Mike Stopforth

We-think: The power of mass creativity - Charles Leadbeater
We-Think: the power of mass creativity is about what the rise of the likes of Wikipedia and Youtube, Linux and Craigslist means for the way we organise ourselves, not just in digital businesses but in schools and hospitals, cities and mainstream corporati
(tags: collaboration creativity participation web2.0 collectiveintelligence)

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I love ShoZu. It’s the little app that allows me to post photo’s on my mobile phone directly to my flickr account.
I received an email today announcing that a new version of this powerful, free app is available for download onto your mobile. From the mail:
What’s new?
- ZuCasts added to the full ShoZu [...]

Gartner: Apple should quit hardware business - ZDNet UK News
Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple’s best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.
(tags: Apple Mac PC Dell Gartner SteveJobs)

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Look Familiar?, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

Is it just me or does Gosvenor Branding Solutions’ logo look a bit like the Picasa logo? How ironic is that…

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Camps Bay Sunset, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

What a kak place.

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Gainsbourg Dinner, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

Blurry memoir of geek dinner with (from left) Maz, Eric, Max, Henk, Dave and Simon. Hamburgers and really shocking jokes.
Gainsbourg is a funky spot on Kloof. [...]

It’s not everyday this wannabe rockstar gets linked to by an A-list blogger and famous author like Tertia Albertyn so if you’re at this blog for the first time today, howdy.
Thanks for the nifty lunch Tertia. Yes, I’m a legend for introducing you to the Funky Pearl of the Mother City. Shot for [...]

First let me say thanks. Thanks for introducing me to the blogosphere, to the power of tagging and for driving hovels of traffic to my humble digital playground. Thanks especially for doing that all for FREE.
Having said that, I have recently found that the reliable service you’ve so generously provided is, um, not working. [...]

Michael at the South African Blog Directory has called this site “Blog of the Week”… nifty!
Thanks for the kind words Michael and I appreciate the link love.
For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome. This blog is written from one wannabe geek to those out there who desperately want [...]

I was referred to MyGenius after writing an article on social networking for the Citizen last Friday.
It’s not the first SA-specific social networking site. MyCircle (no relation) has been around for some time now but has never really exploded on the same scale as US counterparts Friendster and Facebook.
MyGenius also claims to [...]