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  1. The Pervasiveness Of Social Networking: An Infographic Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 31, 2011

    It is hard to argue that social media has not revolutionized the way in which we connect online. Whether you are using digital platforms for in a personal capacity or as a brand, social media allows us to interact with one another in a much more accessible way.  Take a look below at the high growth rate in all age ranges and demographics in the use of social media. The Search Engine Journal uses an in-depth infographic to illustrate the continuing pervasiveness of social networking into every facet of our work, play and life in general.

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  2. Top Speakers Revealed At Fast Company’s ‘Innovation Uncensored’ Conference Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 31, 2011

    Innovation Uncensored will bring together leaders from various industries in order to connect and share progressive thinking and engage in candid conversations – what went right – what went wrong – and more importantly, what’s up next? Fast Company’s annual event represents the culmination of its work throughout the year. Innovation is at the center of the week and the conference will delve into the new ideas and radical creativity that are rippling across every industry, then measure their impact to determine how and why they matter.
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  3. New Online University Brings World’s Greatest Thinkers Together Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 30, 2011 4 comments

    What if the world’s greatest thinkers and leading practitioners all taught at the same university? What if anyone, anywhere could enroll in this school? This fall Big Think is making this idea a reality with the launch of their new education initiative, The Floating University. This new education media venture will distribute online multimedia curricula featuring the best professors the world has to offer.

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  4. The 2011 Social Good Summit-A Preview Posted in Heavy Chef News, Videos, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 29, 2011

    “The most innovative technologists, influential minds and passionate activists will come together this September with one shared goal: to unlock the potential of new media and technology to make the world a better place.” - Social Good Summit 2011 Read Further

  5. Google Street View Heads to the Amazon Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 26, 2011

    Google is sending its street view camera around the Amazon River basin by boat and bike allowing us to explore one of the most remote areas of the world with a simple click of a mouse.

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  6. ER24 Uses Social Media As Help Platform Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 26, 2011

    In a recent seminar, Communication manager of ER24, Werner Vermaak, spoke about how the public were beginning to embrace and utilize social media platforms to report accidents and equally receive facts about disasters. Vermaak says their popular platforms include Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Quora, with four members of the company who are tasked with monitoring, updating and responding to comments.

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  7. Khan Academy Integrates With E-Textbook Publisher Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Tatenda Mutsekwa August 25, 2011 2 comments

    There has been exciting news in the world of digital publishing about Kno’s new product Smart Links. Kno is an e-textbook publisher which has announced that it will be integrating tutorial videos from Khan Academy into its books. This will mean getting an interactive experience while trying to understand those complex calculus equations presented by The Academy.

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  8. Science and Technology Minister calls for IT innovation in SA Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 25, 2011 2 comments

    Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s Science and Technology Minister, has stated that our country is not leading in technology expansion or even in our research and development initiatives. Read Further

  9. Free Wi-Fi Pilot In Nairobi With Google Africa Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 24, 2011

    Nairobi has started a free Wi-Fi service thanks to Google Africa in collaboration with Wananchi Group and other local organisations. Known as Wazi WiFi, it is available in the Junction area of Nairobi. Although at this point, the service is only free for ten minutes a day per device, the goal is to increase internet availability in hopes of expanding emerging markets using high-speed internet at an affordable cost. Read Further

  10. Heavy Chef Google+ Competition! Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 23, 2011

    Google + has launched with the promise of increased brand efficiency and new online marketing opportunities. Two months after release, we have heard mixed reviews on the new platform from personal and professional perspectives within the Heavy Chef community.

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  11. Alec Ross: Infusing U.S. Diplomacy With Technology Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 23, 2011

    Alec Ross is the senior adviser for innovation for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This was a role created specifically for Ross within the administration in order to advance to role to technology in U.S. diplomacy.

    Ross is actively working within the State Department to infuse diplomacy with technology and to create social innovation. Here are some key points from his latest interview with Mashable at the Social Good Summit on using digital entrepreneurship, global philanthropy and digital channels in 21st century diplomacy.

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  12. The Africa Tablet: Designed In Congo, Assembled In China Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 23, 2011

    VMK, a Congolese company focused on web design and development, has recently announced they will be releasing a new tablet on the market which is said to be designed in Congo. Because the country is not a leading space for technology innovation, this was seen as an exciting advancement leaving African technology pundits cheering. The Congolese company announced in June that it would be launching a new Android tablet computer ”designed in Congo” in September only to have us realise that the facts that surround this launch do not quite add up. Read Further

  13. Cameroon Gets 4G Internet Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 19, 2011

    Cameroon will be hosting the first 4G broadband wireless internet thanks to 4G Africa, who received permission to launch from ART (Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications du Cameroun), only twelve months ago.

    YooMee, the new internet provider promises to brings a smooth and uniform connection that will stop the constant problems experienced in Cameroon with poor internet bandwidth.

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  14. Top Chef Interview: Heléne Lindsay on Content Marketing and Publishing in South Africa Posted in Top Digital Chefs, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 19, 2011 1 comment

    Our Top Chef interview series aims to pick the brains of top business and media experts to find out how they learn, work and innovate. We turned to Heléne Lindsay, strategic director at New Media Publishing, and got her insight on content marketing, publishing and the digital shift in South Africa. Heléne is a wealth of knowledge on digital publishing having pioneered digital communications for agencies, magazines and the 20/20 online bank. She now leads digital strategy at New Media Publishing, South Africa’s leading magazine publishing company.

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  15. Libyan Tech Failure: The Lesson Learned Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 18, 2011

    After many months of what seemed to be a relatively stable internet in Libya, Renesys, the Internet intelligence company has reported that it has showed signs of failure recently. The civil war and negligence that is occurring in Libya has contributed greatly to a breakdown in infrastructure.

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  16. Konza: Kenya’s Silicon Savannah Begins Posted in Heavy Chef News, Videos, Concocted by Tatenda Mutsekwa August 18, 2011 1 comment

    “Konza is set to be one of the most successful cities in Africa, competing economically and culturally with the best cities in the world.” ~Konza

    Kenya has been become one of the leading technology players in Africa and is challenging South Africa for its position as the technology hub on the continent. In September a ground breaking ceremony will be held to mark the beginning of the construction of Konza Technology City which is expected to be completed in 2020.

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  17. Our Top 5 Social Networking Sites Outside The Big 3 Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 17, 2011 1 comment

    The Heavy Chef team recently undertook the task to examine the top 5 social networks outside of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. From China to Russia to Brazil, we explored the globe to bring you some of the most interesting – although lesser known – social networking platforms.

    Here is our Top 5 Social Networking Sites Outside The Big 3:

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  18. Is Social Investment a Crock? Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 17, 2011
    The world of social entrepreneurship aims to create solutions using business expertise that will reduce social problems and generate a positive change in society. According to Fast Company, Dean Karlan explains that the extensive talk about impact investing does not match up to the actual results.

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  19. NPO Uses MXit To Provide HIV Counseling To South African Youth Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Tatenda Mutsekwa August 16, 2011

    Today we examine a South Africa NPO called Cell-Life. This organization is using technology to raise awareness and counseling for HIV/AIDS. By using the MXit platform, Cell-Life aims to provide help that is widely accessible and inexpensive for people in South Africa between the ages of 15 and 24 years.
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  20. A True Innovation Paradise Launches In Mexico Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 16, 2011

    “The world heaves with challenge, yet at the same time there has never been as profound a rise of entrepreneurs, artists, and innovators. Kundavi exists to accelerate how these instigators find each other and accomplish their essential, world-changing goals.” ~Kundavi

    When you think of Cabo, global innovation may not be the first thing that comes to mind. This new creative hub is transforming the beachy paradise into a collaborative space for some of the world’s leading creatives and entrepreneurs. The founders of Kundavi believe that the internet era has transformed our ability to discover talent and build high capacity global networks via global connection but the explosive exchange that happens when the right people meet physically remains the foundation of world-changing collaboration and innovation.

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  21. The Seth Godin Twitter Challenge Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 15, 2011

    “Every marketer tells a story. And if they do it right, we believe them.” ~Godin

    Journalist and marketing guru Seth Godin, contends that, in an age when consumers are motivated by irrational wants instead of objective needs and “there is almost no connection between what is actually there and what we believe.” Instead, marketers should tell “great stories” about their products that pander to consumers’ self-regard and worldview.

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  22. Emerging Markets More Receptive to Digital Marketing Posted in Branding Online, Digital Strategy, Heavy Chef News, Online Advertising, Concocted by Tatenda Mutsekwa August 15, 2011

    How similar are emerging markets to ‘mature’ markets? Or do they need to be looked at differently? A study was done by Microsoft Advertising, MEC and Mindshare Worldwide looking at the differences in internet behaviour between ‘mature’ markets and emerging markets.

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  23. 3 Common Digital Marketing Mistakes Posted in Heavy Chef News, Online Advertising, Concocted by Wendy Tayler August 12, 2011

    Digital advertising has become an excellent and almost essential way of marketing. There are, however, obvious errors that do often take place. Once advertisers are aware of these mistakes, they are not difficult to correct and this is when companies can begin to fully benefit from the endless world of digital possibilities. Here we discuss three major faults that take place with digital advertising.

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  24. Report on Online Security in the Middle East and North Africa Posted in Heavy Chef News, Concocted by Agnes Sokol August 11, 2011

    The Berkman Center is Harvard’s internet and society research center and one of the leading US think tanks on all things digital. This week, they released a new report on digital communication security in the Middle East and North Africa.

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  25. 3 Digital Advertising Techniques Posted in Heavy Chef News, Online Advertising, Videos, Concocted by Tatenda Mutsekwa August 11, 2011

    There have been various innovations in digital advertising that have changed how campaigns are run. Some have been quite innovative but haven’t fully caught on yet. The three that I am going to explore today blew me away in terms of customer engagement.

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