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| 1 |  | Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor Steven Norris is a born writer, living in Claremont, Cape Town and educated in the ways of graphic design but destined to follow in the footsteps of the worlds greatest authors. He has had many years of experience as an SEO copywriter, learning the ropes the hard way before utterly mastering them. H... more Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor's posts have been read 8275202 times |
| 2 |  | Martin Carstens: Staff reporter Martin is obsessed with technology and the future. His work life includes positions at UK based Hotcourses.com, Discovery Invest and currently, Gearburn.... more Martin Carstens: Staff reporter's posts have been read 1420762 times |
| 3 |  | Roger Hislop Roger is a tech fan that is hot, hot, hot for well designed, clever, beautiful things that make our lives a little bit more amazing. He spends a lot of time geeking out in a house littered with bits of cable and electronics. He owns his own oscilloscope ferchrissakes. He was in tech PR for twelve ye... more Roger Hislop's posts have been read 1365200 times |
| 4 |  | Dreyer Smit By day he seems like a normal everyday person, going about his chores working like a good little bee. But at night he changes into the Tech Guru Dreyer Smit. Testing every cool gadget he can get his hands on. Biggest Microsoft fan, but will always recommend the best option for the job at hand.... more Dreyer Smit's posts have been read 929340 times |
| 5 |  | TechRadar We love tech! We're unashamedly geeky about it. So we'll tell you what we think in a fair, unbiased way. That's what we're about. We're able to promise this because we're the largest UK-based consumer technology news and reviews site (and now rapidly growing in the US), our editorial independence... more TechRadar's posts have been read 677830 times |
| 6 |  | Claudio Rebuzzi In some senses a nomad, Claudio’s itchy feet keep him moving constantly. This explains his passion for traveling and probably for cars too. He studied Linguistics at Rhodes University, which added to his love of language and willingness to grab life by the scruff of the neck.... more Claudio Rebuzzi's posts have been read 591643 times |
| 7 |  | Rick Bosch Rick has worked in a variety of fields, from a print and radio journalist to making bubble wrap in the UK for 18 months. However, settled in Cape Town a few years ago, he moved into the online world and as a lover of all things tech and geek related, spent many hours researching all things Android. ... more Rick Bosch's posts have been read 569281 times |
| 8 |  | Robin-Leigh Chetty Robin-Leigh is Joburg native whose education to date has been both dynamic and wide-ranging. With a degree in Psychology and passion for Philosophy, Technology and anything Japanese, Robin has now turned his efforts to becoming a well-rounded online journalist. Armed with an insatiable desire for in... more Robin-Leigh Chetty's posts have been read 517262 times |
| 9 |  | Danny Greeff Having dabbled in graphic design, mobile and online media, Danny is now the client services director at Hitch Digital, a new full-service digital agency based in Cape Town. An absolute Internet and gadget junkie, Danny enjoys normal things too; like good music, Tabasco sauce, high CTR’s and effect... more Danny Greeff's posts have been read 498860 times |
| 10 |  | Stuart Thomas: Staff reporter Stuart Thomas is a product of Rhodes University. Whilst completing his Bachelors in Journalism, Politics and English, he realised he was a bit of a geek, albeit one who isn't afraid of the sun. An honors in English at the same institution failed to curb this. An MA in South African Literature, only ... more Stuart Thomas: Staff reporter's posts have been read 479973 times |
| 11 |  | Stephan Lourens Born 20 years to early. Curses sometimes. Thinks too much. Believes plug-and-play is the best invention ever. If asked what he wants for his birthday he will say a gadget, then money. So he can go buy a gadget.... more Stephan Lourens's posts have been read 412834 times |
| 12 |  | Ronan Steyn Ronan Steyn is one of the most serious gamers you will ever meet. With the ability to socialize equally well with a room of hardcore gamers or softcore gamers alike, he eats adaptation for breakfast. As a child he knew he would somehow make gaming his job, his mom didn't agree. With the poor quality... more Ronan Steyn's posts have been read 390730 times |
| 13 |  | Edward Love Born and raised in Cape Town, Edward is a keen writer with sights set on screenwriting. He enjoys reviewing videogames, gadgetry and film, and holds a particular affection for Batman. When not being a nerd, he’s a keen squash player and an ardent Proteas supporter – despite the heartache.... more Edward Love's posts have been read 376674 times |
| 14 |  | Lauren Granger While studying towards her Bachelor of Journalism degree at Rhodes University, Lauren realised that she was fascinated by everything digital. This, coupled with the fact that she was more interested in creeping Mashable and Twitter than she was in picking up one of those printed things called 'newsp... more Lauren Granger's posts have been read 359370 times |
| 15 |  | Matthew Buckland Matthew Buckland is a web guy who has over the years worked in a programming, editorial and business capacity within the online media environment. He now dedicates his life and soul to Creative Spark and Memeburn.com. He was previously General Manager of ... more Matthew Buckland's posts have been read 311650 times |
| 16 |  | Ryan Gordon Ryan sees things in binary, which is a handy super power for any coder, even better if you can apply it to your world view. With a BCOM (Hon) Information Systems from UCT freshly behind him, Ryan joined the Creative Spark team as a Web Developer where he is encouraged to share his unique take on our... more Ryan Gordon's posts have been read 201880 times |
| 17 |  | Michelle Atagana: Managing Ed. Michelle Atagana has a Masters Degree in New Media and Journalism, her thesis focuses on social media technologies in the South African journalistic space with some focus on the public sphere. She has been hanging around the Internet since she was 11 back in proper Netscape days and even found a wa... more Michelle Atagana: Managing Ed.'s posts have been read 190410 times |
| 18 |  | Jacques Coetzee Jacques grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa. He also studied International Relations (BA) at Stellenbosch University with an interest in innovation and initiatives and how they could contribute to the benefit of society. I have always been interested in both politics and development and started be... more Jacques Coetzee's posts have been read 129669 times |
| 19 |  | Pippa Tshabalala Pippa Tshabalala is the former presenter of The Verge, South Africa's first locally produced TV show on videogames. She has a passion for all things gaming and tech related as well as a growing collection of tattoos. Based in Jo'burg, she is currently the On-Air Producer for MTV Base and a 2013 Bran... more Pippa Tshabalala's posts have been read 122800 times |
| 20 |  | Peter Verweij After 30 years of lecturing and training at the School of Journalism at Utrecht in journalism, politics and new media, Peter Verweij, started in 2005 his own company D3-Media, which focuses on the following areas: Production of journalistic content for multimedia media and blogs; Research in the ar... more Peter Verweij's posts have been read 117900 times |
| 21 |  | Angela Freeman Angela is a freelance tech, travel and health writer. When she isn't writing she is hiking, playing guitar and attempting to cook.... more Angela Freeman's posts have been read 102880 times |
| 22 |  | Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter Nur is an enigma with a passion for creating words. He recently entered a love affair with technology and chorizo sausages. He travels a lot -- you catch him, if you can, at a Silicon Cape event every now and again.... more Nur Bremmen: Staff reporter's posts have been read 96410 times |
| 23 |  | Tarryn van der Byl After discovering that a career as a space pirate was not yet supported by current advances in technology, Tarryn decided to write about space pirates instead. Or anything else people would pay her to write about, really. The point is to make enough money to get off this rock and into space pirating... more Tarryn van der Byl's posts have been read 77590 times |
| 24 |  | Zaahirah Bhamjee Passionate about all things internet, Zaahirah is a Marketing student, full time Instructional Designer and lifestyle blogger. Zaahirah currently spends her time juggling beauty events and support calls from the office. She has also started an initiative to provide female bloggers with a supportive ... more Zaahirah Bhamjee's posts have been read 76182 times |
| 25 |  | Henk Kleynhans CTO at @comparecourses. Storyteller. Built Wi-Fi networks in Africa, lobbied governments on spectrum reform, connected the Dalai Lama to Desmond Tutu.... more Henk Kleynhans's posts have been read 72850 times |
| 26 |  | Neil Gillett Neil is an average, non - salaried semi pro squash player and a member of the famous Hamstring Society. When not pulling anything on the squash court, he is an expert in the presentation, multimedia and audio visual equipment industry.... more Neil Gillett's posts have been read 69167 times |
| 27 |  | Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley Tom Foremski is a former Financial Times journalist and the Founder and Publisher of Silicon Valley watcher, which is an online news site reporting on the business of Silicon Valley and the culture of disruption.... more Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley's posts have been read 57320 times |
| 28 |  | Albert Pretorius Albert is a creative through and through, whether he’s weaving new worlds with words, building his next Lego “masterpiece” or continuing his pugilistic pursuits, he keeps it fresh. He’s the editor of an online fashion retailer but has his fingers in several other pies and has a passion for g... more Albert Pretorius's posts have been read 54170 times |
| 29 |  | Marc Forrest Marc Forrest is a blogger, techie, Apple fan boy and dad to three gorgeous kids. He started blogging in 2004 after being inspired by the Joblog.co.za team in Johannesburg, and started a blog called Durbzblog. After realising in 2007 that he needed his own identity, he set up MarcForrest.com, whic... more Marc Forrest's posts have been read 50600 times |
| 30 |  | Leonard Ah Kun Leonard Ah Kun is a mobile application development specialist and interaction designer. He has a M.Sc degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town. During his studies, his research focused mainly on creating engaging experiences with mobile devices. This included using a mobile phone'... more Leonard Ah Kun's posts have been read 48602 times |
| 31 |  | Graham Shillington Graham is co-owner of Refresh Creative Media along with Craig Bruton. He loves ideas, design, technology, human potential and his wife. He is also into kitesurfing, climbing and running.... more Graham Shillington's posts have been read 39442 times |
| 32 |  | Andre Fourie Andre is just old enough to remember playing Xenon2: Megablast on a 286 machine. While there are some painful memories of the school bully picking on him because he dressed up as the Prince of Persia, he is delirious (and sometimes a little delusional) about what he calls the "pure unblinkered aweso... more Andre Fourie's posts have been read 35150 times |
| 33 |  | Rhett Sinnema I was born in Durban and now reside in Cape Town. I study at the University of Cape Town and plan to do a post graduate LLB in the next two years. My three passions are reading, writing and gaming all of which I started when I was very young. Myself, fantasy and sci-fi have always been in a bit of l... more Rhett Sinnema's posts have been read 33790 times |
| 34 |  | Adin Walls Runner up as 2010 best business blog, Adin focuses on what it takes to find your “calling” and exploit everything at your disposal to succeed. He lives and works in George, Western Cape, as a songwriter, recording artist and blogger. His key function is as a songwriter and finding other simi... more Adin Walls's posts have been read 29810 times |
| 35 |  | Two Fruits One Robot Two Fruits One Robot focuses on the technological wonders of the Apple, BlackBerry, and Android (two fruits and one robot, you see?) mobile systems. No matter your smartphone or tablet of choice, you should be covered by the news and reviews to be found here. If not, are you sure that’s a phone y... more Two Fruits One Robot's posts have been read 23820 times |
| 36 |  | Tech In Asia Tech in Asia is an online technology news startup based in Asia, with team members all across the region. As a crew of journalists and bloggers with a passion for new ways of delivering the news, we’ve bonded together under one goal – to create a great Asia-focused tech news site to tell the wor... more Tech In Asia's posts have been read 22540 times |
| 37 |  | Wiehahn Diederichs Captonian freelance writer and photographer. Wiehahn is a lover of stories in all its forms. He has been an avid gamer since he took his first breath and is still going strong. If he is not working or gaming he either pours his creative energy into his passion for music or he is playing foosba... more Wiehahn Diederichs's posts have been read 18949 times |
| 38 |  | Hendri Lategan Hendri Lategan is a Capetonian based web and tech junkie with a passion for all things digital. He recently attained his Bachelors degree in Socio Informatics from the University of Stellenbosch and is looking to make his mark in the Online world. He is a fervent gamer with a great love for film and... more Hendri Lategan's posts have been read 18090 times |
| 39 |  | Sorab Ghaswalla An old world journalist who went to the light. Sorab Ghaswalla is a born-again chronicler (this time digital), a newbie Internet Entrepreneur and a digital world consultant, all rolled in one. One of the Internet’s earliest advocates, he was snared by the Web in 1999. He’s been in the zone ever ... more Sorab Ghaswalla's posts have been read 15780 times |
| 40 |  | Bianca Budricks A music, nature and animal - lover, book fiend, food freak, self proclaimed wild child with a strange predilection towards technology and gadgets, the rest is history.... more Bianca Budricks's posts have been read 15170 times |
| 41 |  | Stuart Buchanan Stuart Buchanan is a trained journalist who left the media world to join online start-up 22seven, but still attempts to contribute words and thoughts to his first passion. Mostly, this ends up being nothing more than silly tweets about current affairs or internet memes. His interests are technology,... more Stuart Buchanan's posts have been read 13392 times |
| 42 |  | Kevin Grant: Silicon Valley correspondent Kevin is a journalism geek who hails from Chicago, Illinois. He spent more than three years working in New York City’s “Silicon Alley” building the content enrichment firm Inform Technologies. He is now a second-year master’s candidate at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg ... more Kevin Grant: Silicon Valley correspondent's posts have been read 13071 times |
| 43 |  | David Greenway David is a Johannesburg based technology enthusiast with an insatiable thirst for information. He tends to get excited over hardware more than software and will often be the one in the room going "It’s got 10 cores, 32GB of RAM and a 4.8" Super High Definition 4k screen oh and it makes phone calls... more David Greenway's posts have been read 11280 times |
| 44 |  | Marc da Motta Despite himself, Marc da Motta graduated from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 2009. Being an avid fan of anything with a big engine, he enjoys writing about cars in his downtime – which is a lot of the time. After having spent a year freelancing in Hong Kong, he has als... more Marc da Motta's posts have been read 8950 times |
| 45 |  | Niel Bekker Niel writes about and studies games, media and music in all their 21st-century guises. Currently, he is a graduate student at Jay Rosen's Studio 20 Program at New York University. In the past, Niel has worked in Cape Town, where he was employed first as a music writer for Channel24 & Speakerbox.... more Niel Bekker's posts have been read 8840 times |
| 46 |  | Kirsty Sharman Kirsty is a Johannesburg based blogger and digital enthusiast at Retroviral Digital Communications. She spends most of her spare time blogging about all things geek on www.SuperheroStuff.co.za and posting pictures of her Bulldog to twitter… you’ve been warned ;) Kirsty is also part of the Girl G... more Kirsty Sharman's posts have been read 8560 times |
| 47 |  | Joseph C Lawrence: Columnist Joseph C Lawrence has had lots of thoughts for a while now about the way in which evolutionary and cognitive psychology can help us improve the way we experience the web. Understanding the way our minds work and process information can give us amazing insights about web design, web marketing, and we... more Joseph C Lawrence: Columnist's posts have been read 8290 times |
| 48 |  | Shawn Graaff From the depths of classics libraries and American academia, Shawn is a South African based web enthusiast who still believes in the power of the word, now it’s just online. The Content Manager for R.O.I Media, a Cape Town based online media agency, where she also works in SEO Development, Social ... more Shawn Graaff's posts have been read 8130 times |
| 49 |  | Steven Preston Steven Preston is Co-Founder and a Mobile Specialist at Cobi Interactive, the first South African technology company to offer custom software development for the full range of mobile platforms including iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian and Android. After completing his BSc (Honours) in IT and Post Gradua... more Steven Preston's posts have been read 7670 times |
| 50 |  | Andy Houghton Andy enjoys sharing his knowledge about technology and gaming computers. Andy also writes for Digital Storm, manufacturers of some of the best custom built gaming PCs on the planet.... more Andy Houghton's posts have been read 6470 times |
| 51 |  | Catherine Murray: Columnist Catherine is currently Head of Online at Atalink Ltd, a specialist publishing company based in Central London. She manages the development of news and feature based websites and other online projects, aimed at the business, IT and finance sectors in the UK, mostly using open source development platf... more Catherine Murray: Columnist's posts have been read 5300 times |
| 52 |  | Max Stern Casino fundi, tech enthusiast, entrepreneur, rights activist, strategy adviser. I'm a senior strategist at Golden Riviera Casino. The industry is full of spammers, dodgy operators, and ersatz reps.. I try to be different. In my spare time I write furiously for the tech and internet industry. Self-c... more Max Stern's posts have been read 4670 times |
| 53 |  | Garreth Bloor: Staff reporter Garreth is an international journalist based in Cape Town. He has an Honours degree from the UCT Department of Film and Media Studies and served as a researcher in the department. After an active role in student media, he began at British Sky Broadcasting writing for Sky News and locally has served... more Garreth Bloor: Staff reporter's posts have been read 3690 times |
| 54 |  | Dee Chetty Dee Chetty, is an Indian-educated web junky from Cape Town. He currently works at MWEB as the New Product Development Strategist for their Mobile division. Dee is a Blogger with a keen focus on Technology, Web Trends, Mobile and Cars. His career includes time as a Web Developer, Project Manager, Web... more Dee Chetty's posts have been read 3610 times |
| 55 |  | Mark van Diggelen Mark has been actively involved with the Internet since 1995 and more so with online gaming since 2000. He started and initially self funded SkillPod Media in March 2004 and is currently the CEO. To date SkillPod have built a proprietary online game management engine which currently powers a number ... more Mark van Diggelen's posts have been read 3520 times |
| 56 |  | Andrew Craucamp Religious sceptic, professional consumer and full time developer. Andrew is an avid open source enthusiast and keen follower of the big players in the information sector. He sternly supports free media, free information and copyleft principals and hates writing about himself in the third person.... more Andrew Craucamp's posts have been read 2830 times |
| 57 |  | Trak.in Trak.in is a popular Indian business blog which was started by IT professional and self-confessed internet geek Arun Prabhudesai in 2007. It has evolved into a multi-authored news and opinion site which covers topics such as enterpreneurship, startups and technology.... more Trak.in's posts have been read 2720 times |
| 58 |  | Phil Barrett Phil Barrett is a director of Flow Interactive in the UK and South Africa. He's a user experience designer, which means he helps businesses make more money by making their customers happier. As the complexity of the world around us increases, good user experience design brings back simplicity, huma... more Phil Barrett's posts have been read 1250 times |
| 59 |  | Steven Ambrose Steven Ambrose is the CEO of Strategy Worx. Strategy Worx specialises in strategic consulting and decision support for organisations seeking to pursue hi-tech strategies. Strategy Worx is licensed to conduct the Webagility Web Site Auditing system by World Wide Worx.... more Steven Ambrose's posts have been read 1110 times |
