So 1 December 2007 arrived and South African business switched off? It reminds me of the Yellow Pages ad where the guy is staring at his phone willing it to ring, with the haunting melody of "Don't you feel like crying" playing in the background... 7 Dec 2007
Flavour trends are evolving as consumers seek higher levels of experiential pleasure and sensation from products. 7 Dec 2007
Nokia has teamed up with Universal Music to allow mobile phone users unlimited free downloads from the largest music company in the world's catalogue, a move that should stimulate significant mobile music usage and put pressure on Apple's iTunes, which dominates the download market. 7 Dec 2007
The mother-daughter team of Judy Druck and Linda Nathan have put their culinary talents to the test to produce an exceptional no-frills recipe book titled Class Act. 7 Dec 2007
USA - Consumers have greater faith in activists and retail grocers than either government or food companies when it comes to providing information about food choices. That's according to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media survey commissioned by Morgan&Myers, a communications firm specialising in food and agriculture. 6 Dec 2007
Users of Windows Vista caught running afoul of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software verification program will retain use of the operating system (OS) following the release of Vista's first service pack (SP1) early in 2008, Microsoft announced Tuesday. 6 Dec 2007
The Beacon episode appears to have unnerved more than a few social networkers by highlighting just how transparent their online actions are to Facebook – and how easily the site can convert those actions to monetised assets. Even users who weren't burned looked a little askance at Beacon. 6 Dec 2007
The season to be jolly is upon us, and brings with it hopes of buying new bicycles, Playstations and the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurine for the youngster, but can you afford it? 6 Dec 2007
During the festive season, a night time visit to Nelson Mandela Square reveals the social and shopping heart of Sandton transformed into a living light sculpture. Nelson Mandela Square's interior and exterior will be bathed in red, with thousands of fairy lights, where kilometres of garlands and a 7m high Christmas tree create an after dark fantasy light-scape. 6 Dec 2007
As the silly season gets underway, the number of parties to attend and opportunities to drink increase exponentially and you don't want to miss out. You've already begun to diarise the number of hangovers you have to fit in to your work week. 6 Dec 2007
Consumer confidence has surprisingly rebounded to close to its previous record. This is according to the latest FNB/BER consumer confidence index (CCI) of First National Bank and Stellenbosch University's Bureau for Economic Research released on Tuesday. 6 Dec 2007
Nelson Mandela Bay residents face a bleak Christmas, and a tough time going into the New Year as food and oil prices continue to rocket. 6 Dec 2007
The festive season is upon us and many people will fall into a debt trap once again by succumbing to the urge of spending money they don't have. 5 Dec 2007
eLearning is being pitched as a means of addressing problems with service delivery in education. 5 Dec 2007
You know the irritating drill. You are in the supermarket and the person with the cart in front of you is on the cell phone loudly consulting with someone at home about what to buy. 5 Dec 2007
According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank. 5 Dec 2007
According to the BIGresearch American Pulse Survey of 4,069 respondents in the US, 52.1% of consumers say they would rather receive a gift card or cash for Christmas. 5 Dec 2007
As South African motorists braced themselves for a 43 cents per litre petrol price hike on Wednesday, 5 December 2007, oil producing states may ease international prices by increasing their output. 5 Dec 2007
The BMF said that companies should be prepared to have transformation issues scrutinised in public. 5 Dec 2007
Manufacturing activity dipped again last month will battle to rebound from a contraction seen over much of this year. 5 Dec 2007
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