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Tech UnstackDigital Marketing with Jaylene Ramalatso- Defining Digital Marketing and Staying Abreast of Trends in the Social Media Marketing Space in South AfricaIn this episode we put our hair down and chill with Jaylene Ramalatso, a Digital Marketing Specialist who runs her newly-born digital marketing company called House Of Intelligence. House of Intelligence specializes in Digital Marketing, Digital Brand Development, Content Creation and Website Development.
We talk about what digital marketing is, how it differs from more traditional methods of advertising and how businesses can leverage the presence of social media to grow their respective businesses.
She lets us in on her journey into digital marketing, her journey to the realization of House of Intelligence...
2021-10-0746 minTech UnstackWhere are the African Content Creators? | Being a Software Engineer and Content Creator with Naledi SubspaceSoftware Engineer by day and content creator by night; we speak to Naledi a tech YouTuber and problem solver. Naledi shares her journey as a social media content creator, how she started making YouTube videos and what exactly inspired her to pick up her phone and record. We're reflecting on the challenges that come with "putting yourself out there" on the internet, Naledi also shares how she gained the confidence to press publish.
More about Naledi
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/NalediMge
Twitter - https://twitter.com/KingLeddi
Instagram...
2021-09-2335 minTech UnstackDeveloping tech talent in Africa with Mixo Ngoveni (CEO of Geekulcha) | Collaborating and community in techDeveloping and creating space for tech talent in South Africa with Mixo Ngoveni. Mixo is the CEO and Founder of Geekulcha, a tech platform that has been connecting young people in tech to opportunities and community for over 7 years by hosting hackathons and career development events across South Africa. We spoke about how young talent can best equip themselves for job readiness whilst in university and what role organizations and government can play in developing tech talent.
More about Mixo Ngoveni
Geekulcha - https://geekulcha.dev/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/4otune
2021-09-0939 minTech UnstackWeb Dev and Chill with Phathutshedzo Khabubu - Talking Web Development, Project Building and Get InboxYou're going to want to sit for this one...
This week we talk to software developer, Basalt IT's own Phathutshedzo Khabubu.
We talk about what web development is, how to get into it and touch a bit on the mistakes you should avoid as a person coming into the career.
Phathu fills us in on the nitty gritties of solving a challenge using software and turning that into a business, case in point Get Inbox, a unified inbox to manage all your social media from one place.
He fills...
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Tech UnstackThe Tech Scene in African and Globally for the Past 90 DaysHeyy, what's good?
So we had taken a bit of an unplanned production break and now we are back to tackle the the events of the tech scene for the time we have not been here. From TikTok shaking up the social media scene with impactful collaborations to Samsung trying to make flip phones a thing again. In this episode we bring you into our thoughts about the recent developments in the tech space and how we feel about them.
On a more personal note we talk about taking breaks and rest and...
2021-08-2642 minTech Unstack7 A's in University, Working with brands as a content creator & A whole load of resilience.Welcome to another instalment of the unconventional path chronicles :) where we let our hair down and get to know each other. We explore some crazy experiences from our younger selves, celebrate our achievements and share some of the things that nobody knows about us.
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2021-06-2544 minTech UnstackFetch Your Dream CareerWe get to know Full Stack Software Engineer, Hlulani Baloyi. She takes us through her journey in software develolment and how she has contributed to the tech community in terms of women upliftment. She shares her passions with us and dabbles into how shooting her shot no matter the circumstances has catapulted her career.
She wrote an article on the struggles with impostor syndrome and it will definitely come in handy for a junior.
Check it out here https://iamhlulani.com/blog.html#369
Do not forget to check out the MTN...
2021-06-1041 minTech UnstackThe Self Taught Tech Professional - Part TwoLast week we first broke the conversation on thriving as a self taught tech professional. If you have not listened to that maybe do that by clicking >>>Here.
This week we continue with the conversation and talk about how to position yourself for opportunities by learning outside the traditional space you are in eg school. We talk about how to put yourself out there and be part of a community with people who are interested in the same things as you.
We get into time management and our experiences with it...
2021-06-0339 minTech UnstackThe Self-Taught Tech Professional - Part OneOn this episode we dive into what being a self taught tech professional is. Mbali shares her journey with self teaching software development and Yenzi goes into hers with self teaching User Experience design and Marketing. We go into the challenges that we have faced and you might find a trick or two on how we have optimized learning during our journey.
This is a two-part series so the conversation goes on on next week's episode.
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2021-05-2748 minTech UnstackGetting Into UX Design and Human Centered Tech With Tshwanelo ModiseOn this week's episode we talk to Design Lead and Master's Student, Tshwanelo Modise to talk to us about User Experience Design. She gets into a bit of her journey with design and how she has grown in the industry.
Tshwanelo drops some valuable insights on the kind of skills one needs to get into UX design and how one can grow in the tech design field. We talk about intersections of design with other tech disciplines and how to navigate those as a designer.
If you are interested in UX design or any...
2021-05-2044 minTech UnstackUnconventional Paths Are Okay - Our Journeys Into Tech Based CareersIn this episode we are getting up close and personal. We share our journeys into tech based careers. We talk about what we have been doing after high school and how that has led us into the careers that we are in now. We share our triumphs, failures and challenges with navigating life after matric.
We also touch a bit on our experiences with depression and anxiety and what led us that path.
If you would like to get to know us a little bit more than what we have let on thus...
2021-05-1345 minTech UnstackGaming 101 With Tiisetso - We Explore Gaming From The Perspective of An African WomanIn this episode we explore what gaming is with gamer and software developer, Tiisetso Modubu. We go into what the gaming landscape looks like for a black woman who is starting out with taking gaming the professional route. We touch on the challenges that are typical for gamers who are breaking into the industry business-wise.
We catch a glimpse into Tiisetso's gaming journey and touch on how the gaming industry is typically in terms of representation of black gamers and women gamers.
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Do you want acquire skills as a web and...
2021-05-0647 minTech UnstackJoining Your First Hackathon - The Impact of Hackathons on the South African Tech LandscapeIn this episode we talk to 2020 #Tadhack Rising Star Kutlwano Tshatiwa, a 15 year old machine learner and web developer. We discuss his journey as a machine learner and how hackathons have helped carve his career path. We talk about his experiences and challenges while participating in hackathons.
We also share personal experiences with hackathons in general and how they help shape the South African tech space in terms of the talent that comes from these competitions and how they contribute to the progress of the industry as a whole.
If you would like to check...
2021-04-3037 minTech UnstackDefining Digital Wellbeing: Cultivating a Healthy Way of Existing OnlineIn this episode we talk about ways in which unhealthy social media usage can affect us. We share our experiences with how social media has shaped our lives.
Our attention is a commodity that most companies building social tech solutions are capitalizing off of. With this in mind, it is not a far fetched idea that these solutions are therefore designed to foster situations where we spend most of our time glued to them.
This makes it a much harder fight to engage with these tech solutions healthily and in a way that...
2021-04-2254 minTech UnstackThe Future is Here : Remote Work in the 2020s Accelerated by Covid-19In this episode we talk about how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated our inevitable move into remote work. We share our experiences with remote work and how it has shaped how we do and view work. We also touch on the challenges that come with working remotely and how these can be mitigated.
Remote work requires a certain level of discipline, to o work when you need to and more importantly to unplug when you need to at the end of each day. We tackle this and more on the dangers of overworking yourself as you work...
2021-04-1642 minTech UnstackAlgorithms Can't Be Racist. Right? - Unpacking The Effects of Algorithmic Bias With AI Researcher and Data Scientist, Mabu ManailengWe invited Mabu Manaileng to help us navigate the topic of algorithmic bias. Mabu Manaileng is an AI Researcher and a Lead Data Scientist at one of the top three banks in South Africa.
We go into what exactly algorithmic bias is and how it manifests in machine learning processes and ultimately how it affects the users of the resulting technologies and sometimes communities at large.
We dive into how bias sometimes generates profit for companies and how that leads to ethics being abandoned in the machine learning process in the chase for...
2021-04-0855 minTech Unstack90 Days of Social Media Updates - Tackling Recent Social Media Events That Are Shaping The CultureDiving into what has been happening in the social media space for the first 3 months of 2021. We tackle how social media platforms have shifted to appeal more to content creators, job seekers, and all the different groups of users they have on these platforms.
We are unpacking the current landscape of the social media world and mapping out where the different platforms are moving to. This is accompanied by commentary on these big moves and how they will affect us going forward.
You can also share your experiences with the newest changes on...
2021-04-0749 minTech UnstackCookies Chatbots and Cameras - A Deep Dive into Online Privacy, Personal Data and Sentiment AnalysisIn this episode we tackle what cookies are and how they affect our online safety and privacy. We also dive into how chatbots can be used in e-commerce to affect how much we pay for the products we buy online. Lastly, do you cover your camera with a tape because you are probably being spied on by these websites you visit and apps you use? We share our thoughts on that and what's fun is that you can actually also share your thoughts with us using #TechUnstackPod on Twitter.
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