Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Social Media is still breaking ground

Saturday, July 10th, 2010
AS we continue seeing the rise and growth of Social Media accross various industries, it is clear that we are seeing large volumes joining the bandwagon. Below we share some of the statistics proving that Social Media is still breaking ground. How long this will last will depend on how its being used by businesses, non-profit organisations, governments, communities and youth at large. Facebook: - It is estimated… Read More

JamiiX the Social Media Conversation Aggregator

Monday, June 14th, 2010
Over the past few weeks it was with great excitement that the RLabs team in collaboration with MoVigo Technologies launched their first commercial product in JamiiX the Social Media Conversation Aggregator. Below is some media links to the product and it is FREE to register and use to manage conversations with your clients, family or friends via instant messengers and Social Networks. De Pers [Dutch] (11 June 2010) South… Read More

EPK of I Now Pronounce You Black and White

Friday, May 7th, 2010
Last night our team went to the premiere of "I Now Pronounce You Black and White" and what a great time we had with special guests and cast members. Celebrating this great achievement and being part of such a wonderful production, you can watch the Official EPK below. Be sure to join them on Facebook and Twitter. Read More

Introducing I Now Pronounce You Black and White Music Video

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Below is the first music video released for I Now Pronounce You Black and White that will be coming to Nu Metro cinemas across South Africa next week. We had the privilege to manage the Social Media strategy for this movie and we are excited to be part of such a great locally produced movie. Read More

South African Twitter Usage

Friday, April 30th, 2010
An excellent report by Fusenet have presented the Analysis and Demographics Of South African Twitter Usage. This report was based on Twitter data from March and April 2010.The report highlighted the following interesting findings in the table below: For more interesting findings on South African twitter usage you can download the Fusenet… Read More

Social Media for the World Bank at the Innovation Fair

Monday, April 12th, 2010
This week the RLabs team are pleased to be part of the Innovation Fair "Moving Beyond Conflict" that will be hosted in Cape Town. This incredible event will bring together some of the great minds in the Social Tech space and will also provide a spotlight for the selected projects for the World Bank. Read More

Social Media for SCAT

Thursday, April 8th, 2010
The Social Media Factory have just acquired a new client in the Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) that is an independent fund-raising and grant-making development agency. This latest partnership provides an opportunity for SCAT to utilise Social Media in their organisation enhancing their current activities. The Social Media Factory team will also provide a plan for SCAT on using mobile technologies to engage with the organisations in the various rural parts of South Africa. Read More

Global Social Media Checkup

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The presentation below shares details of a study on how Global Fortune 100 are using popular social media platforms to communicate with their stakeholders. Some interesting info in the study presented were: - Twitter with 65% of Fortunate 100 companies using it is the top Social Media platform being used followed by FaceBook Fanpages (54%). - US and… Read More

Mobenzi Pilot in the Western Cape

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Today we had a good meeting with Andi Friedman from Mobenzi with regard to a pilot collaboration in the Western Cape. This will mean that we will have an increase number of our Social Media Factory Members who will be able to use their skills to provide valuable feedback to brands, products and services. "Mobenzi… Read More

Social Media Strategy for Numetro released movie

Saturday, February 13th, 2010
After an exciting start to the Social Media Factory it is with excitement that we are managing our first entertainment Social Media Strategy of a locally produced movie by Ollywood Productions. This movie will be distributed by Numetro cinemas in South Africa later this year and more information will be available soon. With movies like Avatar who have done extremely well through the use of Social… Read More