We just wrote about Standard Bank’s MyCard.  I’ve already received emails asking for more detail.  Well, here it is! Benefits: Get MyCard from Standard Bank and enjoy your moments – The freedom to treat yourself wherever you choose. MyCard is tailored with attractive benefits and features such as cash back on any purchase from wherever you choose, comprehensive MyCare benefits and special...

This reinforces the status of South African women who make the majority of buying decisions and have better financial records than most men. Called MyCard, it has been designed and conceived especially for women, taking into account the unique financial needs of this market as well as the financial status that women currently enjoy in South African society. Leila Fourie Director, Standard Bank Group’s South African Card Division says: “The role of women in our ...

Here’s a pic from todays (25th March) FNB PayPal media launch: You heard right! It’s all true! I just finished up at the FNB PayPal launch in Newtown and not only was it confirmed, it went live at 11am today! If you have a verified PayPal account, and an FNB account, you can log in to your online banking at fnb.co.za and link the two accounts right now! What does this mean? This agreement...

Search is a natural starting point for discovering the world’s information, and we strive to bring you the freshest, most comprehensive and relevant search results over an ever expanding universe of content on the multitude of devices you use to access it. Back in December, we introduced a string of new search innovations on Google.com to bring our results to life with a dynamic stream of real-time...

The topic of online romances is in itself is both stupid, fantastic and fascinating. Apparently one in every eight couples meets online and they are happy. In my teenage years I met a lot of people online. And not in that creepy “Hi, ASL? What you wearing?” kind-a-way. But in that meeting of minds. I had a string of romances which started online. Sure they were all brief. But I was a teenager,...

< rant > Let us start with this: IT IS NONSENSE! You are in a relationship or you aren’t.  Life is complicated. Relationships are complicated. Stop stuffing around. Put in the effort and make it real. If it isn’t working and you’ve done your best with zero results, get out! Why make it more complicated when its complicated enough? All you idiots with facebook relationship...

Facebook launched their new layout in stages across the world.  Whilst many have ridiculed the change, which is often the case when people face change, many have also praised the change.  Myself being one of them. I believe the latest change is a case of form follows function, and clearly shows that Facebook are moving more towards making the site easier and more accessible.  With the new changes,...

So the auction is well on its way and people have been asking me how the charity will be getting all the funds to them.  You can do it the old fashioned way by depositing directly into their account once the bids are finalized, or there’s an easier, more convenient way. Pocit will be facilitating a simple and convenient method for paying your pledges – directly from your cellphone! For free!...

I am not sure if you are on tweeting/emailing/IMing terms or a BFF with an academic, if you are then you’ll understand this post perfectly, perhaps you yourself are a budding academic. The problem with academics and I am not exempt from this, is that they re constantly nagging about the ‘must publish issue’. Academics at any institution of higher learning are required to publish academic papers...

The first 27Dinner in Durban for 2010 will be taking place on 27 February. I am very excited for this year and what it has in store for us. Last year was a fantastic year for 27Dinner itself and for the online community in general. Lots has happened, and changed in the past year and will lead to great topics of conversation. We have Rohland De Charmoy from Clyral who will be discussing what they...