Mike Stopforth

This blog will be a little quiet over the next few days as I concentrate my efforts on liveblogging the Toyota Auris media launch in Durbs.
Cerebra is privileged to have been asked to help Toyota engage you - SA’s most influential and connected citizen journalists - through their first ever blog. Check [...]

Blogging Ethics: When And What Should Bloggers Disclose?
MacManus takes a closer look at disclosure
(tags: blogging ethics journalism legal)

Ten Things Your IT Department Won’t Tell You - WSJ.com
This seems out of character for the WSJ, but still a valuable resource to all of you locked into the confines of corporations…
(tags: security Facebook internet)

Muti Facebook Application.. - Facebook Rocks
Ah, was looking for one of these just yesterday
(tags: muti facebook app application socialbookmarking)

I have been making a bit of noise, both in presentations and in the press (sometimes misquoted - yeeuch) about corporates who block their employees from using Facebook. Now I see Vinny adding his 2c to the mix in response to a News24 article on the subject.
An excerpt:
And, according to Absa, the banking group [...]

The Gordon Institute of Business Science in Jozi has also (along with UCT GSB) recognised the ever-increasing need for credible executive training and education around emerging social media trends and technologies.
Their answer is the upcoming “Cutting Edge Mobile and Web Marketing - Gearing up for the future” one-day programme being held at the institute on [...]

Cerebra seeks a human with outrageously good development and design skills (and I mean that - really good) for full time position.
Knowledge of social media and a keen eye for new trends and developments. Ideally based in Johannesburg. Needs to be ambitious and have a desire to take over [...]

The last few months have been pretty hectic at work, hence the sporadic posting. Thanks to a bit of free press (CNBC, FM Campus and Financial Mail - not to mention Afrigator’s appearance in Business 2.0) more companies are noticing Cerebra and wanting to do cool work with us.
Apart from the numerous ’social media [...]

Oh. My. Greatness. This is just horrible, and yet outrageously funny. Stars from the Dutch version of Idols grace a stadium - brace yourselves…