Are you the lucky recipient of a grant or a subsidy? You may not be aware of it but your grant was not funded by the government. No, it was funded by the single most unappreciated group in South Africa, the tax payer. 
A brief blog philosophy on the future of film "renting" and purchasing in our shiny, digital age. 
Steven Covey, in the cult classic of self-help books, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, defines two ethics that characterise the way people perceive the world, and thus, the trends in advertising: the personality ethic and the character ethic.
Black Tuesday, 22 November 2011, is the day in which the South African government voted for the “protection of information act” or, more aptly named, the secrecy bill. This bill suppresses media freedom and undermines freedom of expression by making it a criminal offence to publish certain information.
All around the world people have been saddened by his passing. Twitter was all aflutter trending #stevejobs, #isad and #thankyousteve, Apple shops were strewn with candles and flowers and major leaders, including Obama, weighed in.
Today I thought about “emoticons” - even the word makes me shudder ;). (See, how confusing is that smiley face? Do I mean: “I’m just joking, I love emoticons”? or “Don’t take my anger seriously, this is a light-hearted blog, I am a light-hearted, happy person. Look, even my words are smiling at you”? or “Actually, you can go right ahead and disregard everything I say, ever”?). 
The American research company, IBIS World has just recently released a list of the top 10 dying industries. It is a perfect example of how the rise of technology has surpassed the need for more traditional media. Wired telecommunication carriers, newspaper publishers, video rental and record stores are all slowly being left behind as the Internet, cellphones and other digital media begin to move to the forefront.
