Google will be supporting this year’s South African electoral process to ensure fair play against misinformation and disinformation. While technology maintains a crucial role…
Facebook is fast becoming irrelevant and has lost the real-time battle
I remember the glory days of Facebook. We used to share voraciously on our news feeds. Our movements. Interesting links. Videos. It was where…
After the hype: Why Google+ gets a great big minus
Like every other geek in the world, I was intrigued by the prospect of a social network based on Google’s platform. Once I was…
How ‘Dunbar’s Number’ can make or break a social network
Take a moment to think about what you expect from a social network. It doesn’t matter whether you’re thinking about one-size-fits all megaliths like…
The Tamagotchi nature of social networks
A significant part of my day is spent maintaining my profiles on my social networks: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and now Google+. Some of my…