In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
What social media has and hasn’t done for Occupy Wall Street
When the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement first began, it wasn’t so much a movement as a group of a couple hundred people who…
Mxit users love talking to strangers, says survey
A combined study from the University of Cape Town and Harvard has revealed that three-quarters of South African “young people” have regular conversations with…
10 reasons businesses don’t get social media
Social media is not dangerous or “just a consumer thing” for businesses, according to Gartner analyst Carol Rozwell. Social has turned the corner from…
Social advertising, gaming spur massive growth in social media revenues
Worldwide social media revenues are on track to reach US$10.3-billion this year, a massive 41.4% increase from the US$7.3-billion achieved in 2010. That’s according…
