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Cold Truth about Cold Type

No important content-based site has launched locally for several years, even as important mass-circulation titles and numerous independents have entered the print arena. Are…

When words fail …

New communication channels such as chat rooms, e-mail and SMS are helping language take on a new form, where emoticons (a graphic representation of emotions), acronyms and…

Spies in your machine

"I’ve found a website, the Webroot Software site, that will leave 90% of normal Internet users seething. The site, which features privacy protection software, reveals that…

SA Web calls still on hold

Voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) has been the subject of much discussion in the international press as services are rolled out in the United Kingdom, the United States and…

The e-retail conversion

The Internet has created what retailers surely see as their own two-headed monster — the never-satisfied consumer. Not only do online retailers have to provide quality,…

Buy any other name

Few people are naive enough to believe the kiddies’ rhyme that goes, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never harm me." But even the few die-hard believers…

Internet Journalism: Navel-Gazing Necessary

After a period of crisis, online journalism is finally coming of age. But critical self-analysis is key to unlocking its potential, reports Herman Manson.