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Spread the feva with Flag Tags

Soccer Time – it is (certainly) here! We’re feeling it. We’re seeing it.

Buildings are decorated, streets bannered, cars socked and flagged and many faces are soon to be painted, but online? That place which holds so much of our attention? Not so much.

It’s time to fix that… it’s time to Spread The Feva!

We’ve created the perfect way to fast-track the release of pent-up patriotism by introducing The Flag Tag. With very little effort, you too can proudly sport the online equivalent of mirror-socks!

With a 1-line addition to your site’s <head> tag (preferably with all your other JavaScript includes), one of a variety of flags can be added to your site. Visit www.flagtag.co.za now to show your true colours!

Right. Now that you’ve taken care of your online reputation, go out and buy some real stuff, take a deep breath and practice Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika – we’ve got a lot of excitement to prepare for!

(And just because this is interesting, we made a point of checking the correct orientation for a vertical flag. Doing our best to be on the ball!)

June 2, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

New RE/MAX website set to revolutionise Real Estate tech

Today sees the launch of the new RE/MAX of Southern Africa website – www.remax.co.za: another successful collaboration between White Wall Web and long standing client RE/MAX.

Without a doubt, the most noteworthy improvement to the site is the inclusion of address level data, which locates the listed properties on an actual map. This makes RE/MAX of Southern Africa the first agency within the South African Real Estate industry to provide this value-added technology. Previously, users could only view properties at a provincial level, which didn’t provide the user with sufficient knowledge of the area in which the property was situated. But with the newly implemented technology, users can see the exact street level address of the property for sale. Not only does this assist the user in accessing the property on sale, but it also allows them to view other available properties in the surrounding areas with greater ease.

June 2, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

The HTML5 buzz

As best described by Wikipedia, “HTML5 is the next major revision of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the core mark-up language of the World Wide Web.” Realistically, not every website will make use of HTML5, but for those developers who will, their websites will have better support across modern desktop and mobile browsers.

HTML was initially designed to be a language for semantically describing a scientific document, but its general design and adaptation has enabled it to be used to describe a number of other types of documents. HTML5 is a specification for how the web’s core language, HTML, should be formatted and utilised to deliver text, images, multimedia, Web apps, search forms, everything else you see in your browser, and addresses many issues of the previous versions’ specs. The aim is to reduce the need for proprietary plug-in-based rich internet application (RIA) technologies such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, Apache Pivot and Sun JavaFX.

May 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Net Prophet 2010 – The Sophisticat, the Elephant, and the Secret of the Digital Native (By Arthur Goldstuck)

Arthur is an award-winning writer, analyst and commentator on Internet, mobile and business and consumer technologies. He heads the World Wide Worx research organisation, leading groundbreaking research into how change is affecting businesses large and small. Clients of the research include South Africa’s major financial institutions and corporations, Government departments and agencies, and international organisation.

“21st century children are different when it comes to the Internet and computers…allegedly”

“Do you want to sell apps all your life or do you want to change the world?”

May 13, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

Net Prophet 2010 – The Next Generation (By Stuart Ntlathi)

Stuart Ntlathi (23) heads up the Stuart Ntlathi Science, Engineering and Technology Institute (SNSET INSTITUTE). Established in 2000, the SNSET INSTITUTE believes in the promotion and development of education, specifically in the field of Science, Engineering and Technology amongst the youth. Stuart’s objective for SNSET INSTITUTE is to further expand the infrastructure and develop “Infinite Park”, where young people may congregate, share ideas and work together on Science and Technology projects. “Infinite Park” is envisioned as a launching pad for Science-based business and academic development, which has attracted donations from both Government and corporates.

“Young people in the townships don’t even know what it means to ‘Google’.”

“[The SNSET Institute has] given young people a platform where they can develop their own ideas.”

“The young people you meet today are your consumers of tomorrow.”

May 13, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Net Prophet 2010 – Giving up Gutenberg: Shaping the future of Internet publishing by shrugging off the past (By Patrick Kayton)

Patrick Kayton has spent the better part of ten years putting ideas into people’s heads. As a content architect, Patrick has been responsible for the conceptualisation, design, development and delivery of creative, full colour and highly interactive educational materials, courses and comics principally in the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. Since 2006, and in partnership with his brother, Barry, they have collaborated on the creation of Cognician, a powerful thought processing software application for the web.

“You can’t shape the future unless you try to shrug off the past.”

“The ideas your content is structured around will have the greatest impact.”

May 13, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

Net Prophet 2010 – Social Media: The side effects (By Richard Mulholland)

Richard Mulholland is the founder of Missing Link, a specialist conference and presentation strategy company, and co-owner of Thunk! SA’s first perspective lab. Rich’s dynamic way of thinking took him from rigging lights at rock concerts to telling CEOs what and how they should present. A renowned speaker, strategist, creative thinker and capitalist punk, Rich is the guy you hire to make your presentation or conference rock. He also has a deep hatred for pretentious biogs, of which his is a fine example.

“Using Twitter for chit-chat is like having a conversation via megaphone.“

May 13, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

Net Prophet 2010 – Top of the BOPs: Observations from building online business in Africa (By Stefan Magdalinski)

Stefan Magdalinski is the CEO of Mocality.com, a new mobile business directory (and a lot more to come) providing services to thousands of entrepreneurs across Africa. Mocality’s first city is Nairobi, Kenya. Previously, Stefan was the CTO of MOO.com, the innovative digital printing company, but has been building web applications and online civic hacks since 1994, most of which are start-ups. In his spare time, he wonders why he doesn’t have any.