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I have three copies of McAfee’s Family Protection Suites to give away worth about $40 each. Each copy can be installed on 3 separate computers in your home as they each ship with 3-user licenses. The software is a slick, easy to use and setup software that allows you to manage web pages visited, which applications are used, how much time is spent on the computer, which social networks are being used, etc.

It’s an all-in-one solution that helps ensure that your kids are not exposed to the nasties that are all over the web. The web was never meant to be so hostile and we can only wish for a day when it’s a safe place for our kids to learn, interact and express themselves.

McAfee Family Protection Suite is not an antivirus, so don’t think that because you have an antivirus, you won’t need this, because you would be wrong. Trust me, I know these things!

Family Protection is an entirely different suite altogether and looks after a whole other kind of web problem:

• Instant Message reporting – Monitors and records IM conversations so parents are aware of cyberbullying and improper dialogue with strangers
• Social network monitoring – Records when personal information (phone number, address, location) is posted to social networking sites and monitors the use of profanity and sexually explicit terms
• Set time limits – Manage the amount of time your children spend on the Internet
• Block objectionable websites – Filter up to 35 categories of inappropriate websites that may be accidentally exposed to children
• Review usage reports – View and understand your children’s online activities to educate them about proper online behaviors

All that you need to do to win is:

1. Join the DChetty.co.za Facebook Fan Page
2. Leave a message on the wall naming one of the features of McAfee Family Protection and then explain why you think that you should win.
3. Get your friends to “Like” your wall post.

Competition closes on Friday at noon and the most liked wall messages wins.

This is an Incredible Connection give-away. Don’t forget that you can now also use your eBucks at Incredible Connection stores nationwide!

Speculated to be 2010’s most anticipated game, Gran Turismo 5 or more commonly known as GT5 is expected to hit shelves later this year and so far has no arrival date. The game manufacturers have done a good job of leaking info about the game over the last few months and GT fans already have a good understanding of what to expect. A full list of the cars has already leaked and so has information about the “damage engine” and a few other cool things that GT5 packs like full online play.

The PSP version of the game is out already and if you have played it already, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Here are a few screen shots of the game.

While Twitter continues to explode to become the popular social web service that it already is, many people find it a new experience and are still unaware of the basic etiquette that has become expected of fellow Twits.

This is list not comprehensive, but is definitely a starting point for listing tweeting habits that will result in you being unfollowed or blocked.

Auto-DMs

The popularity of auto-DM’s has definitely died down and it was a lot worse a short while ago, but there are still a few schmucks who have these set up. They are annoying, impersonal and spam. Whether your auto-DM is to welcome me to your Twitter stream as a new follower or to get me to read your blog, this habit will get you unfollowed. No negotiating this one!

Consistent requests to become your Facebook friend

Why would I? I mean really! Facebook is a bit more personal for me than Twitter and I want to keep it for my friends and family. Even though the word “friend” is slightly screwed up on Twitter, I have at least met each of my friends and I know who they are and I trust them enough to share personal information, photos, videos, etc.

Consistent tweets about “How to get more followers”

I am not sure when this became a competition. I believe that people who value my tweets, will follow me, those who don’t, simply don’t follow me. I will not go out SEARCHING for followers like the Jehovah’s Witness chaps that disturb my Sunday afternoon. They annoy me and so do those tweets!

Retweeting my tweets, but replacing the URLs that I share

By doing so, you are “putting words into my mouth”. I hate it, its rude and most times your links are spam. No-one likes a spammer. Really, we don’t!

Get rich quick schemes

Seriously dude, you probably don’t make $100 000 per month so stop telling us that you can make us rich. Most of us believe in hard work and think that the easy road works. It’s just lame and you are annoying! We don’t WANT to listen to sad stories of you wanting to share your wealth. If you have spare cash and don’t want it anymore, give it charity, idiot

Follow me on Twitter as @DChetty

I have been contacted by an agency with reference to a job opportunity in Cape Town and while the position does not suit me, I am sure that one or two of my readers will definitely be interested in the opportunity. I can tell you that it is with a very dynamic company and actively involved in the mobile sector in SA.

I am not affiliated with the agency in any way and neither am I advocating the company to which the position is with. If you are interested, I have included the agents details at the bottom of the post, so feel free to contact them directly.

Good luck and don’t forget to keep us in the loop if you do get it!

Content Manager

A dynamic technology company based in the Western Cape is seeking the expertise of a Content Manager, the purpose of the job is to establish dominance of my client’s international content offering through defining and implementing the mobile content strategy across all defined lifestyle categories.

You will need to have honed these  skills

§  Business analysis skills

§  Good written and verbal communication skills

§  Facilitation skills

§  Relationship skills

§  Customer Centric

§  Proven problem solving skills

§  Time management skills

§  Conflict management

§   Conceptual thinking skills

§  Ability to manage in a diverse environment

§  Strong motivation and influencing skills

§  High Attention to detail

And have these  Attributes

§  Positive, enthusiastic attitude

§  Teamwork

§  Presentable, well spoken and professional

§  Reliable

§  Integrity

§  Flexible -  thrive in a dynamic environment

Minimum Requirements

§  Degree or Business qualification in Commerce, Marketing IT or Information Science

§  At least 5 years experience in product development, product management, content management or marketing

§  At least 2-3 years experience in a similar management position, in dynamic fast moving industries.

§  Sound financial, product management and product improvement knowledge

§  Knowledge of local and international mobile and content trends/markets

§  Knowledge of cellular telecommunications best practices

§  Mobile portal knowledge

§  Knowledge of product management methodologies

§  Business acumen

§  Understanding the regulated environment

§  GSM knowledge

§  Market Research

§  Knowledge of and experience in working in the mobile and/or telecommunication industry

§  Technical System knowledge

§  International exposure to mobile content is advantages

Should you meet the above criteria or have industry experience in the mobile /new media/ social media space

Kindly forward CV’s to jackiej@hboconsulting.com or contact me directly on 072 387 3387

Nokia Messaging for Social Networks is the latest release of Nokia Messaging which is available for the Nokia N97, N97 mini and the 5800, which in short means, all Symbian S60 Version 5 devices within the Nokia stable.

I have been a fan of the Nokia Messaging application and even went as far as rating it as a Nokia N97 application worth using!

What’s even cooler about this release, is that I have a short feature in the launch video. Watch it and look out for my Twitter account as the first tweet!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-VvM6Xwscw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

I feature from 41 seconds to about 54 seconds. If you don’t follow me on Twitter already, you probably missing out. I go as @DChetty, so check it out!

The latest application now supports full Twitter and Facebook integration and allows simple, yet useful features like the ability to export Facebook events to the Nokia’s native calendar. The latest app supports full home-screen access and pulls data directly from your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

It’s very nifty and I recommend it as a potential Beta Labs winner!

I have been amazed at the success of Facebook’s ability to create a sticky social network that seems unrelenting in its efforts.

This is a short list of some of Facebooks stats:

• It has than 350 million users
• 50% of all of its users logging in at least once daily
• 45 million status updates daily
• 2 billion photos uploaded monthly
• 10 million fans of pages daily
• 8 billion minutes spent on Facebook daily
• 70% of users engage with applications built on the platform
• more than 1 million developers use the Facebook platform
• more than 350 000 applications run on the Facebook platform currently
• 14 million videos uploaded monthly
• 3 million events managed each month
• 65 million users log in via the mobile phone and are twice as active as desktop users

These figures are VERY impressive and would undoubtedly get most online marketers salivating at the prospect of using Facebook as a marketing channel.

Interesting articles worth browsing:

The Facebook Marketing Bible (An old article, but valid content)

Facebook Marketing: Articles and Resources (Also an old article, but great resource list)

Inside Facebook’s Best and Worst Of Marketing 2009 (Paid for ebook)

The AVG Anti-virus software give-away competition hosted this morning on my blog went really well.We received a staggering amount of entrants, so thank you!

The winners are as follows:

AVG Internet Security Suite:

• Gabi Goldberg
• Philip Langly
• Hendrick Laubscher

AVG Anti-virus:

• Leon Naidoo
• Deneshan Govender
• Junaid Tape
• Jack Wheeler
• Morne Botha
• Gregory McDavid

All winners have already been notified via email and AVG will liase with you directly to arrange shipment of your prizes.

Nokia’s N97 online campaign called Search for N came to an end a few weeks ago after running successfully globally. The competition was run in South Africa on blogs and Twitter and saw the Finnish company embrace Social Media in an effective and well-thought out manner.

I was super fortunate enough to have won one of these devices from @ChristopherM’s blog iMod and I have just collected my new Nokia N97 from a lunch event held at FTV in Fourways, Johannesburg by the team from Nokia and their marketing agency, Fleishman, where the South Africa’s lucky 10 winners were brought together for a great lunch, networking and of course to receive their prize, a brand spanking new Nokia N97. We are fortunate enough to be the very first owners of the N97 in SA and only 10 of these handsets are now in circulation as owned devices: the 10 winners of this competition.

Pic by @PaulJacobson - http://twitter.com/pauljacobson

I would like to express my thanks to @ChristopherM and his blog, iMod, for running the competition and for putting up with my pestering. He knows how badly I wanted to win the phone and is aware of the amount of lurking that I have done on his blog to get all 5 clues answered successfully. I have a lot of respect for iMod and many of you know that my blogging has been inspired by Chris’s work on iMod. A two-time winner of the Best Science & Technology Blog Award in the SA Blog Awards, I highly recommend that you visit his blog!

Nokia and Fleishman: To all those of you involved, THANK YOU and well done! I was truly impressed with the Social Media adoption that you have embraced and so successfully implemented. This was a unique campaign in SA and one that will be used as the benchmark for all other online socially integrated campaigns. Thank you for the Nokia N97 handset, the lunch and the trip to attend it. Your friendliness and welcoming attitude certainly did not go unnoticed and I think that I speak for all those who attended, when I say that you guys run an impressive operation!

To my readers, please brace yourselves for a flurry of Nokia N97 posts. I have always been a Nokia fan-boy and the short time that I have had to play with the device so far, has been truly impressive and I am super excited!