We Blog the World - A South African Bloggers Tour

I am really chuffed to be a part of a fantastic (and very smart) initiative by the International Marketing Council (IMC).The basic idea, as I like to understand it, is that 11 international bloggers who are all prominent in their respective fields will all be heading for SA for a ten day whirlwind tour of our magnificent country. You can see more about the project over at We Blog the World. So the ten day tour will invariably allow the readers of the 11 international blogs to be exposed to the wonders of SA. Therefore invoking a desire to find out more, experience SA, travel to the country or simply read more SA stuff. Great move by the IMC I think. It's social marketing. Brilliant.I have been invited to take part in the tour.Don't fool yourself thinking that I will be on a joy-ride for ten days. Big Mistake.Bizcommunity have proudly offered my a column for the ten days where I will be writing about the trip and publishing video and photo content through the ten days. I will also be double posting the trip on my two blogs, nicharalambous.com and SA Rocks. If that isn't enough I will also be posting to the Zoopy blog sporadically, the We blog the world (WBW) flickr group and the Zoopy profile/landing page for the event. I am going to be one blogged out blogger by the end of this week.But it will most definitely be worth it. The IMC have put together an incredible trip for all of the attending bloggers.Here are a few snippets of the trip, where we'll be and what we'll be doing:A heli flight over the peninsulaAn Electric Car DemoThen we head to Alexander Bay to delve in to SA's oyster culture.and then we head off to JHB for various events, viewings and museum tripsI am incredibly excited to be taking part as many of the things on the itinerary are things that I have been wanting to do in SA for ages but have never had the chance.Expect some great content.Head over to Matt's blog and see who else is taking part. Leave comments or contact me if there are specific questions you would like to see the visiting bloggers answer while they are here in SA!

Nudjit goes live

Justin, Gregor and I have whipped together a bit of a frenzy around our new blog, Nudjit.Put simply, Nudjit is a local gadget review blog. Put in a more complex manner: Nudjit is a blog about us as South Africans trying out gadgets and allowing our readers to know how their potential purchases will work out in South Africa. This is a personal experience for the three of us about how we interact with the gadgets we review.We might not always have the latest, greatest, bestest gadgets but what will almost certainly promise is that reviews and news will be SA-Centric.We like to think that we have filled a very predominant gap in the market with this blog and are all very, very proud of how it looks, feels and what we have put in to it.Thanks go out to a long list of bloggers who covered Nudjit yesterday:3 NEW African Websites Worth WatchingNudjit.com is a geek’s dream!Nudjit … new gadget blog on the blockLocal blogging celebs launch gadget blog, NudjitNudjit. South African Gadget Review.New gadget website launchedTo everyone above, thanks for your comments, posts and overwhelming reception of Nudjit!It is fairly obvious to me now that people have been waiting, dying, anticipating something like Nudjit. Why? Because I've been moderating comments for the entire morning!!Oh, and just a headsup on this one quickly:Nudjit (n. nudg-it) Prounced as Nudge-it.

On holiday in St Francis

I am on holiday (not without a few calls from work I might add) and am loving the coast at the moment.I will be blogging very sporadically for the next week or two. I think it is a much needed break for me from blogging and this blog in specific. I am still blogging on SA Rocks so pop through if you want a read.Otherwise enjoy the festive season and keep on blogging!

Interview - Jon Blair, Director of Murder Most Foul

Last night I published an interview that I was lucky enough to do with the director of the documentary Murder Most Foul, director Jon Blair.Visit SA Rocks and read the interview here.

The irony: Zim beats Aus

Where is the irony you ask? It's in yesterdays post that I wrote stating that Zim shouldn't even be in the T20 World Cup.Then they go and show me up by completing one of the biggest upstets in cricket according to my little uneducated cricketing mind.I must admit, I am impressed and chuffed to know that they pulled it out of the bag. I think that the victory is much needed upliftment - albeit brief - for the people of Zim.Congratulations Zim! Wouldn't it be great to see a Zim - SA final?