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Scared policemen, Irish songbirds and virtual coasters: this week’s must-watch viral videos

Welcome to a new feature at Memeburn, where we take a look at videos worth watching this past week. Whether they’re viral, funny, amazing…

African VOD landscape heats up as TRACE buys Buni.tv

Local content is a big plus for many video platforms, with pan-African video-on-demand (VOD) service Buni.tv being one of the more notable offerings on…

Competition: win a frightfully horrifying Conjuring 2 hamper worth R900 [closed]

You may have heard there’s a new Conjuring movie heading to SA cinemas soon. In order to celebrate its release, Memeburn is giving away…

Dory finds top spot in SA cinema rankings [2016/06/20]

Finding Dory, the sequel to 2003’s hit Finding Nemo, has taken top spot over the weekend (17 to 19 June) in South African cinemas….

8 ways you can leverage Snapchat to boost your brand [infographic]

Snapchat is a formidable and ever-growing social network, but it remains a fairly misunderstood one for brands and companies. Hell, even individuals who are…

‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident

Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the last two Star Trek movies, has died after being crushed by his own car. Yelchin…

WarCraft enters number one position for SA movie goers [2016/06/14]

Over the past weekend (10 to 12 June), SA audiences clamoured to see the next video game to big screen adaptation, WarCraft. It just…

8 comic book movie viral campaigns that rocked

Almost better than any film adaption of a comic book, is the anticipation built up from the viral campaigns which leak out from the…

6 tips to secure your privacy on Google+ [Infographic]

With around 20-million users making over a billion shares a day in the short time it’s been around, it certainly looks like Google+ is…

9 apps to make you lose faith in humanity

Applications; what a few years ago was something we filled in when we wanted a job, has become an integral part of the way…

5 scientifically proven ways to get more retweets on Twitter [Infographic]

Over the years, I’ve done a ton of research on retweets. I’ve found five specific points that are the most powerful ways to get…

Mano a Mano in El Baño: Fabio takes on Old Spice guy

Just when you thought it was safe to concenrate on your work and not be distracted by anything on the interwebs, Old Spice proves…

What to do if you become an internet meme

Remember when that “Friday” music video by Rebecca Black hit YouTube? It somehow seemed to plague the Suggestions list for any video you decided…

A quick look at TEDGlobal 2011

This last week I was in Edinburgh, Scotland at the TEDGlobal conference. As always, it was filled with inspiring talks, great conversations and I…

How to become an internet celebrity

So you want to become an internet celebrity? Everybody else is one, so why not you? Fame, fortune and a Wikipedia entry are just…

Check Facebook on the sly in the office with “excel”

Take a look around your average office and what do you see? Chances are, rather than the office serf toiling away for the capitalist…

Foursquare reaches 10-million users [Infographic]

Foursquare recently marked its 10-million user mark. After three years of check-ins the popular location-based service can finally step foot in the playground with…

Mobile commerce on the rise [Infographic]

The mobile revolution is happening. It’s been happening for a while. eCommerce changed how we behaved as consumers and mCommerce is set to change…

A Fathers’ Day message to Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Dear Sir Tim Berners-Lee, As the father of the World Wide Web, we think you deserve a Father’s Day message. After all, anyone who’s…

Is there a ‘tech bubble’ forming? [Infographic]

Depending on when you start counting, social media sites have been the world’s favourite shiny new toy for almost a decade now. Today, valuations…

Ten of the coolest TED talks [Videos]

The Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conferences bring together luminaries from a wide range of fields. They come to delight and entertain us with…

Seven iconic internet memes of all time: Dancing baby to Chuck Norris

The internet has been called many things, from “democracy’s greatest tool” to the “greatest place for free speech”. However, when you Google “internet’s greatest”…

The story and cost of the PlayStation Network shutdown [infographic]

The spectacular and ongoing saga that has been the felling of Sony’s Playstation and Qriocity networks is certainly one that will go down in…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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