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Ecommerce: When The Lights Go Out

There is a story that Zambians like to tell.

Some time in the late 80s Zambia's Secretary General, Mr Grey Zulu, was paying the Queen of England a routine ceremonial visit. During dinner, the lights suddenly went out. Mr. Zulu, who was no stranger to darkness emitted a boisterous cry, "Also, here, you have ZESCO!"

ZESCO is the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation

Keep Your Hat On: A Look At Website Roles

Designer, Content Provider, Developer

There are three main roles that facilitate the delivery of a website: the designer, the content provider and the developer. The three roles are tightly interwoven in to the website production process and it is often the case that each is performed by a single individual. As such there is confusion about what each role encompasses. The tasks in each, however, are quite distinct.