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Twitter VP says harassment fixes coming later this week

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 31 January 2017

Twitter's VP of engineering, Ed Ho, says the company will be making changes to address harassment on its platform later this week. FULL STORY >

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The revolution of learning in the Information Age

By Press Release 23 January 2017

Education, and the primary ways of learning new knowledge are changing, due to social media and the proliferation of information. FULL STORY >

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PewDiePie says he'll delete his YouTube channel at 19:00 tonight

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 9 December 2016

After crossing the 50 million subscriber mark on YouTube, will PewDiePie star truly delete his channel? FULL STORY >

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Telegram launches anonymous blogging platform named Telegraph

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 24 November 2016

The company behind the Telegram encrypted messaging platform has launched a new blogging site named Telegraph that does not require sign up or linking to social media to work. FULL STORY >

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Twitter warns developers making surveillance tools

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 November 2016

Hinging heavily on public APIs, Twitter is making a concerted effort to keep its users’ data safe from developers creating surveillance tools. FULL STORY >

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Facebook acquires facial recognition company FacioMetrics

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 17 November 2016

Could more Snapchat-rivalling apps and features be on the way? FULL STORY >

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Vine may still live on as Twitter has lined up five potential buyers

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 8 November 2016

We may have said goodbye to six seconds prematurely as Twitter reportedly has five companies bidding to buy Vine. FULL STORY >

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Social media liability insurance a must in our digital world - SHA Specialist Underwriters

By Press Release 25 October 2016

SHA decided to launch a liability product through its broker database, that consumers can purchase to cover the legal fees and damages associated with defending themselves against allegations of privacy... FULL STORY >

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Social media indispensable for SA marketers in 2017

By Staff Writer 26 September 2016

In 2017, social media will become an indispensable tool for South African marketers and politicians, artists and activists, reporters and media personalities alike. FULL STORY >

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Twitter's character limit change could happen on the 19th of September

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 13 September 2016

Announced in May this year, Twitter could finally make its character limit change on 19 September. FULL STORY >

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Facebook launches teen-only social network called Lifestage

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 22 August 2016

Designed for users 21-and-under, Lifestage is an iOS-only social network app, created by a 19 year old Facebook product manager. FULL STORY >

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Latest batch of Twitter features aim to clean up user experience

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 August 2016

Twitter is set to rollout a new range of features aimed at cleaning up the user experience, which should mean abuse will crop up far less in feeds. FULL STORY >

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Facebook planning to rollout code to counteract Adblock Plus

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 August 2016

After Adblock Plus rolled out its code earlier in the week, Facebook has its own solution to counteract it ready and waiting. FULL STORY >

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Facebook will soon be able to instantly translate posts into 44 languages

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 4 July 2016

With an estimated 1.5 billion users, Facebook is readying instant translation feature for posts that will cater for 44 different languages. FULL STORY >

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Twitter announces the arrival of stickers for users to edit photos

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 28 June 2016

Taking a cue from other popular social media platforms, Twitter announces new stickers for users to decorate and edit their photos before posting. FULL STORY >

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