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#HandsOffZuma vs #ZilleMustGo: a hashtag war is brewing on Twitter

Social media users might seem to travel altogether in fast-flowing streams and strong currents, but that’s rarely ever the case. While there are more…

15 South African politicians worth following on Twitter [Digital All-Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

#ZumaMarch: 30+ pictures of today’s anti-Zuma protests across South Africa

Social media is abuzz with hashtags and images from the marches across South Africa today. Johannesburg, Cape Town, the Tshwane metro and Durban are…

Updating: Everything you need to know about South Africa’s #AntiZumaMarches

Today is a big day for South Africa. Whether you support the protests against President Jacob Zuma or not, many across the country will…

Twitter Lite is a web app for those living the data struggle

Twitter has announced that its mobile site is now more convenient for the 45% of global mobile users working on 2G or slower networks. Dubbed Twitter…

Friday’s proposed #NationalShutdown gains traction on social media

The past few days in South Africa have been tumultuous to say the least. We haven’t seen protests or mass mobilisation from the public (at…

South Africa govt: social media messages ‘sent to disturb the economy’

Since South Africa’s landmark cabinet reshuffle last week Friday, chatter on the country’s online social spheres has been laden with disappointment, minimal support and…

Updated iPhone Twitter app to come with interactive tweets

This is interesting. Updates to the iPhone’s Twitter app, set to roll out with iOS 6, will give users a much more interactive experience…

Here we go again: Cartoon of SA president causes Twitter storm

Here we go again. Another illustration involving South African president Jacob Zuma has the country in a froth. This time though, it’s not a…

Twitter overhauls search, makes it simpler, smarter and more personal

Ah ha! So this is what that exec who said that Twitter search and discovery was set to “change forever” was talking about. The…

Twitter exec promises social network is about to ‘change forever’

This is big. The way you search for and discover things on Twitter is about to “change forever”. That’s according to a tweet sent…

4 crucial steps to get your event trending on Twitter

Co-authored by Jonathan Houston According to www.dailybloggr.com, if you want to trend on Twitter, all you need is around 100 people tweeting the same…

Fancy an ice tea? Just tweet the vending machine

This is cool. Soft drinks company BOS is letting Twitter users get their hands on a can of its iced tea just by tweeting…

Geek out your home with these 10 awesome accessories

Have you ever thought your home could do with a smattering of app icons, a science fiction artwork or two and a doormat covered…

Twitter kills bubble font, replaces with minimalist bird symbol

Twitter’s growing up. At least that seems to be the message coming from the social network as it announced changes to its design. For…

10 famous novels transformed into tweets

Way, way back before the internet was invented, there was a crude and ancient way that people used to share information on a primitive…

Tim Cook: Apple needs social, Siri updates are coming

Apple CEO Tim Cook has given hints that the Cupertino-based tech giant wouldn’t exactly be averse to scuppering its social effort Ping. Speaking at…

Want your social media campaign to be a success? Do your research

There are thousands of social media channels available to us all. From blogging to Facebook, all of these channels are not created equally and for…

‘The Spear’: Tweet that ‘broke’ City Press editor’s back is fake

The latest news in the ongoing ‘Spear of the Nation’ saga is that the tweet which made City Press editor Ferial Haffajee decide to…

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