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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“Stand as one” 2010 Fifa World Cup Song
THIS is the South African 2010 World Cup song everybody is talking about. FIFA and SAFA have not yet backed this song, so its creators have decided to take the melody to the people. The foot-tapping... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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Win R20 000 in the Community Information Challenge 2010
Vodacom and RLabs have teamed up to bring you the “Community Information Challenge 2010″. Many people in local communities have mobile phones and use them for voice and text. However, the use of... Read more
2 days ago in 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
11 hours ago in Technology
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Top User Engaged Blogs in South Africa
MyScoop has lately been making big headways in the local blog aggregation scene, and today I am proud to announce yet another first for South African blog aggregators. Just a few days ago MyScoop was... Read more
2 days ago in Technology
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The New Dork – Entrepreneur state of mind
Loving this parody of New York by Jay-Z feat Alecia Keys. The New Dork – Entrepreneur state of mind showcases exactly the life of an up and coming web entrepreneur. Read more
2 days 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
10 hours 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
12 hours 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
23 hours ago in Technology
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What’s the fuss with social media marketing?
The viewing public online has shifted to trust based social networks – social media. Online and offline business marketing is following this trend. You can find millions of conversations... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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Product of the week – HP 615 AMD Notebook
If you’re looking for a notebook, which is a bit more powerful than your average netbook, then this item’s a good place to start. I’ve always been a fan of HP notebooks, so... Read more
1 day ago in Technology
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Business
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Social Media Marketing Secrets
Many people and businesses believe that social media marketing is a fast, cheap and easy way to internet marketing with all the hype in the online world. Even though Social Media Marketing (SMM) is... Read more
1 day ago in Marketing
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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
8 hours 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
23 hours ago in Finance
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Entertainment
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Microsoft demonstrates Live Anywhere
One of the things I expected from Microsoft back when Live was announced was the ability to play my Live games from any platform. It just makes sense to be able to do my Mass Effect 2 mining from... Read more
2 days ago in Gaming
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God of War 3 Review Embargo Drops – Check the scores
Unfortunately we haven’t been trusted with an early copy of God of War 3 so can neither confirm nor deny how great the game is but from what I can see it’s getting awesome scores from pretty... Read more
2 days ago in Gaming
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Pach-Attack: The Infinity Ward Saga
Michael Pachter ways 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 industry. On... Read more
11 hours 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
8 hours ago in Gaming
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Let’s Talk About 3D Gaming — Will This Kill...
I keep hearing about new monitors coming out and of course, new 3D screens. Yep, all that jazz is literally around the corner. With motion control technology — coming soon, I hope — will... 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
12 hours ago in Humour
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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
6 hours ago in Gaming
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[UPDATE]eGamer Giveaway #1 – HoN Beta Keys! (Winners...
Hey guys! We have quite a lot of beta keys lying around, so we’ve decided to give them away to readers over the next couple of weeks. Well, technically it’s not entirely giving away,... Read more
2 days ago in Gaming
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Trailer Tuesday: Robin Hood
Pfangirl Through the Looking Glass
Were clearly living in the era of the badass movie hero - whether we like it or not. The Superman film franchise is apparently undergoing a darker revamp because the character is seen as too much of a Read more
1 day ago in Humour
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3-Year-Old Killed in gun Accident, It’s the Wii’s...
Three-year-old Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan was killed in what can only be called a very unfortunate tragedy. She shot herself in the abdomen after apparently mistaking a loaded gun for a Wii gun... Read more
1 day 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
16 hours ago in Family
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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
15 hours ago in Family
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Tuesday, the day before Wednesday.
The orthopaedic surgeon called me yesterday afternoon – all the scans are clear. I am going to get a cortisone injection and anti inflammatories for 6 weeks for the pain. So I am very happy... Read more
2 days ago in Family
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Durban City Guide: My Top 10 Faves
Hi, I’m Lauren! I’m 27 and I live in Durbs. I usually scribble in my blog, Glossary but I’m chuffed to be here today! In February, I visited Jozi for the first time in years. I had... Read more
1 day ago in Family
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We Meet up with Ruan Smit and some Ostriches
John Gore Travel Blog and Virtual Tours
We Meet up with Ruan Smit and some Ostriches near Mossel Bay. Ruan is cycling around South Africa on his bicycle. This really is a man on a mission, it was 39 degrees celsius and he was cycling for 7... Read more
2 days ago in Travel
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Latest Articles
BBC World News – Superpower
This March, the BBC will throw the spotlight on the Internet and its impact on the lives of people around the world. It has changed our lives from the way we look for information to the way we work and communicate with each other. But where will it go next? BBC’s SuperPower season of global...
Cape Town Weather up and down!
Sheesh, from boiling hot weather to somewhat chilly weather, Cape Town’s certainly experiencing some ups and downs. I was at Canal Walk looking for a fan, and after trying 8 shops, I finally found a shop which had 7 units left – can you believe it, and now, today, it’s been...
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 well. I’ve used all of them before, so what I’ve done is rank them below in order of my...
The Adventures Of Skippy & PJ: Chapter 4
Here we are, Chapter 4 already. The Adventures of Skippy & PJ follows the story of two brave gamers who dare leave the sanctity of their dungeons and dragons to venture out into the real world and become gaming masters. If you’re new to The Adventures of Skippy & PJ or missed out on...
Creation Chardonnay – Wine Review
Carolyn Martin and her Winemaker husband JC have created a huge amount of publicity for their Creation wines which come from Hemel en Aarde Ridge, a relatively new appellation to the west of Hermanus. Situated up in the Hemel en Aarde Valley, clinging to a hillside, the cellar is all about...
