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• 12.02.08
  We blog the world: US bloggers hit RS of A blogger roadshow | (4)

  The idea was to show some key US bloggers what our country is made of: the good, the bad and the complex. I decided to tag along for the Cape Town leg of the tour, which is an exhaustive/exhausting nine-day trek around the country by plane, bus, helicopter and boat. (See 360 degree pic of bloggers) Asoka blogger meetup The night before we organised a meetup of local bloggers and digerati with the US tour at Asoka bar. People seemed to enjoy themselves and I hope good contacts and ties were forged. As a recent emigre to Cape Town, I have to ...
• 11.26.08
  USA-SA Blogger meetup in Cape Town blogger roadshow | (1)

  Party alert! Local bloggers and digital citizens are invited to attend and meet up with a touring US blogger "delegation" on Sunday 8pm, at Asoka Bar in Cape Town. The US bloggers will be out here on a tour, organised by the International Marketing Council (IMC). Dave Duarte and myself are helping the IMC, who are running the tour, put together this meetup. Stormhoek are also pulling around and there will be snacks and cocktails served. Where: Asoka bar When: Sunday, 30 Nov, from 8pm Unfortunately, space is limited so be quick! Put your name down here to attend.
• 11.19.08
  SA innovation to be seen through eyes of top bloggers blogger roadshow | (5)

  I published the list of top US bloggers a while back for a local tour out here. We'll be doing an event in Cape Town. Will announce that soon. But for the moment, here is some more info on the tour: Blogger tour Travelling with the group will be two of South Africa best-known bloggers, Thoughtleader’s Ndumiso Ngcobo, author of “Some of My Best Friends are White”, and Nicholas Haralambous of SARocks.co.za, along with Simon Barber, the IMC’s US Country Manager, who blogs at brandsouthafricablog.com. Armed with their laptops, cameras and digital recorders -- and 3G wireless modems generously supplied by Vodacom ...
• 11.03.08
  SA Blogger tour: Names and dates announced blogger roadshow | (8)

  The names for the US/International blogger tour of South Africa, organised by Simon Barber of the International Marketing Council, have been released. It's a draft list so some bloggers may still be added or will fall away, but its pretty close to being set in stone. The tour dates will be from the 29 November to 9 December. It will start in Cape town and go via Stellenbosch, Darling, Alexander Bay, Port Nolloth, Carltonville, Magaliesberg, Cradle area and then eventually end in Soweto and Johannesburg. The idea was to provide an all-round view of the country, showing all the nooks and ...
• 07.21.08
  Int'l A-list blogger roadshow in South Africa on the cards Blogosphere, blogger roadshow | (36)

  Have some great breaking news. Simon Barber from the International Marketing Council (IMC) and Brand South Africa is putting together an event, where some big-name international (but mostly US-based) bloggers will be doing a roadshow in the country. Planning is at an advanced stage. Budgets have been approved and the trip is being arranged by Renee Blodgett (of Blodgett Communications) in San Francisco, who helped put together a similar bloggers' tour to Israel earlier this year. (Robert Scoble, JD Lasica, Craig Newmark -- among others -- part of that tour). Simon, who is based in Washington DC and is the US IMC ...