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#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

If there’s one thing South Africans can be proud of, it’s our resilience. After last night’s chaotic #SONA2017, or more formally the State of…

Dear White People: this is what happens when racists tweet their emails

Timothy Treadstone, known as Baked Alaska on the internet, is such an avid Trump supporter that he had his face and slogan tattooed to…

Facebook Safety Check will let you be a mini-hero during disasters

Facebook’s Safety Check system has been one of the company’s more notable additions to the site in 2016. The system — which triggers when…

Facebook one step closer in quest for original content

Facebook has been dropping heavy hints that they intend to prioritise original content in the near future, and have had no shame in picking…

Over 200m people are now using Facebook Lite

Around 1.8-billion people now use Facebook on a monthly basis, but what about Facebook Lite? The social media giant has today announced that over…

Introducing Snapchat, the new frontier in storytelling

Most people know Snapchat as the social network for watching people you only slightly care about play around with filters you really don’t care…

Twitter is cracking down on harassment again with ‘low-quality replies’

Twitter never seems to get it right when it comes to online safety on its platform. The site has fought many a battle against…

Twitter can now tell if you’re happy, or sad… or hungover

This is interesting. Twitter has released new data showing that feeling down on Mondays isn’t just restricted to Garfield and that there are certain…

10 years on, we’re still getting Facebook ROI all wrong

As Facebook celebrates its 10th anniversary with record advertising revenue and more than a billion users, most marketing types admit they’re still not sure…

Mxit’s plan to rock India? Focus on feature phones and social change

More and more people in developing nations are turning to mobile messaging apps instead of SMS. As they do so, they’ll find that there’s…

Facebook News Feed makeover: simpler experience, bigger pictures, less grey

Last year Facebook started rolling out an updated News Feed to some of its users across the globe only to find that they hated…

Selfies and billions: the numbers and tweets behind the Oscars

It was an event watched by billions around the world and one which saw Ellen DeGeneres steal Barack Obama’s spot in the Twitter hall…

Ellen DeGeneres’ celeb selfie is now the most retweeted tweet ever

It’s official. All you have to do to grab the title of most retweeted tweet of all time is to gather a handful of…

#Anotherlightup: tweet and donate to illuminate public art (and a township)

What do a graffiti artist, Twitter, a design conference and a South African township have in common? They’re all part of #anotherlightup — the…

Facebook ads: pay up or get lost in the noise

If entertaining an increasingly attention-divided online audience wasn’t already difficult enough, Facebook has made a strategic move that forces brands to invest in advertising….

Trump Wants To Sue Trevor Noah, The Grammys Got Messy, And X Is Absolutely Eating It Up

What South Africans Need To Know About The New Face Of Banking Fraud

What A $500 Million Trump-Linked Crypto Deal Signals For Web3 In 2026

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

Dear White People: this is what happens when racists tweet their emails

Facebook Safety Check will let you be a mini-hero during disasters

Facebook one step closer in quest for original content

Over 200m people are now using Facebook Lite

Introducing Snapchat, the new frontier in storytelling

Twitter is cracking down on harassment again with ‘low-quality replies’

Twitter can now tell if you’re happy, or sad… or hungover

10 years on, we’re still getting Facebook ROI all wrong

Mxit’s plan to rock India? Focus on feature phones and social change

Facebook News Feed makeover: simpler experience, bigger pictures, less grey

Selfies and billions: the numbers and tweets behind the Oscars

Ellen DeGeneres’ celeb selfie is now the most retweeted tweet ever

#Anotherlightup: tweet and donate to illuminate public art (and a township)

Facebook ads: pay up or get lost in the noise

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