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Donald Trump claims he wouldn’t be president without social media

In a world devoid of Twitter and other social media platforms, would Donald Trump be the president of the United States? Probably not, and…

Charlottesville: Twitter slams Trump’s response, lauds Obama and Clinton’s

It has been a landmark weekend for the United States. On Saturday at a “Unite the White” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a car ploughed…

Bad Lip Reading gives hilarious voice to Trump’s inauguration

Bad Lip Reading is an iconic YouTube channel. The team of tricksters turn seemingly mundane pop culture clips into pure, utterly awkward hilarity. And…

Reddit CEO tampered with comments on Donald Trump subreddit

Social aggregation site Reddit is known as a democratic platform. There are moderators, but they’re generally called into action only when subreddit rules are…

Mannequin Challenge: standing still has never been trendier

Internet fads tend to remain fresh for but a few weeks (we’re not talking about those evergreen Joe Biden memes though). The Ice Bucket…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #85: US Elections, Samsung Gear Fit 2 & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

US Elections helps Twitter, Facebook to big traffic spikes

Although Donald Trump won the electoral vote Wednesday, it seems that Twitter and Facebook were the real winners. The two social networks saw a…

Google Search shows how much SA cares about ‘Donald Trump’

Google News Labs’ US Elections hub is about as interesting as the elections itself. Graphing its slew of data garnered from daily search habits,…

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump: who’s the next US president of social media?

It’s the big day tomorrow. The day when millions of the United States’ citizens will take to the polls to vote for either Donald…

Epic Rap Battles pits Trump against Clinton in cuss-filled clip

The current US race for the White House has never been this entertaining or this frightening. Right in the golden age of social media,…

Weekend News in Tweets: Twitter remembers September 11, SA racks up the medals

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

‘Christianist’ US Presidential candidate faces fire over viral YouTube ad

In just over a day of being online, an advertisement — which has gone viral — of Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry has led…

Politicians, tech leaders to meet in London for cyberspace conference

Politicians and high-profile tech leaders from over 60 countries are heading to London to discuss the benefits and security risks of cyber-space. Among those…

Bill Clinton calls for internet truth regulator

Being a former President himself — with a wife whose department has been heavily involved with internet matters — Bill Clinton probably had heard…

US push for smash through the great firewall of China

The United States plans to pump millions of dollars into new technology to break through internet censorship overseas amid a heightened crackdown on dissent…

Exclusive: Talking internet freedom with Obama’s top official

On the back of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s call for global internet freedom late last year, Daniel Baer was sworn in as…

Human rights network releases damning Chinese media report

A Hong Kong human rights networks says China’s heavily-censored internet is the main battleground in the fight for freedom of expression. The Chinese Human…

How US diplomats are using social media, inspired by the Obama campaign

In 2009, the US embassy in South Africa embarked on a new approach to diplomacy. We set up a Facebook page, started a Twitter…

Breaking news: Electoral authority to consider inviting bloggers to cover elections

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the body responsible for running South Africa’s elections, are to consider inviting and accrediting bloggers alongside media. I was…

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