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Weekend News in Tweets: Wayde van Niekerk wins gold, Milwaukee violence & more

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…

Premier League 2016: follow all 20 clubs on social media right here

With the Premier League season kicking off today, there are a fair few things to note beforehand. With the League’s new branding scheme focusing…

10 things #HighSchoolTaughtMe according to Twitter

Do you remember wearing tartan ties, knee-high socks, your locker combination, the faint whiff of baked pies at lunch time, the screams of kids…

Elon Musk’s latest tweet will hurt your brain, make you a No Man’s Sky believer

Space exploration pioneer and tech wizard Elon Musk has dropped some serious philosophical knowledge on the world and its inner workings after Hello Games’…

SA Twitter suggests the perfect ANC, DA & EFF #CoalitionLoveSongs

Another day, another snarky hashtag on South Africa’s Twittersphere. This edition of the Local General Elections has been quite a rollercoaster ride on the…

#VotingPickupLines bring awkward chuckles to Twitter, SA voting stations

Among the slew of different hashtags appearing on South Africa’s Twitter today — including the likes of #GetInked, #LocalElections, #ivoted, and #LGE2016 — there’s…

Weekend News in Tweets: Rio is ready, Fikile Mbalula on the decks & more

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…

Non-profits: The seriously simple Twitter strategy (Part 2)

We covered the core principles in Part 1 of how to have a rock-solid, easy to manage, and Seriously Simple Twitter strategy. It’s all…

Third party Twitter apps now top one million

Twitter announced on Monday that the number of applications registered at the popular microblogging service has topped a million. Word of the milestone was…

Non-profits: The Seriously Simple Twitter Strategy (Part 1)

Historically non-profit organisations (NPOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and many other acronym organisations that are up to all kinds of good are so often over-worked…

How will Google+ make money?

Google+ is clearly Google’s most successful foray into the social web thus far, and it looks set to get a lot of usage. One…

Twitter valued at $7billion, but based on what exactly?

Twitter is looking to raise another round of private financing, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, quoting “people familiar with the matter”. This…

Google realtime given the boot following expiry of Twitter deal

If you’ve gotten used to receiving real-time updates from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Quora in your Google search results, you’re going to…

Fox News Twitter feed reports that Obama is dead

The US Secret Service said Monday it was investigating the apparent hacking of an official Twitter account operated by Fox News that posted a…

Vatican goes online in fight against child abuse

The Vatican is turning to the internet in its struggle against child abuse with a new website allowing clergy around the world to share…

Will in-stream advertising kill the Twitter experience?

Twitter’s recent announcement that it is going ahead with in-stream ads is yet another attempt by the microblogging platform to effectively monetise without losing…

A much needed (Song)kick to online concert bookings

South Africans may have noticed the influx of international acts venturing tours to their fair shores. Until now, we have generally had a poor…

Twitter co-founder steps back for new venture

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone announced on Tuesday that he was scaling back his involvement in the micro-blogging company to concentrate on a new venture….

Four easy ways to use Twitter for your business

Twitter’s recent valuation of US$8.9-billion is of little surprise to those who’ve benefitted from the microblog’s capacity to gain brand recognition. Companies across the…

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