Charl Norman is a web entrepreneur behind local social networks 
I like to keep busy and this past week has been no acception - we hosted a farewall to Malan Joubert with the Blueworld staff (he’s working for Adii now), attended the Heavy Chef event with Allan kent from ATPlay, flew to P.E. for the 27 Dinner I’m speaking at tonight and had the priviledge [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
iPhone social networks
September 26, 2008 – 1:23 pm
This was originally posted on my Tech Leader blog
With the launch of the iPhone 3G in South Africa and witnessing the hype first hand, I was thinking iPhone-only social networks have a serious chance at generating traction internationally and even in our local market.
iPhone owners, like most users of Apple products, are a fairly obsessed, [...]
Fellow Blueworld’er visits Facebook HQ
September 10, 2008 – 12:54 pm
Elan Lohmann is part of the Blueworld team and has spent the last week in Palo Alto rubbing shoulders with some of the Silicon Valley’s tech elite - he even managed to squeeze in a visit to Facebook! Read more on his blog and some photos below -
Startup T-Shirt heaven
September 5, 2008 – 4:54 pm
My collection of startup t-shirts just got a real kick in the ass - I now have Pownce, FriendFeed and two Springleap t-shirts.
I appeared on channel MK TV's new hip hop and car show WOELAG. They interviewed me on our automotive social network Zoopedup.
I have been nominated for ICT Young Entrepreneur of Africa 2008. Now to even be nominated is a great honour for me seeing as last years winner of the award is internationally renowned Vinny Lingham.
