As Nic just announced on his blog, he will be joining our team as the business manager for mobile and recruitment in two weeks time.

We are all very excited to bring someone with Nic’s insight into the online media industry onto our team and are looking forward to his energy and enthusiasm. Nic and I worked together on our ill-fated Flamebait podcast last year and, if that’s anything to go by, crazy fun times are in store for us.

It also means that the M&G Online will be investing more time in developing its mobile properties and readership. As it is, we develop a mobile version of every site we launch and they have proven relatively successful, especially for people who want to get their dose of Thought Leader during traffic jams.

Nic is also influential in the social media space in South Africa, was a founder of the technology blog Nudjit and SA Rocks, and has a keen sense for trends in our space. Nic will be blogging about his work and his time at the M&G Online so watch his blog for updates and impressions.