Tag Archives: Mike Stopforth

Video Of My NetProphet Presentation

Posted 23 May 2009 | By Mike | Categories: Marketing and Advertising, Web 2.0 and Social Media | 7 Comments

I recently raved about the NetProphet conference I was privileged enough to be invited to speak at, and now the video is up for your perusal, comments and random abuse :) I realise, watching this, that I have a dangerously dry sense of humour that may not always serve my best interests… hmmm. Oh well, [...]

I’m Retiring And Creating My Own Religion… Apparently.

Posted 27 September 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc. | 5 Comments

Damn, that sounds good. Sadly I cannot confirm the validity of this report at Beat Magazine – SA’s newest satirical, um, publication (on the back of the lion that just didn’t last), but I really wish I could. The idea of a remote sanctuary in Port St. Johns is marvelous super duper. Beat has already [...]

Quantum Mike

Posted 04 September 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc. | 9 Comments

I very seldom sleep during the day, but succumbed to an attack by the sandman while reading a recent edition of Maverick on the couch at work the other day. Chris took the opportunity to snap a pic of me, lights-out, doing my best Stephen Hawking impersonation ever… classic!

A 20 Minute Talk On Social Media, Consumers And Brands

Posted 18 August 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Marketing and Advertising, Web 2.0 and Social Media | 13 Comments

This is a video of a recent talk I did at the exclusive Tintswalo equestrian estate (note the horse’s bum in the background) with the MasterMind Group of Professional Speakers, of which I’m a member. I decided at the last minute to ditch my PPT slides in aid of the old fashioned approach. Your critical [...]

Moneyweb Life Wired People Feature About… Me!

Posted 14 August 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Entrepreneurship, Web 2.0 and Social Media | No Comments

Mandy de Waal has kindly written up a profile and interview with me in her new Moneyweb Life Wired section… I’m pretty honoured and it’s a very flattering piece. Other people she’s featured include Charl Norman, Vinny Lingham, Ronnie Apteker and others. Thanks Mandy!

South Africa’s 10 Most Influential Bloggers (According To Mandy)

Posted 07 August 2008 | By Mike | Categories: South Africa, Web 2.0 and Social Media | 24 Comments

You gotta hand it to Mandy – she knows how to get read better than the rest of us do. The insatiable Mandy de Waal has made the transition from hard core journalist and real world entrepreneur into the Web 2.0 equivalents in record time and I daresay she’s ruffling a few sensitive feathers in [...]

Rex The Lion Graces Me With A Mention

Posted 06 July 2008 | By Mike | Categories: Life, etc., South Africa | 5 Comments

I feel very important. After mentioning Rex the Lion, the SA blogosphere’s newest celebrity (which isn’t saying much but still) on this site yesterday I got a brief mention in his second video… To answer his question – what is it I’m concentrating so hard on in my header? Well, the answer is not much. [...]