Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Infamous Heaven’s Gate Cult – Funded By Web Design [VIDEO]

Maybe you don’t remember or know of the infamous Heaven’s Gate cult. As cults go, it ended in a mass exit (suicide) of 39 members in 1997. A recent article about them, not only divulges about their affinity for technology but how they funded themselves through web design.

CNN’s New Website Cost The Same As The Free State Gov’s

CNN has just announced that they will be revamping their website, to the tune of $15 million (around R140 million). Sound familiar? In March, the Free State government announced they would be spending the same amount of money on their website. Weird that a provincial website would cost the same as a global news network’s […]

Free State Pays R140 Million For Redesign Of Website

The Free State Government has reportedly spent R140 million to redesign their website over a period of three years. The deal was signed off by director general Elzabe Rockman, who now claims that the tender was for R40 million and not the reported R140 million. The basic WordPress theme on which the site was built costs […]

Independent Newspapers Wish “Neslon” Happy Birthday

If there is one typo you never, ever want to make, it’s typing Nelson Mandela’s name incorrectly. On his birthday. What makes this more than astounding, is that the production of a banner like that typically goes from copywriter, to designer, to management sign-off, to campaign management, and then it would go live. And not a single […]