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Epic Rap Battles pits Trump against Clinton in cuss-filled clip

The current US race for the White House has never been this entertaining or this frightening. Right in the golden age of social media,…

Drones can change lightbulbs now, making humans even less useful

Sven, the pilot of drones, had a dream, and that dream was to change a faulty lightbulb using nothing but a drone. Ambitious? You…

Icelandic hot spring bread is (probably) as tasty as it is crazy

If you had a hot spring nearby, why wouldn’t you use its heat as a makeshift oven? That’s what one YouTuber found out when she…

Logan: brooding, seasoned Wolverine stars in first trailer

Logan (aka Wolverine) has been through a lot in his life. Not only has he destroyed a sentinel army, returned to the past thanks…

Assassin’s Creed’s second trailer has more stabbing, time jumps

French gaming company Ubisoft and 20th Century Fox have finally outed the second trailer of their forthcoming Assassin’s Creed movie. And it looks pretty…

Netflix’s user base climbs to 86m, revenue tops $2bn

Netflix is growing. Quickly. According to the company’s latest earning report, its revenue has topped the US$2-billion mark for the first time. That’s a…

Clown porn searches spike thanks to creepy clowns

We’ve seen numerous reports of dodgy clowns in the news but, when combined with the proximity to Halloween, it seems like clown porn is…

Greek gods are all the rage — Wrath of the Titans is coming [Video]

Alright, I am writing this. I was taking a leisurely browse through YouTube earlier when I nearly choked on my sandwich because the good…

Social media, iPhones and the death of photojournalism [Infographic]

Aah, citizen journalism and social media… the trends that have professional photojournalists clutching their Nikons in fear. Well, kinda. The power of social media…

Watch these flying robots play the James Bond theme [Video]

This is cool: flying robot quadrocopters playing the James Bond Theme. Actually, scrap that last statement. This makes cool look like someone from the…

11 Webcomics worth bookmarking

Just as books, magazines and newspapers have ditched a paper-only form, so comic books have taken up space on the web since the 1980s….

Under the sea with the startup ecosystem [Infographic]

Ever wondered how the startup world really works? Are you dying to know who the key players are in this mystical world? Do you…

YouTube goes wild for new ‘Avengers’ trailer [Video]

You know the online buzz around a movie is pretty substantial when its trailer leaves YouTube’s view counter unable to keep up. The second…

TED presents 10 ‘Ads Worth Spreading’ [Videos]

The TED conference series is all about ideas an innovation. But when most of us think about the kind of innovation TED preaches, we…

What will a TED talk look like in 2023? [Video]

“Ideas worth spreading”. That’s the motto of the TED conferences. But what kind of ideas will be worth spreading in 2023, for instance? Ridley…

10 Weirdly useful things you can learn from YouTube

YouTube abounds with information, some useful, some completely useless, and some that defies all reason to exist. You can find videos on how to…

Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen’s ashy red carpet moment goes viral

The accidental spillage of fake Kim Jong-il ashes on the red carpet before the Academy Awards has the internet in stitches. Television pretty boy…

Gregg Jevin’s ‘death’ ripples through Twitter: Who the hell is he?

Gregg Jevin is dead! The sad news of Gregg Jevin’s death has spread across Twitter like wildfire and the hashtag #RIPGreggJevin and Gregg Jevin…

‘Birdman’ crashes into Table Mountain, releases crazy footage [Video]

Video of the man who calls himself “The Birdman” crashing into Cape Town’s Table Mountain is getting some serious attention on YouTube. Since being…

SA house artist gets social media love for Joy Division cover [Video]

A cover of the classic Joy Division track “She’s Lost Control” by South African artist Spoek Mathambo has begun getting social media traction again…

7 Of the most popular ‘old school’ classics on YouTube

There is a common misconception that only modern artists like Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber can rule YouTube and create videos that generate millions…

10 Essential digital tools for budding authors

Ironically, I experienced a great deal of writer’s block when writing this article. In fact, right now, all I can think of is Fatboy…

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