Arthur Goldstuck

Ar"thur Goldstuck (born 1959) is a South African journalist, media analyst and commentator on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Internet and mobile communications and technologies. He grew up in Trompsburg, Free State, South Africa and resides in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Goldstuck led early research into the size of the Internet user population and the extent of Web commerce in South Africa, which established trend lines for Internet growth in the country.

Today Goldstuck heads the World Wide Worx research organization, and has led research into ICT issues like the impact of IT on small business, the role of mobile technologies in business and government and the technology challenges of the financial services sector. He regularly provides strategic insights and" guidance on trends at conferences and corporate events across Africa.

Goldstuck established the first benchmarks for web strategy and web site evaluation in South Africa, and leads a team of usability experts that advises on web site usability and strategy. He represented South Africa as a judge for the Interactive category of the Cannes International Advertising Festival in France in June 2002, and as a judge in the online category of the 2003 London International Advertising Festival.

Goldstuck is the author of, among other works, South Africa’s best-selling IT book,"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet", as well as "The Art of Business on the Internet". He has written four books on South African urban legends, and has contributed as a writer to numerous South African and international publications, including The Times of London and Billboard. He was winner of the online category in the Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year awards for 2003, and was runner-up in the lifestyle category for 2002.

He contributes to a number of South African publications on technology and business strategy issues, including a monthly columns for Intelligence magazine. He is editor of The Big Change, an electronic newsletter on business strategy in the high-tech economy, and editor-in-chief of Gadget, the online consumer technology magazine.

He also lectures at universities and other institutions on trends in technology and business strategy. Mail & Guardian has recently invited Arthur Goldstuck to host his own blog on their [Thought Leader http://www.thoughtleader.co.za] service.

Published Books

*"The Hitchhiker's Guide to Going Mobile" ISBN 9781770131132 (2007)
*"How to be buy a cellphone in South Africa" ISBN 9781770131125 (2006) co-written by Steven Ambrose
*"The Ghost that Closed Down the Town" ISBN 0143025058 (2006)
*"The Hitchhiker's Guide to Going Wireless" ISBN 1770130349 (2005)
*"The Aardvark and the Caravan" (1998)
*"Money Talks But Mine Just Says Goodbye" (1997)
*"The Art of Business on the Internet" (1996)
*"Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn" (1996)
*"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet" (1995)
*"Ink in the Porridge" (1994)
*"The Leopard in the Luggage" (1993)
*"Going Going Gone" (1992) (with Rico Schacherl)
*"The Rabbit in the Thorn Tree" (1990)

External links

* [http://www.theworx.biz World Wide Worx - Arthur Goldstuck's research company]
* [http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/amablogoblogo/ Arthur Goldstuck's blog]
* [http://www.gadget.co.za Gadget online magazine]
* [http://www.thebigchange.com Arthur Goldstuck's business strategy blog/newsletter]