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There’s a few things most of us know about YouTube. It’s fairly common knowledge for instance turned seven this year and that it’s the…
Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market
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$171bn+ to be moved via mobile in 2012, $617bn by 2016
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Facebook to buy Israeli startup Face.com [Rumour]
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Twitter reaction to City Press’ removal of ‘The Spear’ mixed
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Mark Zuckerberg adds cameo in Chinese police video to list of achievements
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Is Facebook looking to buy Opera?
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SA to host majority of SKA: Twitter celebrates
The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) of telescopes is to be split between South Africa and Australia and New Zealand. That’s according to an announcement…
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft captured successfully by ISS
History has just been made. Space X‘s Dragon Capsule has docked successfully with the International Space Station. It is the first privately built spacecraft…
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