Canned intelligence
Emailing robots By Louis Eksteen Over the holidays I brushed up on my ping pong skills with my godson. He had already downloaded an iOS game before we left, which we used in preparation. Real [...]
The internet’s influence grows unabated
The machines have won By Louis Eksteen In a kind of cosmic justice of sorts, long-established television is now starting to feel the internet winter. For years only traditional print media was hammered by the internet’s [...]
May the voice be with you
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here — Your Content Goes Here Voice first, mobile second I can’t stand Siri. Apple’s voice assistant [...]
Business automation
Learning machine systems By Louis Eksteen As the world turns increasingly to a reliance on the automation of repetitive and/or complicated tasks, the role of business managers changes. Rote execution of mundane actions are better served [...]
Surfin’ safari
Learning new tricks By Louis Eksteen Paddling at Emmarentia dam yesterday, I regaled my early morning kayak school buddies with my latest midlife crisis. I was in Durban last week and “had to” go around to [...]
Beware of click fraud
The Wild West of online ads By Louis Eksteen The humble banner ad originated at Wired magazine when its creator started using this advertising unit on the then-influential magazine's website (HotWired) in October 1994. I remember HotWired [...]
Automated investment advice trends
Automated investment advice gains traction By Louis Eksteen At Twisted Toast we are proud to be the technology provider to SmartRand™, South Africa's first automated investment advice product, commonly know as a robo adviser. Since creating [...]
Business is creativity
Creativity is scarce; use it well By Louis Eksteen One of my favourite writers is the Czechoslovakian great Milan Kundera. His quote that “business has only two functions - marketing and innovation,” for me means he values [...]
The internet isn’t perfect; don’t expect it to be
Don’t think the digital world always delivers By Louis Eksteen Just because the internet and its myriad machinations mostly work, it doesn’t mean it always does. Websites aren’t always available, email isn’t always received, passwords aren’t always safe, things aren’t always what they seem to be on the internet and the cloud... well, the cloud isn’t really a cloud.
Toasty thoughts
The road to our destiny By Louis Eksteen Kim and I are sitting down for breakfast at a fabulous foody retreat hotel in the Drakensberg during one of the legendary UpperCase Media management conferences/jols. During the [...]