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…
Billion-view YouTube videos are happening faster than ever
When Psy’s mega-hit “Gangnam Style” hit a billion views on YouTube back in 2012, it was a massive deal. It was, after all, the…
Woolworst, Greg Lemond, and ROI: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week
It’s Friday, so hopefully you’ve caught up on the all the piles of work that have been crowding your inbox over the past week….
Getting the next billion online: why emerging markets need a lighter internet [Tech4Africa]
There are so many high profile initiatives to bring free or affordable internet to countries in the developing world that it’s difficult to keep…
Here’s Jack Dorsey’s manifesto for running Twitter and Square
Twitter co-founder and newly returned CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday outlined his plan to run both the social media network and Square, the payments-based…
Facebook, Eutelsat to provide satellite internet to Africa
Facebook has inked a deal with French satellite giant Eutelsat which will see the two partnering to provide internet services to under-served areas across…
16 times the Woolworst Twitter account was totally on point
If you’ve spent any time at all on South African Twitter, chances are you’ve experienced at least one Twitter storm involving Woolworths. It makes…
Can data predict who’ll win the Rugby World Cup?
We saw how much Germany benefited from number-crunching during the 2014 Fifa World Cup, but could data and analytics predict who’ll win the 2015…
Are we really about to enter the post-app era?
You don’t need me to tell you how important apps are. They might not, as Apple claims, be more important as the Industrial Revolution,…
Edward Snowden’s first tweet got some crazy RTs
Renowned whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined Twitter, with his first tweet getting more than 94 000 retweets and 85 000 favourites. Can you hear…
Tshwane citizens can now use free Wi-Fi to do good
Over the past couple of years, we’ve written fairly extensively on the City Of Tshwane’s efforts at rolling out free Wi-Fi in conjunction with…
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