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High five: Weed is semi-legal, Twitter celebrates

Today the Western Cape High Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana in adults’ private homes,…

Twitter cleans up conversations, users still complain

If you’ve ever tried to have a conversation on Twitter, you will know just how clunky and difficult it can be. If your friend’s…

Periscope live streams will now feature YouTube-like ads

After news broke this week that Twitter is mulling a possible paid tier of TweetDeck, the company this week announced a new advertising format…

#EFFSoldOut: Twitter blames Guptas for hashtag

There’s no denying that in South African politics, Twitter is the EFF’s platform. Its leader Julius Malema has 1.3-million followers and engages with them…

Zuma ‘Spear’ painting vandalised: Social media stirs

A recently displayed painting of South African president Jacob Zuma with his penis out has polarised certain sections of that country. Now the painting…

Twitter reactions to Facebook IPO mixed

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, or just woke up from a coma you probably know that Facebook debuts on the stock market…

Twitter meetup results in child rape

A 13-year-old girl has been raped by a 45-year-old man she allegedly met on Twitter. The young girl had reportedly skipped school to meet…

Twitter’s newest feature? A weekly news letter

The latest feature being touted by Twitter comes in the form of a staple of traditional online media: the weekly newsletter. Yup that’s right,…

FHM model of the year angers Twitter with K bomb

It seems FHM model, Jessica Leandra dos Santos got a little too vocal on Twitter recently. The self described “glamorous blonde of Mediterranean nationality”…

#MayTheFourth be with you: our favourite tweets

Look, as much as we’d like to pretend that Star Wars is still a geeky niche franchise, it’s become a cultural phenomenon. Nonetheless, there…

Twitter updates Discover tab, makes trending topics more relevant

Another day, another Twitter update. Twitter released a new version of the’Discover’ tab on its website, which will display topics, news and trends that…

Women in tech: Leading the geek world one stiletto at a time

It seems no matter how much society evolves, women are always left just that little bit behind. No, this is not an article about…

Geeks will always geek out: tech designer dresses

There are a few geeks floating about out here on the web and a few fashionistas too. So it is with no surprised that…

VCs, tech incubators get on board with Twitter’s patent agreement

The tech industry has reacted positively to Twitter’s innovative patent agreement, announced earlier this week. The Innovator’s Patent Agreement, informally referred to as the…

Meet 50 of the most influential political tweeters in emerging markets

Social media in emerging markets is poised in a delicate position. A number of governments are trying to clampdown on various platforms, all while…

Rape video causes social media outrage

Video footage of a girl being violently gang raped is causing a social media storm. The video, which Memeburn will not link to for…

Twitter breaks from industry norm, swears to only use patents defensively

Like a number of large tech companies, Twitter files patents all the time. Unlike other companies, however, the social network has just pulled the…

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