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Exclusive: Alan Knott-Craig buys MXit, Herman Heunis steps down
A few weeks ago Memeburn revealed that instant messaging platform MXit was rumoured to be in sale talks with startup investment firm World of…
Facebook music feature leaked in accidental tweet
A feature of Facebook’s much-anticipated music-based service has been revealed thanks to a tweet from a high level employee. The social network has been…
Top tips for building a community via social media
“The future of storytelling lies in social and mobile,” says journalist and academic, Julie Posetti Australia’s “Twitter Queen”. Posetti achieved notoriety as the subject…
Location-based services: The new social currency for teens
Location-based services such as Foursquare, Facebook Places and Gowalla are more popular than ever. Recent stats from youth marketing research firm YPulse reveal that…
Facebook now lets you ‘follow’ strangers, Twitter and Google+ style
Facebook has added a subscribe button that lets you follow people’s public updates regardless whether or not you’re friends with them. This new button…
Coming soon: Exclusive Memeburn interview with Wired’s Chris Anderson
Memeburn will on Wednesday publish a fascinating two-part interview with prominent internet commentator and Wired Magazine editor, Chris Anderson. Anderson was named by Time…
AOL and Yahoo! in possible merger talks following Bartz’s axing
A recent report from Bloomberg claims that AOL and Yahoo! are in early merger talks just a week after the firing of former Yahoo!…
Rebecca Black braai parody gaining traction
Remember Rebecca Black? The girl that turned Friday into something more than just another day of the week? That one. The meme that never…
Popular radio DJ trends worldwide over racist slur
Popular South Africa radio DJ and rugby commentator, Darren Scott is trending world-wide on Twitter, following his use of the “K-word” late last week….
Increased calls for social media, BBM regulation
Formal content regulation on social networks and messenger services like BlackBerry’s BBM is currently a topic of heated discussion around the world. Governments in…
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