myScoop Updates
myScoop now fetches your articles in REAL-TIME
Yup, you read right. myScoop now has the ability to fetch your articles in real-time, granted that you are already linked with a pubsubhubbub hub, or you already have the wordpress PuSHPress plugin installed. If this sounds completely gibberish to you, don't stress as the chances that you already qualify for real-time posting to myScoop are high... Read more
Popular Articles
Technology
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Afrigator joins the real-time aggregation party
First it was MyScoop and now Afrigator has also introduced real-time aggregation for blogs that support the PubSubHubbub functionality. Stii software developer at Afrigator has just announced on his... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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Possible upcoming myScoop downtime
With myScoop growing every day, its time myScoop got a more powerful and scalable home. With that being said, I have opted to host myScoop in England. This is due to the insane bandwidth costs in... Read more
4 hours ago in Technology
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LOL MyGate with noscripts
Ah man, I can so relate to this sort of thing, when you visit www.mygate.co.za and you don’t have all the scripts required to run flash, etc. the website obviously doesn’t load flash and... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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3 essential tools for avid bloggers
I received an email from Haydndup informing me of a post on Smashing Apps, which talks about 5 websites and tools that bloggers should know about, and naturally I wanted to share them here as... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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I went to a kung fu show last night.
If these walls could talk v4.0
Thanks to Gtribe, who kindly sent Jon and I comp tickets to watch The Shaolin Monks Wheel of Life Kung Fu show at Monte Casino last night. I raced home to feed the felines, hop in the shower and... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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Amazing photographs of Cape Town
These must be some of the most amazing photographs I’ve ever seen.. [Thanks Faiz] Read more
2 days ago in Technology
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Find a job with your resume blog in a social media...
I did a post titled Use Web 2.0 tools and channels to find the perfect job a couple of days ago about finding a job using Web 2.0 tools and channels and decided to create a dedicated post on one of... Read more
2 days ago in Technology
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Puma lifestyle collection for 2010
I love brand synergies, so when I heard that Kehinde Wiley (Internationally acclaimed artist) has teamed up with Puma to create several original works of art, it was quite exciting; what’s... Read more
5 hours ago in Technology
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The Sunflower Fund
If these walls could talk v4.0
At 24 years old, fresh out of varsity you have so many opportunities that lie ahead and exciting choices that are ready to be made. For Niki, his bike is sitting in the corner and beginning to rust,... Read more
4 hours ago in Technology
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How did Silicon Cape miss this?!
<rant> I’ve been holding some feelings back for quite some time now about Silicon Cape and as much as I feel like blasting the initiative for many reasons, I think I’ll leave them... Read more
1 hours ago in Technology
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Business
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MediaPress: Write blog posts with style
I’ve released a new feature on MediaPress where you can add blog posts for review from the front end of the site by clicking the nice big button “new blog post” on the sidebar. The... Read more
1 day ago in Marketing
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SA’s youngest bank named one of the top global...
South Africa’s youngest retail bank, Capitec Bank, has become the only South African brand – and one of only 27 brands globally – to be named a ‘Great Brand of Tomorrow’ by Swiss-based... Read more
2 days ago in Finance
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Targeted traffic with Social Media
To get targeted traffic to your website or blog is the heart and soul of Internet Marketing. More targeted website visitors means there are more people who can learn about your site and the services... Read more
13 hours ago in Marketing
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Entertainment
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[UPDATE]eGamer Giveaway #2 – HoN Beta Keys Again!...
Hey guys! Once again, eGamer is giving out 10 Heroes of Newerth beta keys – we still have loads left to giveaway! This giveaway is slightly different to the last one, so please follow the very... Read more
1 day ago in Gaming
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Pach-Attack: The Infinity Ward Saga
Michael Pachter weighs into the Infinity Ward / Activision saga in this weeks Pach-Attack which I guess is very relevant to his day job analysing the financial probabilities of the gaming... Read more
1 day ago in Gaming
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Sony turns the shrinking ray back on, shaves another...
Is it just me or does anyone else find it weird that Sony just keeps on changing the PS3? Maybe the Xbox 360 and Wii have been losing weight over the past couple of years and no one has really cared... Read more
1 day ago in Gaming
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Alice in Wonderland reviewed
Pfangirl Through the Looking Glass
Alice in Wonderland, the new film from director Tim Burton has been highly anticipated by his fans, as well as lovers of fantasy cinema, since the project was first announced back in 2007. Expectation Read more
2 days ago in Humour
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Gran Turismo 5 : NASCAR
I spotted a new trailer out yesterday for GT5 that promoted the new NASCAR game mode but to be honest I just ignored it as I’m not a NASCAR fan or much of a racing fan. But since it was brought... Read more
11 hours ago in Gaming
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Sony Signs up All Six Major Studios for PSN HD Movie...
Do you live in a country with cheap, fast, uncapped internet? Is that country called The United States of America? If so, Sony has something rather nice for you. Sony have just announced that... Read more
1 day ago in Gaming
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Is EA snubbing the Xbox 360?
Over the past few months EA have appeared to be leaning more and more towards the PS3 and away from the Xbox 360. They are using it more and more as their initial development platform and are then... Read more
10 hours ago in Gaming
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Screenshots & Some Details: Transformers — The War...
Activision has revealed new images for Transformers: The War for Cybertron. The images come from VG247 and GDC, where they reveal everything you want to see. This means, Optimus and his buddies... Read more
21 hours ago in Gaming
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PlayStation Motion Controller Officially Named –...
Sony had their GDC keynote earlier this morning and the big news coming out of that is the fact that they have named and priced their upcoming motion controller. The motion controller will... Read more
14 hours ago in Gaming
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Alan Wake fights the “Harvester of Sorrow”
If we ever get around to posting up an article with the stupidest names every used in video games I fully expect the Harvester of Sorrow to be right up there. However that being said I guess we need... Read more
2 days ago in Gaming
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Lifestyle
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Blog Challenge – Pass it on
Todays blog challenge is a little different! What you need to do is answer the questions below (which I took from Ms Wenchy) and then you need to tag 4 people to do the challenge. If you could... Read more
2 days ago in Family
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BMW Planning Front-Wheel-Drive A1 Rival
Tentatively dubbed the 0-Series at this stage, BMW Chairman, Norbert Reithofe, has confirmed this week that a rival to the Audi A1 is [...] Read more
11 hours ago in Auto
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A few things you need to know!
Just a few things I think you all need to know today! It is blog challenge day on F2F today! Alson on F2F is an interview with Shingai from Kuna Clothing – she has some very cute girls... Read more
2 days ago in Family
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View of the town of George at Sunset
John Gore Travel Blog and Virtual Tours
View of the town of George at Sunset, from the top of the signal hill, next to the Cross on the Hill in George. View over George after Sunset from Cross on Hill in South Africa Read more
10 hours ago in Travel
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Argentina - 5 unusual things
Argentina is a unique country in many ways. Here are five quirky and unusual things about the country. If you call a cellular phone from a pay phone it costs the person you call and it costs you. Alon Read more
23 hours ago in Travel
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Letter to my son
Dear Cameron Sweet child of mine, I know the last few years have been rough on you. I know you have lived in your sister’s shadow for too long. I know. I am working on making it better. But know I... Read more
13 hours ago in Family
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Tranquil Body Treats
The concept of Tranquil Body Treats came about when I realized that the cost of the body scrub I purchased for my salon and on behalf of my clients was ridiculously priced. Over a period of three... Read more
13 hours ago in Family
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Latest Articles
GDC 10: EA Announces EA Sports Active 2.0 For Wii & PS3
EA recently announced at the 2010 GDC that it would be releasing a new version of its Sports Active title previously seen on the Wii. The new version comes complete with leg and arm bands with motion sensors attached so you can therefore have a full body workout. Other upgrades include a heart...
GDC 10: Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Due Summer, First Screens Released
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PS3 Level Graphics On Your Phone
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