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Update: London suffers another disaster as #GrenfellTower burns

Update, 12.40pm SAST: London’s Metropolitan Police has confirmed that at least six people have died in the blaze that swept through North Kensington’s Grenfell…

Cape Town Railway Station trends on Twitter after riot, train fire

Update #2, 10.40pm: Cape Town’s Metrorail service again took to Twitter suggesting that it cannot at present confirm how the train fire will affect…

Corbyn vs May vs Twitter: UK elects a hung parliament, the internet reacts

Yesterday, the United Kingdom voted in their snap election called for by Prime Minister Theresa May. May, who was hoping to increase her Conservative…

Katy Perry, Taylor Swift’s latest tiff spills over onto Spotify and Twitter

Taylor Swift has caused quite a stir after releasing her discography to Spotify years after claiming she never would — and just in time to…

Trump may face legal action for blocking people on Twitter

US attorneys have sent US President Donald Trump a letter claiming that by blocking his citizens on Twitter he is violating their First Amendment…

Knysna Fire: another Western Cape disaster trends on social media

Knysna, a town situated on the Garden Route approximately 420km east of Cape Town, is battling a huge blaze sweeping across dense indigenous forest….

Tornadoes and Katrina: the totally fake news from Cape Town’s storm

If you’re reading this piece, good for you. It means that you’re actively searching for the truth among the steaming pile of manure that…

The consumer economy is dead, long live the creator economy [MEF]

Our world is about the technology and the use of technology — the invention and reinvention of technology. The industry most disrupted by technology…

Twitter takes aim at Storify, allows you to curate your own timelines of tweets

Ever wanted to share a stream of tweets and discussions that goes beyond a simple feed of updates using a hashtag or keyword? Twitter…

Twitter’s IPO and what it reveals about the sublime and ridiculous nature of our capital markets

Twitter’s IPO brings to mind Julius Caesar’s alleged description of his campaign in Britain: ‘veni, vidi, vici’, or ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’….

Twitter’s worth $31bn, net no longer neutral and Google teaches us to cook: #StuffToKnow this week

A certain internet birdie is now worth US$31-billion, but you probably already knew that right? If we are not careful meanwhile, some sites could…

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: TV deals, better UX will ensure growth

So much for taking a bit of time out to celebrate. Hours after Twitter’s very successful debut on the New York Stock Exchange, CEO…

Ev scores big, Biz misses out: how much will Twitter’s big guns gain from its IPO?

We know pretty much everything about Twitter’s IPO now, from the fact that it’ll float on the New York Stock Exchange to its listing…

Twitter stock soars in early trading

If Twitter really was focused on making sure that its IPO didn’t follow the same early path as Facebook’s, then it must be feeling…

Twitter to go public at $26 a share, raising $1.82bn

Looks like Twitter’s investor roadshow has gone well. When the social network goes public, it’ll do so at US$26 a share. With the company…

Hey Bing users, you’ll still be able to get tweets in your search results

Microsoft really wants Bing to work as a search product. There’s evidence enough that in its recent revamp and various marketing campaigns meant to…

Apple freebies, #Music killed and Capt America back: #StuffToKnow this week

So Apple is giving away its desktop operating system for free, but you’ll still have to fork out for a thinner, lighter iPad. The…

Twitter to take 70m shares to market for between $17 and $20

The puzzle pieces of Twitter’s IPO are starting to come together and form a complete picture. The latest piece of information is that the…

5 graphs that show exactly what Twitter thought of the iAnnouncement

In the run up to Apple’s latest iPad event, sentiment among the press seemed to be mixed. Some suggested that Apple had clearly lost…

Turns out Twitter’s been using Ireland to avoid tax too

In the run up to Twitter’s IPO, it’s become increasingly evident that the social network is trying to maximise its revenue stream and become…

Buzzfeed, Summ.ly and Twitter on the future of media [Wired 2013]

The third annual Wired Conference kicked off today with a rousing session about, perhaps not so ironically considering Wired’s heritage, the future of media….

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