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Funny magicians and crazy graphics: last 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…

Neymar vs Mark Zuckerberg: it’s the Facebook Messenger keepy-uppy challenge

Don’t look now folks, but celebrities are now challenging one other to something that doesn’t involve ice water — the Keepy Uppy Challenge. Based…

Netflix sees drop in user growth, a sign of things to come?

Streaming colossus Netflix has announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2016, revealing user growth below expectations. In a letter to shareholders, the company…

So much yes: ever see someone do a ‘backflip quadruple tailwhip’?

I remember playing games like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX and laughing at the absurdity of some tricks. “Yeah, right….

Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller is a total badass in new Suicide Squad trailer

The Suicide Squad is a gaggle of killer misfits with loads of personality, but they wouldn’t be much of anything without their “puppet master”…

Showmax celebrates 10 million views – what about user figures?

The streaming video landscape has been heating up over the past year, as several services battle it out for supremacy in South Africa. Global king…

John Oliver shows everyone how to deal with YouTube comment trolls

We all love laying down a few scathing words beneath YouTube videos now and again. Oh, just me on Mondays? Okay. Nevertheless, one chap…

‘Goldman Sachs rules the world’ trader becomes online phenomenon

A trader who told BBC News presenters that “governments do not rule the world, Goldman Sachs does” is fast becoming a YouTube and Twitter…

Facebook changes: What ‘the public’ thinks [infographic]

Very little can get netizens around the world up and ready to riot like the discovery that Facebook has (yet again) changed its interface,…

Rebecca Black braai parody gaining traction

Remember Rebecca Black? The girl that turned Friday into something more than just another day of the week? That one. The meme that never…

The patent wars explained [Infographic]

It’s difficult to keep up with who is suing who these days. In the tech world, Apple and Samsung have been at each other’s…

The outlook’s still good: 29 years of email [Infographic]

Email turns 29 this year. That’s right, the medium so few of us can do without has been around for the best part of…

‘One more thing’: A look at Jobs’ time at Apple [Videos]

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO has set the tech world ablaze. Consumers have already begun speculating about Apple’s future without its fearless leader….

The coolest tech videos at TED 2011

The inaugural TED conference in 1984 featured one of the first demonstrations of the Macintosh Computer and the Sony compact disc. Over the last…

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…

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