Humour

BraaiPhone: the thinnest and lightest app ever made

For South Africans, there seems to be nothing more cherished than the “braai” (barbecue). This week while the country was celebrating its Heritage Day…

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon show how stupid ridiculous hashtags are

How many times have you used a hashtag today? Probably a lot. Hashtags have penetrated almost every social network, even Facebook has them and…

Petition aims to make definition of Geek more positive in dictionaries

Here at Burn Media, we love geeks. They’re our bread and butter. Heck, most of us count ourselves as geeks and even got into…

The secret’s out: Samsung admits its gadgets are made by aliens

‘Designed for humans’ maybe, but by humans? Not so much. The latest word to usher forth from Samsung HQ is that it all its…

Creatives and product shots: parody targets every tech commercial ever

Working up to the launch of a new smartphone/tablet/laptop and wondering how you can convince potential customers that something cold and shiny will make…

New SA 24 hour news station ANN7 launches to online ridicule

Look, it’s not easy starting a news channel. You need time, effort and a crack production team if you’re going to make a proper…

9 huge investments Koos Bekker could make if he cashed in his Naspers shares

Here at Memeburn we have massive respect for Naspers CEO Koos Bekker. Aside from the fact that he heads up a multi-billion dollar media…

4 types of people who are least likely to engage with your brand online

Many Memeburn readers are considered “social media gurus”, most often by themselves. A “social media guru” is kind of like being a spiritual guru,…

4 reasons why I’m glad Madiba never used Twitter

Nelson Mandela — father of the nation, freedom fighter, an example to all of humanity. But sadly, like other equally historically important iconic heroes…

5 entirely necessary websites about cats

I have said it time and time again. Despite the efforts of various counter-revolutionary forces to make the internet about other things, like social…

Deep Fried Man’s 11 steps to perfect Twitter etiquette

Knowing the right and wrong way to conduct oneself on Twitter can be difficult, and so I present to you a guide to proper…

Hitler displeased about revelations concerning SA internet radio stats

If you thought you’ve heard the last of the internet radio racket caused by IT sleuth, Shaun Dewberry’s sensational exposé on listenership stats, think…

4 ways to make yourself seem way cooler online than you really are

The other day I received a tweet from an extremely beautiful woman. I followed her instantly, because the comment she had sent me was…

What kind of internet troll are you?

Do you spend an awful lot of time posting comments on the internet? If so, it’s possible that you are a troll. But, just…

40 ridiculous new generic top level domains — .unicorn, .ninja and more

I haven’t been this riled up in quite some time, so pardon the candour. To quote the words of the dotfather Tim Berners-Lee: “When…

The 5 stages of your Facebook Timeline

Before Facebook, people had to rely on outdated things such as photo albums or genuine human interaction to keep track of their progression. Now,…

Why different mobile users think their devices are better than everyone else’s

I have done extensive research, performing interviews with countless mobile users (well, four actually, but who’s counting) to get to the bottom of which…

10 famous novels transformed into tweets

Way, way back before the internet was invented, there was a crude and ancient way that people used to share information on a primitive…

5 seriously underrated aspects of social media

Like you, I once naively thought that social media was used for sharing your life experiences and bonding with close family, friends, and the…

Four aspects of technology I really don’t understand

I am, admittedly, not as bad as my mother when it comes to understanding the technological trappings of our modern world. I am even…

RIM’s pipe dreams? [Comic]

Things haven’t been all that great with BlackBerry maker RIM for a while. The last year has been hard on BlackBerry. Remember that horrendous…

Chicken? Santam hits back at Nando’s [Update]

About a week ago Nando’s, in its usual cheeky way, ripped off a Santam ad, the one that features famed thespian Ben Kingsley. The…

The Apple/Samsung showdown [Comic]

Last week a US judge ordered tech industry heavyweights Apple and Samsung to meet in order to put an end to their patent war….

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain