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R30 Million Buys You Some Pretty ‘Sweet’ Views In Johannesburg [Photo Gallery]
17 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Hey check it out, my boet. Just a small stack of tin will get you locked and loaded with this sweet pad on Linksfield Ridge. With SMEG appliances, gas BBQ, Apple TV, staff quarters and ‘John Deere’ generator, you’ll be landing deals in your sleep!
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Unearthed: “Modern Family” Star Sofia Vergara’s Pepsi Advert At Age 17 [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sofia Vergara, who plays the part of Gloria on “Modern Family”, recently appeared in an commercial for Pepsi. Similar to her character on the show, she also wore a clingy dress that showcased her curves in this advert.
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How Is It Possible That This Print Ad Made It To Publication?
16 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 33 Comments
It’s one thing having a spelling mistake on the net. But how does it happen in print? More importantly, how does it happen twice in the 10 main bold words of your copy. Kercher cleaning tools managed to do it in the latest issue of Your Family magazine.
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Winning: How To Write Your Wall Street Internship Cover Letter
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every now and then a little gem of a potential employment situation ends up grabbing people’s attention. That’s exactly what this brilliantly honest internship cover letter achieved. Click through for some sincere insight.
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[UPDATED] Amplats Plans To Cut 14 000 Jobs, Government Is Shocked, Workers Strike
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gasp, horror, shock. The poor government didn’t see that vast amounts of jobs would be lost as a result of their poor management of an on-going crisis in the mining sector in South Africa.
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Radvertising: Episode 5 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Last week’s Kagiso’s Island of Treasure was all about Kagiso Lediga dipping his toes into the Jamaican dance scene and in this week’s episode he dives headfirst into their musical culture. Tessanne Chin is a popular Jamaican singer who has sang alongside the likes of Celine Dion – which means about as much to Kagiso […]
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House Of The Week: This Is What R11 Million Gets You In TableView – Highest Penthouse On The Western Seaboard – 3 Bedrooms – Spanning Two Floors
10 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
According to Pam, this puppy is the ‘highest penthouse on the Western Seaboard,’ occupying the 17th and 18th floors. Situated in prime location boasting top class finishes and fittings and extensive living with high ceilings. Click through for more info and killer image gallery.
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Homeowner Publicly Shames Outsurance [PIC]
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 28 Comments
A Constantia man whose house burnt down is publicly protesting, saying that his house was insured for R6.9 million, but Outsurance are only paying out R2.5 million. Outsurance are allegedly suing him now, for damages. Oh the irony…
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Man Who Wants To Deport Piers Morgan Gets Invited To His Show And Completely Loses It [VIDEO]
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Alex Jones, the guy who wants to get Piers Morgan deported from the US for his views on gun control, was invited to Morgan’s show on Monday night. Jones lost the plot and ended up sounding like an even bigger nut-job than before. No one thought this possible.
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9 Of The Funniest Reactions To The Closing Down Of Cavendish Cinema Nouveau
09 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
News broke on Wednesday of the imminent closure of Cinema Nouveau’s Cavendish Square theatre in Cape Town. What began as general expressions of disappointment morphed quickly into breathless online outrage, with calls to protest the closure of the cinema. And then the snark started. In no particular order, here are the nine funniest reactions to […]
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The Changing Face Of Online Advertising – Mashable’s Tips For Brands In 2013
09 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
You need to box smart these days, if you want to take your brand / clients to the next level. Banner ads and bullshit reports about “Advertising Value Equivalent” just won’t cut it anymore. You need to move ahead and keep your finger on the pulse, before you get eaten. Here’s how:
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National Geographic Crowns Their 2012 Photo Competition Winners [GALLERY]
08 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A photo of an Indochinese tigress shaking herself dry has been crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 2012 National Geographic photography competition.
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Super Bowl 2013: The Adverts To Expect
07 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sunday 3 February 2013 marks the date for 47th edition of the Super Bowl. Many people are interested in the actual sport, but so too are they interested in the adverts. Here’s what to look forward to.
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Reader’s Digest Begins Insolvency
07 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Late on Friday, three-quarters of the British staff of Reader’s Digest were made redundant and it was confirmed that insolvency proceedings were to begin.
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Radvertising: Episode 4 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
04 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Another week and, yes, that means a brand new episode of Tropika’s Kagiso’s Island of Treasure web series. The first three episodes have deftly covered the setup for this 10-episode show, involving comedian Kagiso Lediga’s trip to Jamaica to prove he can host the Tropika Island of Treasure 5 TV show and do a better […]
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Lonmin In The Running For ‘The World’s Worst Corporation’
04 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lonmin has been nominated for a Public Eye Award. Run each year as a “counterpoint to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF)” The Public Eye Awards (PEA) bestows the title of worst company of they year.
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Newspaper Runs Gun Show Ad Next To A Sandy Hook Story [PIC]
04 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the United States, of America, still grapples to come to terms with the worst ever school shooting in its history, a newspaper went and did the unthinkable yesterday.
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Radvertising: Episode 3 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
02 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Another week and, yes, that means a brand new episode of Tropika’s Kagiso’s Island of Treasure web series. The first two episodes have deftly covered the setup for this 10-episode show, involving comedian Kagiso Lediga’s trip to Jamaica to prove he can host the Tropika Island of Treasure 5 TV show and do a better […]
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Hugh Hefner Finally Marries Crystal Harris In New Year’s Eve Wedding [PICS]
02 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sorry girls, Hugh Hefner is off the market again! The Playboy boss married former playmate Crystal Harris in a small ceremony at the playboy mansion in Los Angeles on New Year’s eve. This after Harris called off their previous wedding only five days before the ceremony in December 2011.
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Real World Guns Are Being Marketed In War-Based Video Games
27 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As US gun laws come under the spotlight after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut another issue is receiving press, that of weapon manufacturers using games such as Medal Of Honor to market their wares.
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Radvertising: Episode 2 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
21 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So last week we pointed you in the direction of a rad new web series produced by the guys at Tropika as part of the lead-up to the Tropika Island of Treasure 5 show they air every year on SABC1. This is Kagiso’s Island of Treasure and, despite a few questionable directorial decisions here or […]
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House Of The Week: 23 Bar Nabs You A Stately Abode With Space For The Staff In Westcliff
20 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oe, now here’s a treat. We’ve long been fans of the Westcliff suburb of Johannesburg, with it’s rose quartz outcrops and shady, solid jacaranda trees dotted about the sloping hillside. It’s a quiet area. It’s an expensive area. And this mini-mansion lives up to the reputation of the area, quietly killing it with a large […]
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Scenes From A 1941 Nazi Christmas Party [GALLERY]
20 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Yes, you are indeed looking at a picture of Adolf Hitler at a Christmas party. It was taken on 18 December 1941 in Munich during World War II, at a time when the horrors of the Third Reich’s “final solution” grew ever clearer.
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TIME Magazine’s “A Year of Deja Vu” 2012/2011 Photo Comparisons [GALLERY]
19 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following yesterday’s release of their annual Top 10 Photographs of the Year, TIME magazine has now also dropped a “2012: A Year of Deja Vu” gallery. In it, they have assembled a host of paired up images, each taken roughly a year apart, to reveal some uncanny similarities between them.
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TIME Magazine’s Top 10 Photographs Of 2012 [GALLERY]
18 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Did you know that 10% of all of the photographs made in the entire history of photography were taken last year? More than ever before, thanks in part to cell phone technology, the world is engaged with photography and communicating through pictures.
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Radvertising: Tropika Launches New Web Series, “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” [VIDEO]
14 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
For five years now, Tropika’s been sending a handful of local celebrities and consumers to an island paradise to compete against each other for a million bucks. They call this the Tropika Island of Treasure and they’ve sent everyone from Joey Rasdien to Tracy McGregor to take part in challenges on white beaches and in […]
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Cougars Everywhere Celebrate: “Fifty Shades Sex Toy Range” Launches In SA For Festive Season
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On the back (ha) of one of the most talked about trilogies in recent times, The Official Fifty Shades of Grey Sex Toy Range, approved (but not necessarily tested) by E L James herself is available in South Africa.
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Men Still Hate Malls – Way More Likely To Shop Online Than Women
14 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well, I mean, we’ve been telling you this for ages. In a survey conducted during the first week of December 2012 by online research specialists Columinate, it was found that significantly more females stating that they will do all their shopping in physical stores and men being much more likely to do all their shopping […]
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Five Hot Advertising Trends of 2012
13 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Mashable has put together its top five advertising trends of 2012. They say the trends are “mostly about the shifting ways that consumers experience content and how publishers hope to harness those experiences.” So pretty much the same as every other year. Here’s the list:
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House Of The Week: Wow – Look What R7.9m Buys You In Noordhoek!
13 Dec 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I was perusing the Engel & Volkers website, and I came across this killer property in Noordhoek. Compared to the Atlantic Seaboard you get a HELLUVA lot more bang for your buck on the other side of the lentil curtain. And I mean EVERYTHING! Please enjoy this beauty..
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