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The best and worst Superbowl commercials of 2011
For those of you not residing in North America, Superbowl Sunday only registers as a vague blip on the media landscape. But for Americans…
Iconic shoe designer Kenneth Cole puts his foot in it on Twitter
The ability to fire off a tweet in a matter of seconds without really thinking about the consequences is as much a blessing as…
Google, Twitter set up voice-to-tweet service for Egypt
As the Egyptian government feverishly tries to cut off all contact with the outside world, Google, working in collaboration with Twitter, has set up…
Call of Duty: Black Ops downloadable content goes on sale worldwide
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Surge in Facebook users coincides with North African uprisings
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Globally crowdsourced movie ‘Life in a day’ premieres on YouTube
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Russian hackers target Mail & Guardian Online, site taken down
The Mail & Guardian Online, one of South Africa’s oldest and most respected sources of news and opinion, has been taken offline after an…
Techies, startups, entrepreneurs pile in for Silicon Cape meet
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Twitter forecasting 2011 ad revenue of $150 million
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