The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
New Study: Facebook, Twitter played no role in UK riots
A new study has revealed that Facebook and Twitter played no significant role in organising riots that rocked cities across the UK earlier this…
Farmville creator Zynga looks to go big with IPO
Social gaming giant Zynga is finally ready to take its stocks public. The San-Francisco-based company reportedly plans to raise around US$1.15-billion in an initial…
Chrome overtakes Firefox, gains on Explorer in browser wars
Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken open-source darling Firefox as the world’s second most popular browser. That’s according to web analytics company StatCounter. The…
MIH kills group-buying site Dealify
Another day, and another Groupon clone bites the dust. After a whirlwind gold-rush to emulate the incredible success of Groupon, there has been nothing…
Nando’s chickens out of dictator ad amidst Zim threats
Nando’s has decided to pull its massively popular “Last Dictator Standing” advert from television. The ad attracted global attention and has been pulled because…
Spotify adds third-party app developers to its playlist
Music streaming service Spotify has opened up its platform to third-party app developers. “Today Spotify becomes a musical platform,” the company’s chief executive and…
Samsung wins Australian round of legal battle against Apple
Samsung has won the latest round in its epic legal war with rival tech giant Apple. An Australian court upheld the South Korean giant’s…
WordPress lets bloggers make money with WordAds
One of the world’s foremost blogging platforms and content management systems, WordPress, is now allowing bloggers to make money via online advertising. The programme,…
DJ Fresh comes under fire for ‘suicide tweet’
South African radio personality, DJ Fresh, has come under fire on Twitter after he tweeted about someone he knew wanting to commit suicide. In…
CNN International unveils ‘Ecosphere’ of tweets for COP17
CNN International, one of the world’s largest news organisations has released an interactive visualisation tracking Twitter traffic around the 17th UN World Climate Summit,…
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