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The trouble with shocking journalism of this type is that it very strongly perpetuates stereotypes. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/the-thorn-birds-author-colleen-mccullough-dies-on-norfolk-island/story-e6frg8n6-1227201243185 The moment someone sees the name, Colleen McCullough, they are drawn to read the piece. Whether these readers are sexist or not, the jokey tone invites and lures the reader to share in the “gentle ribbing”. This can easily bypass critical thinking in people who aren’t well-schooled in examining stuff like this. Most people see this article, chuckle a bit, think about whether or not they’ve ever seen Colleen…Continue Reading “How the casual, jokey sexism of an Australian newspaper obituary for Colleen McCullough makes YOU a sexist.” →

Thanks to Styli Charalambous, I was at the excellent ‘The Election Gathering’ 2014, held at Gold Reef City. It was a day filled with political discussion, by the players who will be participating in our coming election. One of the most interesting moments for me was when Rehad Desai, a leftie and activist, called on South Africans to either spoil their vote, or vote strategically, but NOT to vote for the ANC. His point is that the ANC needs to be sent a clear and…Continue Reading “The Daily Maverick’s ‘The Election Gathering’ 2014 — Graphic Harvesting by Roy Blumenthal” →

GT247 — Infographic for the launch of MobiTrader, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. When GT247 launched their iOS and Android version of the mobile spread-trading app, Mobi Trader, they asked me to create a graphic explaining why it’s a great idea to take control of your own investments. There are seven tableaus in this pic. You’ll be able to see them if you view it in high res. The central pic is your starting point, bottom left is your second stop, top left is your third…Continue Reading “GT247 — Infographic for the launch of MobiTrader” →

Zuma’s Pear (not to be confused with #ZumaSpear) #NakedButTasteful, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

@StaffordMasie (delivering a tech talk at the @InoVatioDistrib conference), originally uploaded by royblumenthal. Stafford Masie used to be the head dude at Google South Africa. (Yeah… you can google him.) He talked to Inovatio‘s channel partners about the direction technology is taking us in the near future. The key takeout from his talk is this… Businesses HAVE TO have agility. One of his key hints about business success is that we need to embrace video. In a big way. This pic was made live, on…Continue Reading “Stafford Masie delivering a tech talk at the InoVatio Distribution conference” →

Boxing Clever — a WinWin Group conference for Unilever, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. Thanks to the genius of David and Steve at the WinWin Group, Unilever had what must rank as one of the most exciting and DIFFERENT conferences ever! My role on the production was to provide visual facilitation for Gary McGaghey. This pic was taken by one of the crew members. He was stationed up near the ceiling to capture video and stills of the event. What you’re seeing is roughly half of…Continue Reading “Boxing Clever — a WinWin Group conference for Unilever” →

Doodle Using ‘SketchBook Mobile Express’ For Android, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. I’ve been yearning for a decent drawing app for my Android phone (I have an HTC DESIRE). MAGIC DOODLE was the closest I was able to get to actually USING the phone for drawing. But it had too many drawbacks for it to become anything more than a curiosity. Now, AutoDesk has risen to the challenge by releasing SketchBook Mobile Express for Android. The app has been around for ages on the iPhone and…Continue Reading “Doodle Using ‘SketchBook Mobile Express’ For Android” →