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Twitter’s new Moments feature lets you catch up on developing stories

Twitter on Tuesday announced the launch of Moments, a new feature which in its words allows you to see “the best of what’s happening…

Here’s Jack Dorsey’s manifesto for running Twitter and Square

Twitter co-founder and newly returned CEO Jack Dorsey on Monday outlined his plan to run both the social media network and Square, the payments-based…

16 times the Woolworst Twitter account was totally on point

If you’ve spent any time at all on South African Twitter, chances are you’ve experienced at least one Twitter storm involving Woolworths. It makes…

What does success mean for women in Africa?

Over the last few weeks, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to discuss what it meant to be a woman in Nigeria. The conversation highlighted…

#AskTrump: how The Donald’s Twitter session went catastrophically wrong

The Internet rubbed its collective hands in glee and disbelief last night as Republican joker and serial offender Donald Trump embarked on an ill-considered…

Periscope now has 10 million registered accounts

Just four months after its launch, Periscope claims that it has 10 million registered accounts. The Twitter-owned service says that as of last week,…

Twitter officially removes 140 character limit from DMs

Twitter has officially culled the 140 character limit in its Direct Messaging service. The move, announced in an official blog post, means that DMs…

The 5 biggest Twitter moments of London 2012

It’s over. London 2012 drew to a close last night, having lived up to its bill as the first social games. Sure there were…

What lessons can we learn from mapping the SA Twittersphere?

In the last post of this series we looked at what the most popular hashtags in conversations around two of the most powerful tweeters…

10 of the quirkiest tweets from the Mars Rover landing

When the Curiosity Rover landed on Mars earlier today, it represented humanity at its best. The mission, designed to see if Mars ever supported…

Cape Town social tourism campaign hits 13 million impressions on Twitter

This is very cool. The city of Cape Town is currently hosting four international travel bloggers and their itineraries are being guided by Twitter….

Twitter behind UK journo’s suspension over Olympic complaint [update]

US broadcaster NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games has been controversial enough to cause a social uproar all of its own. Then UK journalist…

Twitter’s Cashtags: a clone and a broken promise?

If you’re into the stock market and Twitter, then you’re probably stoked about the fact that you can now click on stock market ticker…

Another athlete expelled from Olympics after racist tweet

Just days after Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was cut from her country’s Olympic team for posting a racist tweet, another athlete has been…

Is there really a solution to racism on Twitter?

In the 1700s radical French journalist Jean-Paul Marat used the power of his pen and his influence in the media as a vessel to…

11 (possibly) gaffe-worthy athletes to follow during the Olympic Games

As is the case with every major international event in the last two to three years, in which Twitter has achieved its full enmeshment…

Athlete banned from the Olympics after racist tweet

A triple jump athlete from Greece will no longer be taking part in the Olympics after she expressed racist views on her personal Twitter…

Twitter to curate Olympic Games

Worried you’ll miss out on all those magical Olympic moments while you’re at work? Relax, Twitter claims it’s got your back. The social network…

SA presidency suffers serious Twitter gaffe

The official Twitter account for the Presidency of South Africa suffered a major gaffe after the person manning it cursed the fact that they…

4 reasons why I’m glad Madiba never used Twitter

Nelson Mandela — father of the nation, freedom fighter, an example to all of humanity. But sadly, like other equally historically important iconic heroes…

London Eye hosts the first Twitter based, positivity-powered light show

Think measuring sentiment in social media is difficult? Try using it to power a light show on one of London’s most iconic landmarks. But…

Twitter wishes Madiba a happy birthday

Nelson Mandela is trending worldwide on Twitter, not surprising at all. After all today is the living legend’s 94th birthday and the world wants…

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Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

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