Emigration sales up to 20%
The FNB property barometer showed that sales by owners that are emigrating is up to 20% for the quarter ending in August, up from the 17% for the previous quarter and double that of the last quarter of 2007
More homeowners than previously are selling their homes to emigrate, reflecting minority concerns about the South African political climate. FNB property strategist John Loos cited “heightened nervousness amongst minorities caused by a change in the ANC leadership at Polokwane and premature replacement of Thabo Mbeki as President” as factors leading to rising emigration rates.Read more
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A Website Without Video Is Like a fish with a bicycle
Reading the article on ezines entitled a website without video I got to thinking. The author makes an empassioned argument that having no video on your website somehow makes it inferior. I cannot disagree more. There are times when video has its place, there are times it does not. Video can help strengthen your message but beware it may destroy it as well.
Remember the time lapse between download and boredom threshold. According to some that difference is as low as 3 seconds. I don’t know so much, personally I give most websites 10 - 15 seconds before I leave, never to reappear. I would guess that the average threshold lies somewhere in between. Read more
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South African photography competition
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