Deshanta Naidoo

Current

• Content Manager at Cerebra Communications

Past

• SEO Consultant at Hubpeople
• Search Engine Optimization Content Specialist at Osiris Trading
• Online Sub-Editor at Johnnic Online Newsroom

Education

• Rhodes University

Recommended

5 people have recommended Deshanta

Connections

91 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Deshanta Naidoo’s Summary

I live in Jozi (JHB) and am qualified as a radio journalist, and love working in the online media and communications industry in South Africa. My career in the social media and in online media marketing is especially fulfilling.

I'm a journalist turned professional blogger. I work for a social media and mobile company called Cerebra and own my own blog, Deshanta's World. I love meeting new people and writing is above all my most favourite pastime. I also enjoy varying degrees of music, books, technology, movies, art, and enjoy hanging with all kinds of people on and off the Web.

My work is based on social media content optimization across many platforms which include blogs, wikis, social networking sites and community management thereof. I help corporate companies understand the use of such skills and tools in building a positive online identity as well how to financially leverage off such social media to create a successful business online.

Deshanta Naidoo’s Specialties:

Search Engine Optimization, web 2.0 content consulting, enterprise 2.0 consulting, web content development, knowledge management, professional blogging, online media copywriting, Pay Per Click campaign development

Deshanta Naidoo’s Education

• Rhodes University

  BJourn , English, Journalism and Media Studies , 2001 — 2004

  In 2003, I was voted in as New House Residence's Head Student and fulfilled my duties on the House Committee. In 2004, I was awarded a Jan Smuts Hall Merit Award, which is the first time this award went to a New House resident.
  
  Throughout my degree, I partook in internships at various radio stations and agencies (DDB South Africa, Kaya fm, 94.7 Highveld Stereo) to gain valuable work experience. My longest internship and my most memorable was at Yfm where I worked as a reporter in the newsroom from 2003 - 2004 and I was published in the Aug/Sept 2002 edition of Y Mag for an article on domestic violence and abuse against women.

  Activities and Societies:

  Golden Key International Honour Society (Newsletter Editor), Rhodes Music Radio (radio presenter and Top 30 producer), Radio Grahamstown (Talk show producer)

Additional Information

Deshanta Naidoo’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Deshanta Naidoo’s Interests:

Citizen media, social media, communications, internet, gadgets, web 2.0, knowledge management, writing, blogging, music, film, soccer

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