Thursday 26 September 2013

Facebook and Twitter out in the cold as Google employs hashtags!

Google supports hashtag search, leaves out Twitter and Facebook http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57604652-93/google-supports-hashtag-search-leaves-out-twitter-and-facebook/

Saturday 21 September 2013

Could this help us with our housing challenges in South Africa?

10-Square Meters Smart Student Unit Is A Smart, Green, and Affordable House for Student http://www.tuvie.com/10-square-meters-smart-student-unit-is-a-smart-green-and-affordable-house-for-student/

From conception to 2013 and beyond!

Everything You Need to Know About Twitter http://mashable.com/2013/09/20/twitter-history/

Thursday 19 September 2013

43 murders a day on average in South Africa

Where murder happens in South Africa http://www.africacheck.org/2013/09/19/where-murder-happens-in-sa/

Monday 2 September 2013

Chennai Express left me wanting much more. So I'm not getting on the train!

All the great hype around the latest Shah Rukh Khan bollywood movie Chennai Express came to a screeching halt for me after watching the movie this weekend. As an avid viewer of Bollymood and one of the worlds greatest SRK fan, I was left wanting. It seemed that the wait was more exciting than watching the actual movie itself.

A bit too much slapstick humour added with bits from some of the classics before, made it a mediocre experience for me. When i compare it to all the SRK movies before this, it makes me wonder........

The movie was without suspense. The cameras rolled non-stop from start to finish which was a bit much in the sense that it seemed to be a Chennai Express train ride. I looked forward to striking scenes of beautiful Mother India, which was sadly lacking. 

I am guilty of expecting too much from this movie. Twitter played a role as well. My anticipation was immensely increased after reading tweets from the release in India. Hot on the heels of a great blockbuster like JabTak He Jaan! What gives?

Could it have something to do with the fact that Gauri Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment produced the film?
BF (best friend) says it was like a short story not quite unlike the ones we wrote in school! BF asks just how long did the script take to be completed?

As i watched the movie, i couldn't help but wonder just how the film rocketed into the history books smashing all box office records. Could it be that the hype was helped along by willing social media peeps actively punting on a variety of platforms? I know that YouTube had been quite favoured for the song "Chennai Express".


Myself, I'd rather not rate the movie as I may have expected much more from Chennai Express. So I'm not getting on the train!