Comparison Site Critique: bluesting.co.za

My 3rd critique of a South African shopping comparison site can be found at TheColonyPerspective

MiniBar, Crazy weekend

I started my weekend by attending a web 2.0 get-together called MiniBar, and rather than go into too much detail which won't interest too many of my readers (hi Mom and Dad) you can read more about MiniBar over at TheColonyPerspective.

The beer I received at minibar was the start of a very crazy weekend. After leaving the venue in East London (east of Trafalgar Square not east of Cape Town) I missioned off to Putney where I braved the crowds of Australia day with a couple mates. A particularly large women (I think) draped in an Aussie flag used as a top, proved to be all too 'exciting' for the motley crew I had joined and we changed venues for somewhere a little more civilized. Plenty beer was consumed at Thai Square before eventually putting myself onto a bus at some ungodly hour attempting to get home without falling asleep. I would have failed in this mission had it not been for the bus driver making a hard left turn which caused me to fall off my seat and well and truly wake me up as the roars of laughter from the people sitting behind me turned me bright red.

Saturday morning left me rather fragile as was to be expected, but could not deter me from meeting my business partners for a 5 hour marathon brain-storming session. Whilst keeping an eye on the cricket, we bounced ideas back an forth, and the whole experience just serves to motivate me more and more. Of course the beers helped the creative juices and it was not long before I was rushing home for quick shower and a change before heading out for the night.

I met the boys out for what was supposed to be chilled drinks in Wimbledon Village, but ended up at Zulu's disco dancing my ass off drinking SnakeBites by the pitcher. The music stopped at about 2am, and we were not in the mood to go gently into the night- and so hopped into a cab destined for a mate of Sean's house where we got some more liquor/cigarettes/pizza delivered and drank through the night. My evening finished with me walking in my door around 6:30am, knowing that I was staring a write-off of a day in the face! Crazy stuff, but no major regrets.

Joost Launched! YouTube bites nails.

Head over to The Colony Perspective for details and pics.

On the cusp...TheColonyPerspective

Working in the new media industry here in the UK exposes me to some pretty cool stuff. I'm fortunate enough to get paid to talk to some really interesting people who are really going some cool and groundbreaking things.

Over the past six months I have got the feeling that the industry has been on the cusp of something big. The advent of a clear understanding of the term web 2.0, and the the much publicized acquisitions on new media companies has seen a great deal of attention drawn to the industry. As positive as this all may seem, a few skeptics are now also now talking about the 2.0 bubble and the possible burst prior to it actually being fully realized.

My day job is in the area of comparison shopping, a growing industry which still has a long way to go before it can be classed as web 2.0

Realizing that my personal blog can no longer serve as both an outlet for my personal musings as well as a commentary on my opinions on New Media, I have started TheColonyPerspective
This will allow me to voice my opinions without having to bore my mates who have no interest in the subject, whilst allowing readers who do have interest to not have to read about how much I had to drink over the weekend. LOL

Go check it out to read my first impressions on shopping comparison in South Africa, my compliments to a few South African evangelists (not in the religious sense), and the factors hindering South Africa from entering the web 2.0 revolution.