The Language of 2025 South Africa’s social feeds in 2025 are buzzing with new words and digital inside jokes. Slang like delulu, rizz, and…
The Fall of the 1000-year Copy Reich
Is unintentional self parody an art form? Constantin Films, production company of an otherwise obscure movie entitled the ‘Der Untergang’ (‘Downfall’), which spawned an…
SA politician releases ‘secret’ Eskom dossier on Facebook
According to business newspaper Business Report, a Democratic Alliance (DA) politician has released a “secret” document about the country’s main electricity utility via Facebook….
Coming to a phone near you: Six examples of how social media took the starring role in the news
Until Twitter came along and blew the lid off news coverage of the Iranian elections last year, many of us were scratching our heads…
Are we surrendering our privacy too easily?
Google Buzz is really messing with my brain. All my other social media activities fit nicely along the private-public continuum we all have to…
