Monthly Archives: June 2010

JamiiX: Our baby is growing up

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Tonight was one of the most amazing experiences we’ve had in RLabs where we saw our little baby JamiiX growing up and taking its first step. JamiiX is a web-based platform that has been incubated in RLabs for almost 3 years and having the opportunity to make it public was a memorable one. Not only did we see the blood, sweat and tears of almost 3 years culminating into one amazing moment last night, but we also saw thousands of lives being changed and touched by the use of the JamiiX technology.

The launch dinner last night was also the opportunity to share with many individuals who have journeyed with RLabs and celebrating our first innovation that was created on the Cape Flats that will be exported as a global product and brand. It was also a good time just to reflect where we’ve journeyed from and we are looking forward to see JamiiX being used to break new barriers in Conversation Management on Social Networks and Instant Messengers. Our baby is really growing up and we excited to see it expand globally.

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New kid on the block

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With the excitement building for the JamiiX launch it is definitely going to be one of the most interesting 48 hours we’ve had for a while. The JamiiX team are working hard and many thanks to all at RLabs for the support. It is not always easy being the “New Kid on the block” but this is definitely an opportunity that will change innovation processes in Emerging Communities.

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Teens prefer using texting on their mobile phones

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According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project research, cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between US teens and their friends (See image below), with cell calling a close second. Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004. Those phones have become indispensable tools in teen communication patterns. Fully 72% of all teens2 — or 88% of teen cell phone users — are text-messagers. That is a sharp rise from the 51% of teens who were texters in 2006. More than half of teens (54%) are daily texters.


Among all teens, their frequency of use of texting has now overtaken the frequency of every other common form of interaction with their friends via cellphones. This is very similar to the study we did in Cape Town that we covered in a previous post.

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JamiiX: From the Cape Flats with Love

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Yesterday was an exciting day as we celebrated the announcement (Thanks to Memeburn)of what we’ve been doing over the past three years. The public announcement of JamiiX (Meaning “Social Exchange”) as a new Web 2.0 product that has been developed on the Cape Flats in Silicon Cape would prove to be more than just an average aggregator for Social Networks and Instant Messengers but will come with a little dash of colourfulness that will certainly change communication channels using Web 2.0.

JamiiX is a Web based tool providing organizations/ businesses/ government/ individuals to manage multiple conversations from different Social Media, Text Messaging and various Instant Messaging platforms. Some benefits using JamiiX are:

1.Lower Cost to User
2.Reporting mechanisms
3.Communication is easy as the users use mediums that they are comfortable with
4.Manage multiple conversations at a time.
5.Reach audience on both PC and mobile devices
6.Counselors or Advisors are able to provide support via JamiiX remotely using an internet connection.
7.Easy setup and low cost to operate.

MoVigo Technologies (Pty) Ltd. have taken the task of commercialising possible the first Cape Flats Community-Driven Innovation from the ground to a global product. Already with business partners and offices in the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Finland along with its strategic partners Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs),MXit Lifestyle and ISLabs, JamiiX could well be a technology startup fairytale encouraging open collaboration with communities in developing innovative solutions. MoVigo Technologies has already acquired some seed funding (R1.4 million) from SAFIPA (SOUTH AFRICA – FINLAND KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIP ON ICT PROGRAMME) with the goal of establishing JamiiX as an international brand.

Watch this space as we will be sharing more about JamiiX and keep you updated on the progress of the official launch next week 8 June 2010. If you would like to join the JamiiX team at the launch you can register on the website and send a request message. You can also follow JamiiX on twitter or join the Facebook page.

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