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Instagram scandal: Grove on ‘unpaid leave’, Cape Town Partnership boss speaks out

In the wake of the Skye Grove Instagram scandal, the CEO of Cape Town Partnership, Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana on Wednesday issued a statement in support…

Twitter is testing a dedicated News tab for mobile

Twitter has released a new feature aimed at showing off the top News of the day, something that could be part of its efforts…

Periscope for iOS gets Handoff support, ability to mute notifications and more

Twitter has released a new update to its live-streaming app Periscope, which sees it get a bunch of fresh and reworked features. The most…

Twitter introduces new data dashboard to help you monitor and manage your account

Twitter, of late, has been beset with problems. First its CEO left and then the rumours that Twitter might be bought reared their ugly…

Donald Trump accidentally tweets Nazi soldiers in campaign poster

If you imagine a campaign poster for any 21st century presidential candidate with some Nazi soldiers on it, alarm bells would probably go off….

Facebook cheating – it’s complicated

Facebook activity is the primary source of tension for one in five couples, according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), who have…

History of South by Southwest (SXSW) [Infographic]

The annual South by Southwest conference commences in Austin Texas on the 11th of March. This year’s conference the 25th year anniversary of the…

Why journalists could (and should) become professional explainers

Information is cheap. It has to be, if a fourteen year old with no security clearance can learn state secrets with a regular dial-up…

Zimbabwe’s first Facebook arrest

Zimbabwe is a new addition to the list of countries where governments are arresting users of popular social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook….

Twitter: 13 follow-worthy CEOs

Why would a high profile Chief Executive Officer need to make use of a microblogging system such as Twitter? Considering that their very words,…

‘You’ve been Punk’d’ : Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter account hacked at TED

With over 6.3-million followers worldwide, Hollywood icon and new media entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher is one of the Twitter elite, and is the sixth most…

Integrating marketing and social media remains a challenge

According to industry sources, social media spending will become a larger percentage of companies’ marketing budgets. But as trends analyst and digital intelligence company eMarketer…

Human rights network releases damning Chinese media report

A Hong Kong human rights networks says China’s heavily-censored internet is the main battleground in the fight for freedom of expression. The Chinese Human…

China’s online anti-government campaigners refuse to back down

Tough security measures clamping down an online campaign in China have led organisers of the effort to condemn the harsh response of the Chinese…

Web and social media come to aid of NZ quake survivors

As the death toll climbs in the wake of the recent earthquake in New Zealand, the web has become a virtual crisis centre. Survivors…

12 ways to get the most from your business Twitter account

Twitter‘s potential as a business tool is finally being realised on a massive scale. Some companies are increasing brand loyalty, launching new products and…

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