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  1. @SuLittleZA Hi Su - pleasure and thanks! Just under a year ago it was 1.1-million Twitter users in SA. Never seen such take-up of a service. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to SuLittleZA
  2. @nafisa1 Facebook is still marginally ahead, but is under-counted. Mobile Facebook use is the hidden base of the iceberg. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to nafisa1
  3. .@SuLittleZA We don't have updated stats yet, but Twitter users (not all tweeting) in SA will be about 5 million mid-year. about 9 hours ago via web in reply to SuLittleZA
  4. .@Liron_Segev @mfundomohammed We'll give you some answers on Tuesday. Watch the #NetMatters hashtag then. about 13 hours ago via web in reply to Liron_Segev
  5. Wow, Pascal, thanks so much! It's great to have Twitter users who add value (e.g. @digitalethiopia) themselves seeing value in others. about 16 hours ago via web in reply to digitalethiopia
  6. Great piece by @anatinus on why defaced #ZumaSpear is better than the original. Agreed: adds a far more powerful layer: bit.ly/KcvcoB about 16 hours ago via web
  7. #YahClick: @VoxTelecom Satellite broadband for consumers and business available from 1 August. (see voxsat.ipcoweb.com) 9:03 AM May 23rd via web
  8. #YahClick: @VoxTelecom Satellite broadband service R1378 p/m for 10Mbps, 18GB cap. Equipment R5750, installation R1000. 9:00 AM May 23rd via web
  9. #YahClick: @VoxTelecom: Satellite broadband service starts at R163 p/m for 51§2Kbps, 1,5GB cap. Equipment from R5750, installation R1000. 8:59 AM May 23rd via web
  10. #YahClick @gigalounge @jameshrogers Prices about to be announced. 8:54 AM May 23rd via web in reply to gigalounge
  11. #YahClick @jameshrogers @voxtelecom @yahsatofficial All details of the service are now up at voxsat.ipcoweb.com 8:51 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jameshrogers
  12. #YahClick satellite broadband needs DSTV-type dish (but you can't use same dish) and router that looks like small decoder. 8:38 AM May 23rd via web
  13. #YahClick launch: @kviret says @yahsatofficial satellite broadband offers consumers up to 15Mbps download and 3Mbps upload 8:35 AM May 23rd via web
  14. #YahClick launch: @kviret of @yahsatofficial says Yahsat 1B is the first Ka band commercial satellite launched over Africa 8:28 AM May 23rd via web
  15. #YahClick launch: @kviret of @yahsatofficial says rural cost of terrestrial connectivity is 20 times that of urban. 8:27 AM May 23rd via web
  16. New low-cost satellite broadband service, #YahClick, launched by @VoxTelecom today, using @yahsatofficial's Y1B satellite. 8:24 AM May 23rd via web
  17. @MelanieMinnaar Sadly I can't make it on Saturday, but will get my blanket to a venue ahead of the day. #TBDZA 7:23 AM May 23rd via web in reply to MelanieMinnaar
  • Name Arthur Goldstuck
  • Location Johannesburg
  • Web http://www.gadget...
  • Bio Writer on tech trends and urban legends, run World Wide Worx, publish Gadget magazine. Love soccer, SF, comics, music.
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