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Business
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Obviously A Guy Built A Mountain Lair On Top Of An Apartment Building In Beijing [VIDEO + PICS]
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The rooftop of a 26-story apartment building in Beijing, China has been a construction site for six years while a respected doctor built a mountain side villa. Complete with real grass and trees and fake rocks.
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When “Activations” Go Wrong: 20 People Injured IN LG Promotional Stunt
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
LG decided to release 100 helium balloons in an outdoor park in Seoul, each containing a voucher for a free LG G2 smartphone, which sells at full retail for about R8,500. What they didn’t plan for though, was a surge of people (think World War Z) with BB guns and knives on sticks trying to pop the balloons to get their hands on a voucher.
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Radvertising: Local Man Puts His Half Of The Bed On Gumtree After Wife Cheats On Him [PIC]
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This guy isn’t selling a bed, only his side of a bed. The other side still belongs to his “brand new ex-wife”. The ad states that the owner of the other side (the ex-wife) doesn’t mind sharing the bed with complete strangers, but there are other people out there who may be able to claim squatter’s rights on his side, as they spent more time there than he did.
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New York Calls Bitcoin A Wild West For Criminals – Pulls Biggest Players Into Court
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The state of New York will set the tone for the US government’s official relationship with virtual currency, Bitcoin when the New York State Department of Financial Services meets every major Bitcoin player in court. Shortly after a federal judge recently ruled that Bitcoin is real money, 22 digital-currency companies and investors have been subpoenaed by […]
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Mind Blowing: 20-Year-Old Construction Group Might Be South Africa’s Biggest Ever Fraud
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mail & Guardian has detailed their investigation into what could be this country’s largest fraud scheme. Jeff Wiggill and Andy Bertulis are reportedly the men behind the fraud at First Strut which has been going on for more than two decades.
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Radvertising: MINI Develops Car That Plays Videos On Its Body [VIDEOS]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Introducing ‘MINI Art Beat’ as part of MINI’s ‘Not Normal’ campaign. With over 40,000 LED lights attached to the body of the car, the Countryman has become the car that plays videos.
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Controversial E-Cigarette Ads Show Celebrities Smoking, Being Cool [PICS + VIDEO]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The well-documented harmful effects of cigarettes have resulted in higher taxes on tobacco and advertising bans. You might recall the tobacco advertising of old glamourised smoking through celebrity endorsements. And it worked. Remember when you tried your first cigarette? Cool factor, baby.
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The Massive R4 Billion Powerball Lottery Has Been Won
08 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
And it will be split three ways. Which means at least three people will be practicing their jetski back flips for the rest of their lives. Two of the three Powerball winners were from New Jersey, and one in Minnesota. Because three tickets matched all six numbers, Powerball officials said the three winners would split […]
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American Judge Ruled Bitcoin “Can Be Used As Money” In Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Case
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Civil action case against Trendon Shavers and his company Bitcoin Savings and Trust for running a Ponzi scheme has in an American Judge ruling Bitcoin can be used as real money.
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Braai Knowledge: A Rundown Of The Khanyi Dhlomo Luminance Luxury Boutique Situation In 7 Minutes [AUDIO]
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The long weekend is upon us. Which means that a braai looms imminently in your future. Or drinks. Or something, look, I don’t know what it is you do for fun. What I do know is that you want to be the smartest person in the room – and smart people are the ones with the informed opinions.
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Are You A Gay Male Parent? Here’s A Breastfeeding Service Just For You
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following the legalisation of gay marriage in France, a woman has taken it upon herself to provide the babies of homosexual couples in the country with breast milk. She placed an online ad offering her services, which reads: I am a young mother in perfect health, a trained nurse of 29, and I am renting my breasts to milk-feed infants.
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Committee Approves Booze Ad Ban: Here’s The Info You Need To Know
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that a proposal for a ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse. The bill is set to include
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9 African Millionaires To Bet On In An Internet Boom
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Almost everyone on this list has already made sizeable personal fortunes with online ventures, but some of them, like Heunis and Apteker seem to be biding their time. With internet commerce projected to be one of the fastest growing African industries in the next 10 years, these are 10 people who have the expertise and the industry know-how to exploit an African internet boom.
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What Is Life? #RichKidsOfInstagram Will Become A Reality TV Show
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“They have more money than you and this is what they do.” So obviously there’s a lion on the roof of a Ferrari over there. The Rich Kids Of Instagram tumblog rose to prominence around 18 months ago, and every day since, they have dutifully published real-life Instagrams of young people spending/enjoying money that they did not earn.
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That Area ‘At The Top Of Roeland Street’ Finally Gets Its Own Name
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There’s only so far directions like “Near To Ferrari” or “You know Fruit & Veg City?” will get you. Finally, one of Cape Town’s hippest and fastest growing nodes is getting its own name.
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Nigeria’s Wealthiest Weddings Are Absolutely Mental [GALLERY]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nigeria has the second-highest gross domestic profit of any African nation. A fountain of oil produces 2,5 million barrels of oil every day, and the nation’s wealthy have more money than you can fathom. And it stands to reason that there is a healthy sprinkling of extrovert personalities within the ranks of the country’s elite. And when they get married, they get married, hard.
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This Awesome Marmite Ad Is About To Be Banned In The UK [VIDEO]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The latest Marmite advert depicts “Marmite welfare officers” doing the rounds and collecting jars of Marmite that have been abandoned or neglected – and animal welfare advocates are throwing a collective tantrum over it.
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Well Done, Ultra-Conservative South Africa: DSTV Has Been Fined R10,000 For This Ad
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
According to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA), MultiChoice has been handed a R10,000 fine for an advert that promoted the ‘Hannibal’ television series. The BCCSA said that on 24 April 2013, the commission received three complaints when the advert was broadcast during Masterchef Australia on M-Net.
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The Top 7 Richest Women In Music In 2013
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sure, you have a handle on who the biggest stars in the world are right now, but you probably have no idea who the wealthiest women in music right now are. No seriously. In this top 7 list you’ll find no Beyonce, no Lady Gaga, no Adele, no Rihanna, no Katy Perry, no Nicki Minaj, no Taylor Swift… So obviously they’re all old-timers, right? Wrong. A youngster tops the list.
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Can Tonight’s R4 Billion Lottery Jackpot Really Make You Happy?
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Will a lottery win solve all your problems and make you happy? Its an age old question. Well, lucky for us, Princeton Professors Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton have put a lot of time and effort into researching this question, and have come up with an answer.
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This Is How The SnapChat Founders Screwed Their Business Partner Out Of His Share Of R7,8 Billion [PIC]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown were friends. They developed the unsuccessful app Future Freshman and then came Snapchat. The popular photo sharing app is cashing in for the boys but one, Brown has been left out of the $800 million pay day. His contributions are reportedly not worth any equity in the company.
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The Majority Of Millionaires In Africa Call South Africa Home
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A study has revealed that South Africa is the favoured country in Africa for millionaires. There are over 35,000 millionaires living in South Africa according to senior analyst at New World, Andrew Amoils.
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Vodacom Is Getting Spanked In Court In The “Please Call Me” Invention Court Case
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Vodacom’s attempt to have the Please Call Me court case scrapped has failed. Nkosana Makate is claiming he invented the idea of the Please Call Me and was promised to be rewarded, but that never happened.
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Maria Sharapova Is The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Maria Sharapova has topped the earnings list in women’s sport for the last calendar year, earning $29 million (R285 million) from June 2012 to June 2013. This is Sharapova’s ninth year at the top of the list. Of her $29 million earnings, $6 million came from prize money, while $23 million was the fruit of endorsement deals.
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Badvertising: Unskippable Pop Up Video Ads Coming To Facebook
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember the time Facebook announced it would be launching video ads? Remember how they said their video ads will revolutionise online advertising? Here’s their big plan.
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Kenny Kunene Compares Himself To Moses, Malcolm X, Arnold Schwarzenegger [AUDIO]
05 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Sushi-King to Politician convert, Kenny Kunene, was on 2oceansvibe Radio today on the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show. We put together this short snippet for you. Very special.. Click play on the embed below. Did you know that you can set radio-show reminders on your phone, using our new iPhone app? Download it now and […]
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Sadvertising: Hilarious Ad Suggests People Wearing Crocs Actually Have Sex [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A UK as agency has pulled off a complex and expensive practical joke by producing a television ad showing two people wearing Crocs leading up to sex. The ad agency called Compulsory would have you believe (but they’re totally joking) that Crocs are designed for people who have trouble removing shoes in a moment of passion.
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Cash Battle Of The Sexes: How Men And Women Spend Their Money [INFOGRAPHIC]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Society is pretty quick to pin “retail therapy” tendencies exclusively on women, but a recent roundup of data profiling western men and women clearly indicates that your average modern man is almost as keen to drop a load of cash on a bad mood as his feminine counterpart, even if he is buying different things. Check it all out, below.
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Kenny Kunene And Khanyi Dhlomo Are On 2oceansvibe Radio From 1pm Today
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Zimbabwe’s elections, the plagued arms deal commission and interviews with Khanyi Dhlomo of the controversial Luminance department store, and Kenny Kunene – it’s all going down on this week’s M&G Newsroom Radio show on 2oceansvibe Radio at 1pm
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Badvertising: New Axe Ad Reckons “Women Are Getting Hotter” [VIDEO]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The new Axe Black Chill deodorant advert has provided some interesting comment. The video was uploaded on YouTube on 2 July 2013 and seems to have ruffled the feathers of female’s who find the advert to be offensive.
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