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If you’re looking for the inside track on the South African internet marketing raceway, then the GottaQuirk blog is the place to be. Get all the latest news and happenings from this emarketing blog from the minds at Quirk.
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Friday Fact Box - Social Media Statistics
2008-07-04 07:44:54
The online community  talks about social media, A LOT. This is probably because we’ve got Facebook and Twitter coming out of our ears. It’s such an intrigui......
 
South Africa Online: The New South Africa
2008-07-04 02:33:48
Just over two years ago I was living and working on the other side of the country - writing copy, doing layouts, taking photographs and videos, making coffee and running the company website. It was an easy job, and in between creating newsletters and makin......
 
Woohoo! A Free Springleap T-Shirt.
2008-07-03 03:47:16
With a mind to support local online endeavors, we decided to take up Eric and Eran’s offer of blogging for a free T-shirt. O......
 
Firefox 3 Add-ons: Extend Your Browsing Reach
2008-07-02 02:29:34
Millions of users made the switch to Firefox 3 when the official version was released recently (reportedly 8,249,092 downloads on the first day) - many upgrading from Firefox 2, while a large percentage made the switch fr......
 
The Future of SEO
2008-07-01 05:29:49
It seems like everyone is practicing a little Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) these days. While you might have the basics covered, do you know where SEO is heading? I&r......
 
DRM Is Dead, Well Dying At Least...
2008-06-30 09:24:36
Not too long ago I took a look at Digital Rights Management and a few of the issues that surround it in terms of disadvantages and possible solutions. In summary, I’m ...
 
A Beginner's Guide to SEO
2008-06-30 01:34:01
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is an important aspect of online marketing. It is really worth your while to go out and learn more about it you haven’t already. It will help your general understanding of th......
 
Inspiration Anyone?
2008-06-29 01:26:11
The video I’m looking at is part of a series, so I'll go back in time a little and start from the beginning. Here goes… About a year ago, Microsoft launched a little vira......
 
McDonalds and Line Rider
2008-06-28 02:22:17
This viral ad launched in the US about a month ago. McDonalds has created a viral advert using a cool little Internet phenomenon, a game called Line Rider that started in 1996. Quoted from the website: “In ......
 
Friday Fact Box - Online Fundraising
2008-06-27 09:23:33
That's right - it's Friday and we're back with a lovely figure or two. In case you missed last week, the idea of the Friday Fact Box is to collect all the statistics and information we can find on a particular industry or sector. After our inaugura......
 
Gassy Orange Objects Floating Around the Internet. Not a virtual fart in site.
2008-06-27 04:49:12
These little digital balloons are most definitely filled with time wasting delight. No hot air in this campaign. PPPSsssssss......
 
Allan Kent on the iPhone 3G, the Mobile Web and Online Creativity Part 2
2008-06-26 09:20:13
Here's part 2 of the interview with Allan Kent of Saatchi & Saatchi AtPlay, for part 1 have a look here. On being the head of AtPlay: ...
 
Allan Kent on the iPhone 3G, the Mobile Web and Online Creativity
2008-06-26 07:52:04
When Allan Kent roamed into our office a short while ago, and started playing darts with Tim, I pounced on him to organise an interview...
 
5 Tips that Will Help Turn Visitors into Customers - Conversion Optimisation
2008-06-25 05:34:25
While musing about the ideal metaphor for Conversion Optimisation, the topic of this week’s newsletter, I have realised that most of the metaphors and similies that I use have to do with sex and relationships. In my opinion, this necessitates a change in job title &n......
 
TECH4FRICA 2008 - A Web and Emerging Technology Conference for Africa
2008-06-24 02:03:52
I'm quite excited to report that after almost a year of discussion, the TECH4FRICA08 conference will be happening on the 3rd and 4th of October this year in Johannesburg. The organisers description below:   ......
 
The Post Office: We Take, Whatever We Want
2008-06-24 02:02:06
More Like: We Take, Whatever We Want Amazon has decided to stop shipping orders to South Africa through the ...
 
SEM vs. Conversion Optimisation
2008-06-24 01:46:44
While the title to this post might suggest that we’re going to put Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Conversion Optimisation through some kind of mud pit-like duel, the truth is that, like with many online services (...
 
Some things are priceless (Tim's CLM*):
2008-06-23 02:20:08
Building a Google Earth Layer - big money and lots of hard work. Being live on CNBC - 50 million users and a reputation on the line. Having your boss look lik......
 
Large Furry Spanish Creature Advertising Car
2008-06-22 04:32:21
I get really bored with car ads. Now I know Garrick will glare at me when he reads this, especially after his post last weekend, and yes I know I’m......
 
Firefox 3 and SearchStatus
2008-06-20 09:07:40
With the release of Firefox 3 earlier this week, there was some anticipation around the QuirkStation that the SearchStatus download page (and thus www.quirk.biz) would see some increased tra......
 
Friday Fact Box - Online Retail
2008-06-20 04:14:54
Whether you need to inform a strategy or convince your boss/client/career-choice-disapproving-mother that online marketing is the way to go, few things work better than cold hard numbers. It’s with this in mind that we’re starting the ...
 
Bet-Match: Betting for Fun
2008-06-19 00:00:12
Football has long been a passion of mine, so I was delighted when Canbet approached Quirk with the opportunity to develop a football focused friendly betting Facebook applicatio......
 
Ubuntu is for Normal People Too
2008-06-16 07:15:48
Ubuntu is a community developed operating system, supported by Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth's company.  It's a flavour......
 
BMW Do It Again
2008-06-15 03:08:28
Always a fan of cars, beer and woman (I’m fighting the urge to shout, “in that order!”), I may be labeled a typical male. It would then come as no surprise that I mention the GINA video. Wow. ...
 
Altruistic Search Engine Marketing
2008-06-13 08:40:14
They say charity starts at home, but these days it can also start on your home page. There are a number of philanthropic Engine">search engines out there, which I reckon is great – but is there a search engine that can provide a service worth using daily? ...
 
Who are the Real Innovators Responsible for Google's Success? Not Just Larry and Sergey.
2008-06-13 03:38:15
I’ve always been fascinated by just how deep Google’s reach goes. How much intellectual property (IP) have they actually innovated and how much have they simply bought through acquisitions? A ...
 
Firefox Download Day
2008-06-12 10:36:58
In yesterday's newsletter we featured Firefox’s campaign to break the world record for “most downloads in a 24......
 
5 Reasons Quirk Uses Java
2008-06-11 05:38:50
The language you choose to code in can determine not only the quality of the resulting program or website, but also the production schedules and frustration levels of your team. Languages like ...
 
5 Tips to Make Open Source Software Work for You and Your Business
2008-06-11 05:22:25
There’s a lot of buzz around Source">open source software, with proponents advocating its merits and slating developers who keep their software and the code that makes it work close to their chests. For the real technophobes out there, open source software is geek-sp......
 
DoBroadband Suffers from Lame Ass Syndrome
2008-06-10 09:44:25
A few years ago we defined Lame-Ass Syndrome (LAS) in the Quirk Glossary as follows: This unfortunate yet common syndrome results in sites that will not functio......
 
Who Said A Baby Starts Out With No Social Networking Skills?
2008-06-09 00:47:06
I have always had issues with baby books. My sister has many of them, painstakingly documenting everything from her very first nappy change to the time she stuck a pea up her nose. Me, not so much - not even my own dedicated photo album. I have however suitably gotten over......
 
Lloyds TSB: For the Journey
2008-06-08 04:53:45
Keeping the feel good / nice animation / awesome music theme going following Kat's post, here's a clip for Lloyds TSB:   ...
 
Tiji: As Imaginative as Children
2008-06-07 06:28:40
This ad is mesmerizing. Tiji, a French children's channel, have released it as part of a campaign created for them by DDB Paris.   ...
 
Critical Customers Should be Your Best Friend
2008-06-05 05:51:29
Business Week’s March edition dealt with consumer vigilantes – the people who take a step up and demand better service from companies. While I realise the edition is two months old, I find the topic so......
 
Social Marketing too demanding for companies?
2008-06-05 00:17:36
Social networking can help businesses to build communities around their brands and give them a human face. If you say you're available when you aren't, however, a company can be exposed as insincere very quickly. It can do damage, which ...
 
How the Internet affects YOU!
2008-06-03 08:51:54
Now doesn't that heading just ignite the flame of curiosity? OK, so let me start at the beginning. I recently found myself picking up a book by the name of "...
 
Can there be only One?
2008-06-02 08:34:36
When we think about the Internet and about search engines specifically, the majority of us think… Google, Yahoo! and MSN. When you’ve searched for something online do you remember what website you got the information from? Chances a......
 
Mary the Braveheart
2008-06-01 02:45:05
This ad from Sydney Children's Hospital offers something pretty powerful that should make it go viral - hope. ...
 
Weezer Strike Gold With Pork And Beans
2008-05-31 01:47:02
Granted, the headline of this post might not make much sense to many, but stick with me – you’ll soon be humming the tune.   ...
 
"WordPress is a CMS" says Adii (WordPress RockStar)
2008-05-30 06:00:55
I strongly disagree. On Wednesday night I attended WPCPT3 - shorthand for the 3rd monthly meeting of the Cape Town(CPT) Wordpress(WP) enthusiasts - where ...
 
 
 
 
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