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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…

Luis Suarez’s bite memes are why the World Cup and Twitter belong together

Yesterday’s FIFA World Cup match between Uruguay and Italy will be remembered more for an incident involving teeth and less for footballing tactics. During…

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…

UK press watchdog seeks to regulate journalists on Twitter

With moves such as Facebook’s addition of its new Journalism portal, “Journalists on Facebook”, the importance of social networking and social media sites to…

The story of the Martin Luther King ‘quote’

The death of Osama Bin Laden has already brought one man Sohaib Athar, the man who “unwittingly” gave the world a front row seat…

‘Facebook is the most appalling spying machine ever invented,’ says Assange

Despite desperately fighting off a Swedish extradiction order from the United Kingdom, Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange has still managed to find time to sit…

Group buying in South Africa – all hype?

The online group buying industry (often called social buying, collective buying or even social commerce) has literally boomed in South Africa, as it has…

Man ‘unwittingly’ gives the world a front row seat to Bin Laden’s death

Twitter has proved itself to have far more power and reach than just the 140 characters bursts it allows. Many global events and issues…

Five researched ways to get more followers [Infographic]

For marketers the most important use of Twitter is to increase your reach to spread your content. To do this, you need to get…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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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

Luis Suarez’s bite memes are why the World Cup and Twitter belong together

President Zuma joins Twitter: South Africa tweets back

33% of Facebook posting is mobile

The story of the Martin Luther King ‘quote’

‘Facebook is the most appalling spying machine ever invented,’ says Assange

Man ‘unwittingly’ gives the world a front row seat to Bin Laden’s death

Five researched ways to get more followers [Infographic]

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