Mainly About Online Marketing & Keeping Up with Google

Uncapped ADSL at Lower Cost Finally Reaches South Africa

The Internet is About to Take Off… Are You Ready? March has been an eventful month for those of us interested and involved in online marketing. By the end of this year the Internet as we in South Africa know it will change beyond recognition due to 2 major announcements one of which occurred only yesterday (March 25th).

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NEW! Drag ‘n Zoom on Google Maps

Google has now made it easier to zoom into a preferred area on Google Maps using what they call Drag ‘n Zoom. Prior to this it was a matter of drag and trail and error.

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Living in the eCommerce Backwaters

You know we really do live in the back of beyond in South Africa when it comes to harnessing the real benefits of the internet and especially when it comes to ecommerce. A few days ago I wrote about the possibility of Paypal coming to South Africa… ie Paypal for receipts not payments which we’ve been able to use for quite some time.

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Will Google Buzz Kill Twitter?

I first heard about BUZZ when came back from last’s night’s seminar. It was on Sky News. Then lo and behold I came in this morning to find BUZZ was sitting in my gmail.

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Keep Your Eye on Google Labs for Gmail

You can do many amazing things within your Gmail by simply activating a choice. For example I use the Google search box as a feature inside Gmail itself and also the ability to insert an image directly

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The NEW “Google Adwords & Beyond” 2010 Workshop

I want you to come to the “Google Adwords and Beyond Workshop”. The Premier Classe Train to Cape Town. This is the venue for the next workshop and it’s an experiment in that time allows participants to go way beyond a normal presentation type workshop.

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How Much are you Overpaying Google? Do You Know?

Chances are pretty good that you are overpaying Google if you’re running an Adwords campaign. An ingenious new tool has just come out

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More About Google’s “Near Me Now”

Last week I touched upon the “Near Me Now” function provided to USA iPhone and Nexus One phone users. There is a good Google post that describers what it does in more detail. It is well worth reading so you know what to expect in terms of local search. Here’s an extract from the post:
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Google’s “Near Me Now”…

Can you imagine… Google’s “Near Me Now” has arrived

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Nexus One Announced by Google… for South Africa?

Nexus One Announced by Google… Good Example of Instant Search Results Too

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