This is more about how hackers use phishing (old) to get passwords etc. Nothing new. Actually looks like phishing works best on those not hyperconnected or heavy internent users because they would most likely know the pitfalls.
Wow. Wondering if this won't have an even bigger impact in African towns / cities as there are invariably more things to fix? Was it the app that helped with the fixing or more the city's capacity to respond quickly and fix things?
I hear all this talk about how this software scandal by VW is pointing to the end of diesel cars but this raises concerns about electric cars as they rely heavily on software. We actually discuss this in this podcast http://www.africantechroundup.com/volkswagen-up-in-smoke-as-... and even more concerning is when it comes to self driving electric cars. Mmm...
More and more publications are giving serious thoughts to user engagement. Some have gone with forums, some slack groups for readers and I like the letters (e-mail) by Vice. Better quality, definetly.
This makes sense. It could also spur an opportunity for "Newsletters as publications" as opposed to blogs, i.e. all content only available on a newsletter and nowhere else.
15% and growing. From what I gather bigger than their print subscriptions revenue too so if that's the case then definetly encouraging and one of few "old" media slowly changing their business model succesfully.
(I'm biased on this one) But if you're looking to catch up on African Tech & Startup news check out AfricanTechRoundUp.com (Comes out weekly. SoundCloud and iTunes).
I listen to:
1. The Monocle Weekly
2. The Combat Jack Show
3. Tim Ferriss Show
4. The Entrepreneurs by Monocle
5. African Tech Round-Up
The issue with digital media vs print is that people are already paying for connectivity to the internet making them less likely to want to pay for access to content. We've seen it with music and video and will continue seeing it with text / news content.