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Twitter shows its ecommerce ambitions as ‘buy now’ button appears on mobile

It looks like Twitter may just be about to get serious about ecommerce. In the last day or so, tweets started appearing with an…

Goals, gaffes and records: how Twitter saw the weekend’s World Cup action

This weekend saw the opening salvos of the World Cup’s knockout stages and, alongside the drama taking place on the pitch, there was plenty…

Hashflags and kissing the Queen: how the #WorldCup’s played out on Twitter

Let’s face it: given the tendency to flock to Twitter to discuss real time events, the fact that so many major players have their…

Human touch, actual actions sweep Indian PM past White House in global Twitter rankings

In a tight, non-politically driven race, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (5.01-million) has now overtaken the White House (4.99-million) in Twitter followers, to become the…

YouTube gives its creators a whole bunch of extra video swag

If you spend a lot of time posting video content to YouTube, the latest changes made by the video-sharing service might just bring a…

Bill Clinton calls for internet truth regulator

Being a former President himself — with a wife whose department has been heavily involved with internet matters — Bill Clinton probably had heard…

Private investors set to profit big time with LinkedIn’s IPO

Private investors in LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, stand to make a hefty 46% profit in just two months, following the company’s…

Lady Gaga racks up record 10 million followers on Twitter

As much as we may scoff and scorn, it seems nothing will hold back pop diva Lady Gaga. Adding yet another social-networking accolade to…

Facebook vs Google: The dirty tricks campaign

Journalists and bloggers around the world last week woke up to an email screaming in all caps: “Google quietly launches sweeping violation of user…

Farmville goes Gaga: Watch out for the sheep on motorcycles…

Adding yet another weapon to her arsenal in her drive to overwhelm the world, pop singer Lady Gaga has announced that she will be…

Symantec: Facebook accidentally leaked your data

In yet another case of online security being breached, US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for…

Location based social-networks: Who’s using them, where, why and how? [infographic]

Beyond being something that constantly comes up on my Twitter feed, which I used to view as irritating, location based services (Foursquare in particular)…

President Zuma joins Twitter: South Africa tweets back

With very little fanfare, the office of the South African Presidency, in a fitting move — not via a press-conference or a press release…

Pigspotter still at large — nearly 50 000 followers and counting

One of the biggest jibes from those who scoff at social-networking is the inherent narcissism within it. It may seem unfair but no user…

33% of Facebook posting is mobile

Some stats have been published, by researchers and the company themselves, about mobile usage of Facebook. But to content creators, one of the most…

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Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

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Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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Twitter shows its ecommerce ambitions as ‘buy now’ button appears on mobile

Goals, gaffes and records: how Twitter saw the weekend’s World Cup action

Hashflags and kissing the Queen: how the #WorldCup’s played out on Twitter

Human touch, actual actions sweep Indian PM past White House in global Twitter rankings

YouTube gives its creators a whole bunch of extra video swag

Private investors set to profit big time with LinkedIn’s IPO

Lady Gaga racks up record 10 million followers on Twitter

Facebook vs Google: The dirty tricks campaign

Farmville goes Gaga: Watch out for the sheep on motorcycles…

Symantec: Facebook accidentally leaked your data

President Zuma joins Twitter: South Africa tweets back

33% of Facebook posting is mobile

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