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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…

Facebook creating ‘second internet’ in challenge to Google

Facebook is challenging Google’s supremacy on the Internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online. While Google…

Privacy on social networks: Do people really care?

The issue of privacy online has and always will be contentious. Since the explosion of the internet in the 90’s, our lives are increasingly…

The most-watched global YouTube clips of 2010

More than 13-million hours of video — approximately 1 500 years — were uploaded to YouTube in 2010 and more than 700-billion videos were…

Twitter’s great divide: A clash of product and business

The audience at Le Web in Paris was stunned last week when Jason Goldman, the beloved VP of Product at Twitter for the last…

The global Facebook Page admin fail and the SA connection

The bug that caused worldwide havoc on Facebook Pages this week was resolved quickly after it was apparently discovered and reported by a bunch…

What the Zuck? Facebook Page admin bombshell causes havoc

We all know how much of an outcry there is every time the Facebook developers get it into their developer heads that the platform…

Eight ways you should be using Twitter hashtags

So you’ve used a hashtag or two in your time, but have you explored their full potential? Since people started using hashtags on Twitter…

A hardcore gamer makes peace with Farmville

Here’s an interesting fact for you: 53% of all Facebook users play social games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars. Is that a surprise to…

Five key points about Facebook’s new profile design

As with life, the only constant you can expect from Facebook is change. Starting from yesterday, the global social network will be rolling out…

Race row erupts on Facebook over singer’s comments

Afrikaans singer and celebrity Steve Hofmeyr has “sparked a racial storm” on his sizeable Facebook Page, reports the Times today. The singer’s anger and…

Facebook rolls out new, improved profile pages

The official Facebook Twitter account has tweeted news about improvements to user profiles pages on the social network, making it “easier for you to…

Diaspora scores on privacy but will it ever go mainstream?

Diaspora, the open source social network that puts user privacy above all else, is now rolling out in private alpha. The question is: can…

Facebook makes dating more complicated than ever

Social media has added an entirely new dimension to our lives. It has also complicated our relationships beyond measure. In the past, it may…

Facebook revisits confusing promotions rules for Pages

Facebook is revisiting its promotions and competitions guidelines for its wildly popular Pages functionality. Facebook Pages are effectively mini-websites within the social network used…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

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

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Social

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

Facebook creating ‘second internet’ in challenge to Google

Privacy on social networks: Do people really care?

The most-watched global YouTube clips of 2010

Twitter’s great divide: A clash of product and business

The global Facebook Page admin fail and the SA connection

What the Zuck? Facebook Page admin bombshell causes havoc

Eight ways you should be using Twitter hashtags

Five key points about Facebook’s new profile design

Race row erupts on Facebook over singer’s comments

Facebook rolls out new, improved profile pages

Facebook makes dating more complicated than ever

Facebook revisits confusing promotions rules for Pages

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