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Man Begs Google To Remove Maps Image Of Murdered Son
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A man from San Francisco claims that a Google Maps satellite image near some train tracks shows the body of his teenage son – who was murdered in 2009.
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This Is How Julius Malema Will Use His Prolonged Trial For Political Gain [AUDIO]
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Julius Malema 10-day trial starts in the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court, where he is facing charges of money laundering and racketeering related to the alleged irregular awarding of a R52 million tender to On-Point Engineers, partly owned by Malema’s Ratanang Family Trust. M&G reporter Phillip de Wet reportr from the court case in Polokwane and gives […]
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How Money Laundering Affects The Value Of Art
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
You may have noticed a few ludicrous art sales happening lately, what with this Andy Warhol painting going for a billion rand, and this Francis Bacon piece which was sold for a billion and a half. But how is this value created? Where does it come from and how does it rise so exponentially? Perhaps the world of crime is to blame.
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Dictator’s R23 Million Clifton Bungalow Abandoned And Filled With Vagrants
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Before you read on, know that this article will divulge information about a bungalow in Clifton that you could have been (illegally) living in for the past 10 years, if you got there first. But you didn’t. Bergies did.
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Crowdfunding Murder With Bitcoins – Welcome To The Assassination Market
19 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here’s yet another reason not to become a politician. While some people use Bitcoins to buy things like socks and sushi online, Kawabatake Sanjuro invented a website called the Assissination Market, where you place a bid to have a government official killed in exchanged for Bitcoins.
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2oceansvibe Is Looking For A New Sales Executive – Are You The Chosen One?
18 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s readership has doubled year on year and with that comes an ever growing team, tasked with the job of making this well oiled machine run even faster. Do you think you’re up to the task?
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AWESOME: Send Emails That Self-Destruct After Reading
18 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
We all feel a little bit uneasy about our private emails being stashed and archived in someones inbox forever. Surely when we invented digital mail, we could have thought ahead and prevented it? Anyway, we didn’t – but now someone has created a service that will help with this.
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This Is How Bad South Africans Are At Driving [INFOGRAPHIC]
18 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s roads are treacherous, we all know that. From the potholed one-lane nightmare-roads in the Eastern Cape, to the isolated N2 of the Karoo, staying alive on the road is never more important than it is within our very own borders.
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Jessica Alba’s Startup Raises $25 Million
18 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
LA-based start-up, The Honest Company aims to make eco-friendly, non-toxic, affordable products for babies and their families. In the normal run of business, it might have been hard to get going. But when Jessica Alba is one of your co-founders, that’s not too much of a worry.
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$192 Billion In Orders At Dubai Airshow
18 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You can’t host a bake sale in Dubai- you wont make any sales. Heck, even a motor show wont do – that stuff is child’s play. If you really want to get Dubai’s elite frothing at the mouth and reaching for their wallets – you better host an airshow.
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This Guy Wanted Media24 To Pay Him R320K To Keep Quiet
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wian Bonthuyzen, the former Media24 manager of community newspapers in Media24’s Volksblad stable, had some damning evidence against Media24 – and like any slimy old man, he tried to get Media24 to pay him off before he went to the Competition Tribunal.
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You Could Replace All Your Credit Cards With This One ‘Supercard’ [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
There is hot competition out there for the first company who can successfully replace the physical wallet with a completely digital version. Google and Apple are the main contenders, but a small start-up may be inching ahead, with this amazing new piece of tech.
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Google Comes Clean About Why They Pulled The Plug On PRAAG
15 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
A week ago we covered a story about Google pulling its advertising from The Pro Afrikaans Action Group (Praag),and how the site may well go to ruin now that it cannot generate any advertising revenue. You might remember them as the organisers of Red October.
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The Newcomers: Forbes Africa’s 50 Richest 2013
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Curious about who’s coining it in Africa and why? Of course you are. Forbes just announced nine fresh faces that joined the esteemed list of Africa’s 50 Richest people.
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The New Justin Bieber-Backed App Has Launched – Get It Here If You Care
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well that’s it – the final nail in the coffin. Thanks to Justin Bieber’s new ‘selfie app’, the selfie has become a fully fledged art form. Let us join each other in putting brown paper bags over our heads, and wait for it to be over.
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This Andy Warhol Painting Sold For A Billion Rand Yesterday
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There have been some really, really big art deals lately. Just this week, the worlds most expensive artwork was sold for R1.4 billion. And another billion-rand deal was finalised just yesterday. Dollar bills everywhere.
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SA Newspaper Circulation Is Tanking In A Big Way
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yes, we see the irony in an online publication running a story about the decline of newspapers. But still. It has been revealed that weekend newspaper circulation has dropped by 7,5% in the past year. That is significant.
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This Is How Vice Media Makes Money [VIDEO]
14 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watch the videos and find out how the co-founder and CEO of Vice Media transformed what started out as a small, free magazine into a company that is worth $1,6 billion. Read that number again. Now press play.
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This Is Where Teenagers Are Going To Get Away From Their Parents On Facebook [PIC]
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
They surveyed teens in 30 countries. After extensive research, they were able to show that the number of teenagers claiming to be active on Facebook had dropped to 56% in the third quarter of 2013, from 76% in the first. And for sites like Facebook, a drop of 20% means millions, billions even. So, where are they going instead?
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Elon Musk Talks About The Time He Almost Had A Nervous Breakdown [VIDEO]
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Musk talked about a period in 2008 when he had a “major meltdown.” (Does this remind anyone else of Tony Stark’s existential crisis in Iron Man 3?) On the verge of financial ruin, he faced the impossible choice between his two beloved companies: Tesla Motos and Space X. And how does one choose between the future of electronic cars made and adventures of space exploration?
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Patrick Swayze’s ‘Ghost’ Might Become A TV Show
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That pottery-wheel scene from the original ‘Ghost’ movie will probably go down as one of the most memorable movies scenes of all time. Aliens who study human film will write essays about it. And now there’s a chance it might re-emerge in a TV series.
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Mashable’s Top Selfie Photobombs Of All Time
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The selfie. Has it become an accepted means of self-expression – have we all decided it’s okay? Is it an art form? No one can really say, but it certainly seems that the initial disgust with the self-indulgent practice has been subtly swept under the carpet. Everybody’s doing it.
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Is This The End Of The ‘Call Of Duty’ Video Game Empire?
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Reports abound that the new Call Of Duty game, ‘Ghosts’ could mark the beginning of the end for the massive franchise. COD has broken countless records, raked in tons of cash, and changed gaming forever – but its new installment is failing to impress.
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This Is The Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold At Auction (R1,4 Billion)
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Maybe the guy who bought the R10 million toy car saved some of his pennies and bought this too? Until now, the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold was Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ for the neat sum of R1,2 billion. Now, Mr Munch has been toppled by someone whose surname is ‘Bacon’.
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Rare Toy Ferrari 180 Testa Rossa Goes On Auction: Expected To Get Just Under R1 Million [GALLERY]
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Okay, so we know that these sorts of collectors items are not targeted at sensible, middle-class sorts of people. They’re targeted at completely looney rich folk who have lost their sense of judgement after years of eating nothing but imported salmon. But still, a million bucks for a toy? Come on.
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Blockbuster Video Has Closed Down Completely In America – Guess What The Last Movie Ever Hired Was?
12 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Blockbuster has been an American institution for well over 25 years. At the peak of it’s power, it employed up to 60,000 employees in 9,000 stores across America. Now, they’re moving online, and in so doing have closed all of their remaining 300 stores.
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This Home Is Providing Hope For Mentally Disabled People In The Eastern Cape [AUDIO]
12 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked. We talk to M&G health editor Mia Malan about a small organisation trying to change the shocking way mentally disabled people are treated in rural Eastern Cape, and the support they’ve had since her article was published.
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Jenna Jameson Is Returning To Porn – For Her Children – After Swearing “Never Again”
12 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For those who keep up with Jenna Jameson-related news, you’ll know that she’s not been in a good way lately. Not that she ever was in a particularly ‘good way’. Now, the 39 year-old is going back into porn after promising to “never ever ever spread my legs again in this industry.”
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Matt Damon Made R30 Million For These 20 Seconds Of TV Ad Time [VIDEO]
11 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With payments like these, one is forced to believe that actors like Matt Damon earn a pittance from their films, and are in a position where they need to get as much income from advertising as possible – but we all know that not to be the case.
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Get The Financial Times (FT) Weekend Delivered To Your Door Every Sunday
11 Nov 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Everyone likes the idea of the Sunday papers being delivered to their door. But imagine if one of those papers was the orange/pink pages of the FT Weekend? And imagine it came with the ‘How To Spend It’ magazine. Stop imagining, baby shoes!
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