Facebook commerce is BIG. It even has its own ‘name’ …F-commerce. There are a number of brands utilising the F-commerce apps and platforms available in order to promote and sell their products online. Our top 3 F-commerce platforms would have to be:       1)      Payvment:  With over 60,000 sellers, Payvment claims to be [...]

 WordPress. Tumblr. Posterous. Yola. Blogger. Onsugar.   So many different blogging platforms out there, how do you know which one is the right one for your fashion blog?     The blogging platform you choose makes a difference. My top recommendation for those wanting to launch a fashion blog would have to be Tumblr.  According [...]

From Springleap to Idea Bounty, crowdsourcing is big business these days. The term officially first coined in 2006 an article in Wired magazine and the article pointed out that the gap between professionals and amateurs is narrowing, allowing companies to utilise the knowledge of the general public. The economical advantages of crowdsourcing are obvious but [...]

Yes, another infographic. This time its from mbaonline.com, which is a very interesting site in itself. The infographic shows how popular SMS still is. If you think that Twitter is hitting records of about 10,000 Tweets per second, then SMS is still huge compared to that and Twitter has a very long way to go [...]

A good article from CNN on the growth of E-commerce in Africa: (CNN) — Armed with her mobile phone, Temiloluwa Akinremi embarks on her daily online routine, scouring the internet to keep up-to-date with what’s happening in her city of Lagos, Nigeria. But these days, along with her daily dose of news and e-mail, Akinremi’s [...]

In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 75% of 7th through 12th graders surveyed said they had created a profile on a social media site. Considering the high percentage of online crime and deception, many parents are justified in fearing their child’s presence and interaction on these social media sites.   Parents can make [...]

The Fontera team are still in mourning over the news of Steve Jobs’ untimely death. He was a legend and an inspiration to us all and his legacy will not be forgotten any time soon. Not only did Steve Jobs delight us with his Apple inventions, he blew us away with his insight into all [...]

We at Fontera have achieved thousands of downloads for the iPhone apps we’ve developed for our clients over the past few years. So it’s no wonder that we are addicted to researching and finding the best iPhone apps out there to download ourselves.   Some of our favourite picks for this would have to include [...]

By now you would have most probably heard about the new Facebook changes. If you are anything like us and cannot wait to see your profile transformed, here are step by step instructions on how to set up your new Facebook profile in just 5 minutes (big thanks to Business Insider for these tips):   [...]