Five years ago, launching a decent streaming platform took millions. Now? A teenager with a laptop can build something that reaches millions. That shift…
South Korea clamps down on pay-for-praise bloggers
Officials of South Korea’s fair trade watchdog said they were intervening in the practice of influential bloggers who get rewards from companies in return…
Non-profits: The Seriously Simple Twitter Strategy (Part 1)
Historically non-profit organisations (NPOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and many other acronym organisations that are up to all kinds of good are so often over-worked…
New look, more growth for mobile social network MXit
MXit, Africa’s largest instant messenger and mobile social network, has received a makeover. The service is also claiming that a further 1.1-million users have…
Rupert Murdoch, News of The World, and the SoDOMM effect of social media
The sudden demise of The News of the World newspaper was both shocking and exhilarating: That a 168-year old Sunday paper with more than…
