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Twitter joins video content trend with video viewing update

Twitter has launched two new updates as a means to ride the video content consumer trend. Popular for it’s real-time functionality Twitter will now…

What did South Africans search for in 2021? Google reveals top search trends

Google has released its annual Year in Search results, revealing the top searches for users around the world and in South Africa. The search…

Spotify now lets you see the top songs in major cities in South Africa

Spotify has announced that it will let users in South Africa see the top streamed songs in the cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban,…

The top Google searches in South Africa over the last 15 years

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Google Trends, Google has released the top searches on the search engine in South Africa over the past…

Brand confirms it was behind viral #ILoveEatingRussians trend

A South African brand has confirmed that it was behind the viral #ILoveEatingRussians hashtag that trended on Twitter in the first week of August….

South Africans show a high preference for fully remote work – study

A recent study called ‘Decoding Global Ways of Working’ has found a strong preference among South Africans for fully remote work, compared to the…

Google calendar tracks COVID-19 lockdown hobby trends

Google has created a calendar where users can track what hobbies or activities were trending during lockdown in 2020. Google unveiled the platform on…

Love Island Orania trends as Twitter users criticise SA show’s lack of diversity

The phrase Love Island Orania trended on Twitter after locals criticised the reality show Love Island SA for a lack of diversity. The show…

Twitter adding more context to trends list

Ever see the Twitter trends list and have no idea what the trending words and hashtags mean? You’re not alone. As a result of…

Gillette ad addressing toxic masculinity draws heavy criticism online

On Tuesday, personal care company Gillette posted a short film titled “We Believe: The Best a Man Can Be” to YouTube, which has sent…

Love was in the air all over Instagram this year

Instagram has released its 2018 trends, and its hearts all around, sticking true the platform’s recent efforts to spread “love and kindness”. “We hope…

Instagram’s #InstaGiftGuide lets you shop brands by 2018’s trending hashtags

Instagram has launched yet another shopping tool in time for the festive season. Called #InstaGiftGuide, the feature gathers and lists products based on 2018’s…

These were South Africa’s hottest Twitter hashtags in 2018

When people weren’t tweeting about South Africa’s political issues, health issues, state issues, or sport, they were tweeting about soapies. Twitter on Wednesday shared…

Fanny pack searches are trending so hard in 2018 (but why?)

Like movies and music, fashion is a cyclical internet culture phenomenon. As the online world influences it, fashion itself fuels sentiment online. And as…

It’s 2018, and ‘Trekkies’ are still spoiling May The 4th for everyone

It’s 4 May 2018, or if you’re an internet nerd or American, May The Fourth. It’s a pretty important date for Star Wars fans….

This is how Africa, Haiti celebrated their ‘shithole’ on Twitter

So, according to a particular world leader, Africa’s countries are a collective “shithole”. That’s nice, isn’t it? Since the report broke this morning, US…

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

You can always trust US President Donald Trump to say something controversial, whether it be on Twitter, or at the UN General Assembly. But…

These awful social media trends show that humans are just the worst

There are always those social media trends that make you roll your eyes and wonder what the internet has come to, but then there…

South Africa’s media landscape: what will 2020 hold?

A new PwC report has laid out predictions for the South African media and entertainment landscape by 2020. Entertainment and media (E&M) companies saw double…

Gartner Cape Town: 10 strategic tech trends for 2017

Between 3D printing and machine learning, there were plenty of strategic trends predicted for 2016 at last year’s Gartner Symposium. Now, Gartner analyst Stephen…

Pokemon Go gets childhood-ruining NSFW parody, continues odd trend

If Pokemon Go hasn’t yet ruined your childhood memories of the boy wonder Ash Ketchum and his troop of merry monsters, this surely will….

5 mega-trends that will soon revolutionize the real estate market

The real estate market is on the verge of major transformations that will revolutionize how we do business. Climate change, ecommerce and a demographic…

#ZumaMustFall: South Africans voice concern, frustration after Nene axing

Twitter is filled with tweets voicing people’s concern and frustration over South Africa’s future. This comes after the surprise announcement by President Jacob Zuma…

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