:
South Africa’s largest Internet portal, 24.com, today announced the arrival of TwoFour, a robotic walking, talking and somewhat cheeky search engine. The innovative attention-seeking device will be catapulted in celebritydom as the central character in a marketing campaign urging local consumers to make 24.com their homepage.
TwoFour makes his debut today in