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Non-profits: The seriously simple Twitter strategy (Part 2)
We covered the core principles in Part 1 of how to have a rock-solid, easy to manage, and Seriously Simple Twitter strategy. It’s all…
Non-profits: The Seriously Simple Twitter Strategy (Part 1)
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New look, more growth for mobile social network MXit
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The social web increasingly not the ‘people’s web’ – Berkeley study
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Visa snaps up SA mobile financial services company Fundamo for $110m
Visa, the world’s largest credit and debit card network, has snapped up South African mobile financial services company Fundamo for $110-million in cash. The…
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The small screen that killed the traditional advertising model
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The power of mobile
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