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Business
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Five Hot Advertising Trends of 2012
13 Dec 2012 by Harry Haddon / 1 Comment
Mashable has put together its top five advertising trends of 2012. They say the trends are “mostly about the shifting ways that consumers experience content and how publishers hope to harness those experiences.” So pretty much the same as every other year. Here’s the list:
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House Of The Week: Wow – Look What R7.9m Buys You In Noordhoek!
13 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I was perusing the Engel & Volkers website, and I came across this killer property in Noordhoek. Compared to the Atlantic Seaboard you get a HELLUVA lot more bang for your buck on the other side of the lentil curtain. And I mean EVERYTHING! Please enjoy this beauty..
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Homeware Supplier To 2,500 Guest Houses Undercuts Big Retailers By 20% – Sells Direct To Public
12 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
True Story: I ran into a friend’s mum as I walked out of Whitehouse a month ago. “What are you doing here?” we asked each other at the same time. She said a friend told her about it and she didn’t think anyone else knew. It seemed Tip 213 had gone public..
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Axe Creates Morning-After Pillow For Men Who Hate Cuddling [VIDEO]
11 Dec 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
In a move that is bound to be labelled misogynistic by some, Axe has created an inflatable arm and chest that smells like the Axe fragrance. Called the morning-after pillow, it is designed for guys who aren’t too keen on cuddling with their lady friends the morning after a night spent together.
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House Of The Week – Plettenberg Bay (Beachy Head) For R22 Million – Wow
06 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
This is a stunning little spot. And when I say little, I mean 5 bedrooms. Those who know Plett will know that Beachy Head is where it’s at. Click through for more.
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2oceansvibe News’ 2012 Readership Doubles The Year Before – With 1.73 Million Uniques
06 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
2oceansvibe News received 1,73 million unique readers between January 1 and 5 December 2012 – double the previous year for the same period. September to December alone yielded a readership of 547,000 unique readers.
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Volvo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Coming
05 Dec 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
It’s not just Google who are looking to have us all driving around in self-driving cars – Volvo is also gearing up for production and release of their own fleet of self-driving vehicles.
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Coming Up In Half An Hour: Founder Of Mzoli’s Talks Entrepreneurship With Bob Skinstad On 2OV Radio
05 Dec 2012 by silverstreak / No Comments
Mzoli Ngcawuzele, founder and owner of Gugulethu hospitality institution, Mzoli’s will be on The Bob Skinstad Show on 2oceansvibe Radio at 15h15 this afternoon. Mzoli and Bob will have a frank chat on entrepreneurship in Cape Town, and opportunities available to creative, energetic local business people. Don’t miss what is sure to be a fascinating [...]
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1Time Airline To Fly By Christmas?
05 Dec 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 3 Comments
As it stands, there is a good chance that 1time Airline might be flying by Christmas. Not under that name, but it would still be better than nothing.
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Radvertising: Insurance Company Stages Heart Crushing Proposal Rejection In Cinema [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shhhh! This video will self-destruct within zero-zero-seven seconds of viewing. One of our agents caught this top secret footage at this weekend’s South African release of Skyfall, the latest film in the Bond series.
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SA Sports Illustrated Is Folding
03 Dec 2012 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
BizCommunity reports that it has learnt from reliable sources that Media 24′s SA Sports Illustrated is to fold. SASI has served as the premier South African sports magazine for decades. The magazine’s profile on Media 24′s website reads as follows: Sports Illustrated is the most successful and enduring multi-sport magazine in South Africa’s publishing history. [...]
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INTERVIEW: Naspers CEO Koos Bekker On Acquisitions, Operations in China, E-Commerce And The Death Of Print
03 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
One of 2oceansvibe’s favourite South Africans and former guest, Koos Bekker, conducted an interview with Summit TV and featured on BDlive. Click through to see what Koos has to say about newspapers, digital media, Naspers, their operations in China, and acquisitions.
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Wendy Machanik: “I Take Full Responsibility For My Actions”
03 Dec 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / 3 Comments
Arguably the most disgraceful estate agent that has ever operated in South Africa, Wendy Machanik, has finally spoken publicly about her actions, and taken full responsibility for her public and humiliating downfall.
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Invitation: Millionaire Forex Trader Secrets – Free Entry
29 Nov 2012 by silverstreak / No Comments
Forex trading is a way to earn money. Enough money to live the holiday, ergo, not work. What kind of things might you like to do in your free, moneyed leisure time? You could: Buy a motorsports team Challenge children to high stakes games of putt-putt on the Promenade Go for a lunchtime surf with other retired millionaires [...]
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Dalai Lama Debacle: South African Government Acted Unlawfully, Court Rules
29 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
The Supreme Court of Appeal has just stated that the South African government acted unlawfully when it delayed a decision on a visa application by the Dalai Lama. Do you remember the saga about the fact that the Dalai Lama couldn’t come to South Africa to celebrate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday in October [...]
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Gay Newsreader Verbally Abused After Kissing Boyfriend At Green Point Gym
29 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 5 Comments
An eNCA newsreader, Andrew Barnes, was verbally abused at Virgin Active Green Point on Tuesday morning. This after a fellow gym member took offense after seeing Barnes and his boyfriend kiss each other.
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House Of The Week – Your Own Income Producing Wine Farm In Franschhoek – R39 Million
29 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You can make big cash from a property like this. Apart from the prestige of having your own wine farm, this chunk of earth sports 10 luxury suites, conference facilities, wedding venue etc. You’ll be rolling in it… Check out these killer pics..
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Actors From “The Office” Parody “Two And A Half Men” Star’s Online Rant [VIDEO]
29 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
Angus T. Jones, the actor who portrays Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men, has had a pretty crazy week. First he appeared in an online video, urging fellow Christians to not watch Two and a Half Men anymore because it is “filth”. Jones then backtracked the next day, saying he is sorry, and revealed that he will be appearing in the next season of the show, because “God kinda pushed me into it.”
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City Of Cape Town Leads Groundbreaking Campaign For Street Renaming Process
29 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As part of a highly successful campaign that launched in Cape Town’s City Bowl in July last year, Gugulethu has begun its own interactive, public campaign to unearth creative and significant new street and neighbourhood names for itself.
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AFP Reveals Most Memorable Pictures Of 2012 [GALLERY]
28 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Global press agency AFP have released their selection of 2012′s best pictures. There are 99 in total, and together they capture every major news story of the year so far – from Mo Farah’s win at the Olympics, to police officers surrounding the bodies of the Marikana miners they shot just moments earlier.
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SABC Bans Zuma Ad, Suffers Sense Of Humour Failure [VIDEO]
28 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Just as they did with that AXE for men commercial, the SABC has banned another TV ad, only drawing more attention to it in the first place. This time it’s a fish and chips ad, and wait ’til you hear the reasons they gave for the banning…
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Actor From “Two And A Half Men” Apologises For Dissing The Show, Signs On For Another Season
28 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Yesterday we reported on Two and a Half Men actor, Angus. T. Jones, who, after converting to Christianity, told viewers to stop watching the show. He also went so far as to call Two and a Half Men “filth”.
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SA’s Most Palatial Home Available For Holiday Rental Over New Year
27 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
If there is a multi-millionaire or A-lister out there who still hasn’t secured a home in Cape Town for the season, Camps Bay’s most famous mansion is still available for a minimum of two weeks over New Year. Click through to see what the price is..
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Court Rules Google Must Pay For Libelous Search Result
27 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Australia has decided that search results that Google publishes amount to content that the company “publishes”, and is therefore responsible for.
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