Mike Stopforth

So it seems Gizmodo was right. The iPhone rumour is indeed a reality, but believe it or not, Apple does not own the trademark for it. Cisco does. From the BusinessWeek report:
A joke making the rounds on the Web Dec. 15 said the iPhone will be released on Dec. 18.
Here’s the punch [...]

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Christmas Yikes, originally uploaded by Mike Stopforth.

I love Benoni. Only in the East Rand will someone decorate their lil’ home with lights that equate to a tenth of the total value of the property. [...]

Cerado(tm)
Cerado - Enterprise 2.0 software and solutions
(tags: enterprise2.0 enterprise socialsoftware web2.0)

Local bloggers gathered yesterday at chilibean
Paul Jacobson reports back on the Jozi Blogger’s get together - sad I couldn’t make it…
(tags: Jozi Johannesburg SouthAfrica)

It’s you!
Well done indeed! Yes, if Business2.0’s hat tip to citizen marketers, citizen journalists and citizen broadcasters wasn’t enough to make you notice the ‘2.0 tidal wave’, this ought to help.

From Micropersuasion:
Yes, “You” were named this year’s “Person of the Year” for 2006 tonight by Time magazine. Citing the explosive growth and influence [...]

claimID.com/mikestopforth - Mike Stopforth
Danie Roux put me onto ClaimID - not unlike Multiply.com - certainly an interesting concept.
(tags: aggregator ClaimID identity identity2.0)

thescott » cha (cha) ching!
Scotty takes a more detailed look at the new conversation-driven search engine, Cha-Cha!
(tags: ChaCha search searchengine web2.0)

Ben McConnell of the Church of the Customer blog recently appeared on US TV talking about Citizen Marketers, which is also the title of their new book. This is the clip from YouTube:

Micropersuasion tagged Gizmodo as reporting that the long-anticipated (and rumoured) iPhone will be announced AS SOON AS MONDAY.
Check it out…

Yeah!Fi: Entrepreneur Porn
Henk at it again…
(tags: entrepreneur VoIP Africa SouthAfrica business)

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » It’s Official(ish): MySpace Is Biggest Site on Internet
Yahoo still dominates in total unique vistors, though, with over twice as many people visiting Yahoo sites as MySpace. The end game isn’t page views, its user attention and, ultimately, revenue. Still, MySpace has every reason to pop the champagne today
(tags: internet MySpace [...]

Just in case you still don’t believe me :).
One of my first stops on AM day was Missing Link headquarters - knowing full well that Missing Link Capitalist Punk Rich…! would quite enjoy a spin in the most beautiful car on the planet. Andre, Missing Link concierge extraordinaire also had a ball, as you’ll [...]