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Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Neural networks to manipulate photos are all the rage these days, such as Google’s Deep Dream initiative. While Google’s effort creates trippy art out of…

#Brexit: 29 tweets that tell the story of Britain’s crucial ‘leave’ vote

Britain has voted to leave the European Union. In the early hours of Friday morning it became increasingly clear those those wishing to leave…

Weekly Round Up #68: Instagram’s milestone, Tencent buys Supercell & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week Stuart Thomas talks…

I had fuck-you money and didn’t care – Minecraft creator

Marcus ‘Notch’ Persson has been in hot water recently over various comments made on Twitter. Last month, the Minecraft creator took umbrage (to say the…

Twitter Engage: its new app for celebs and influencers

Twitter has launched a new app for famous, influencial people. Dubbed Twitter Engage, the new app is available on iOS, but only available in…

#TshwaneUnrest: Twitter users react to violent protests

The unrest in Tshwane has quickly become the number one Twitter topic in South Africa, as citizens and journalists alike report on the ongoing violent…

Mirror mirror on the wall: 7 humbling bragging tweets

In its five-year existence, Twitter has redesigned its homepage a number of times, with each incarnation looking to answer questions new users may have,…

UK footballer accused of having affair and sues 30000 tweeters for saying so

Twitter has found itself yet again in court. This time its over the “publication” of the name a famous UK footballer who had a…

New tools in news gathering: Curation and verification in journalism

I recently wrote about the Oriella survey of journalists that found that most do not use social media or blogs for verifying and sourcing…

10 things you should know about Instagram

Instagram has captured the hearts of iPhone users around the world with its elegant design, filters that turn any photo into a potential work-of-art,…

Private investors set to profit big time with LinkedIn’s IPO

Private investors in LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, stand to make a hefty 46% profit in just two months, following the company’s…

Lady Gaga racks up record 10 million followers on Twitter

As much as we may scoff and scorn, it seems nothing will hold back pop diva Lady Gaga. Adding yet another social-networking accolade to…

12 emerging market startups to watch

Emerging market startups are coming into their own and increasingly appearing on the radar of mainstream venture capitalists in established markets. Skype recently announced…

Pigspotter still at large — nearly 50 000 followers and counting

One of the biggest jibes from those who scoff at social-networking is the inherent narcissism within it. It may seem unfair but no user…

UK press watchdog seeks to regulate journalists on Twitter

With moves such as Facebook’s addition of its new Journalism portal, “Journalists on Facebook”, the importance of social networking and social media sites to…

The story of the Martin Luther King ‘quote’

The death of Osama Bin Laden has already brought one man Sohaib Athar, the man who “unwittingly” gave the world a front row seat…

‘Facebook is the most appalling spying machine ever invented,’ says Assange

Despite desperately fighting off a Swedish extradiction order from the United Kingdom, Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange has still managed to find time to sit…

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