{"id":95953,"date":"2016-06-21T13:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95953"},"modified":"2016-06-21T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:16:43","slug":"the-growing-gap-between-south-africas-good-and-bad-tech-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/95953-the-growing-gap-between-south-africas-good-and-bad-tech-users","title":{"rendered":"The growing gap between South Africa&#8217;s good and bad tech users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gap between good and bad tech users continues to widen,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fin24.com\/Companies\/Retail\/gap-between-good-and-bad-users-of-tech-increasing-expert-20160617\" target=\"_blank\">says <\/a><\/strong>Michael Fertik, founder and chair of Reputation.com.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those that use digital well are accelerating ahead of the rest,&#8221; said Fertik, speaking at the 60th Global Summit of the Consumer Goods Forum taking place in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>As ADSL, FTTH and LTE coverage continues to expand across South Africa, the internet continues to dictate trends and we see a growth of expectations &#8211; those that embrace these new technological changes will be the most likely to thrive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are impressive and wonderful ways in which we can change people\u2019s lives, and there are intrusive and creepy ones,\u201d stated\u00a0Vivienne Ming, co-founder of education technology company Socos to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fin24.com\/Companies\/Retail\/gap-between-good-and-bad-users-of-tech-increasing-expert-20160617\" target=\"_blank\">News24<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Companies that currently design, manufacture and distribute products like clothing and ready-made meals will have to decide what business they are in once consumers are able to print those products in their own homes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such companies may end up selling intellectual property, rather than finished goods,&#8221; said Ming.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>How obvious is the gap between tech users in your life? 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