Twitter VP says harassment fixes coming later this week
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 31 January 2017Twitter's VP of engineering, Ed Ho, says the company will be making changes to address harassment on its platform later this week. FULL STORY >
The revolution of learning in the Information Age
By Press Release 23 January 2017Education, and the primary ways of learning new knowledge are changing, due to social media and the proliferation of information. FULL STORY >
PewDiePie says he'll delete his YouTube channel at 19:00 tonight
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 9 December 2016After crossing the 50 million subscriber mark on YouTube, will PewDiePie star truly delete his channel? FULL STORY >
Telegram launches anonymous blogging platform named Telegraph
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 24 November 2016The 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 >
Twitter warns developers making surveillance tools
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 November 2016Hinging heavily on public APIs, Twitter is making a concerted effort to keep its users’ data safe from developers creating surveillance tools. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires facial recognition company FacioMetrics
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 17 November 2016Could more Snapchat-rivalling apps and features be on the way? FULL STORY >
Vine may still live on as Twitter has lined up five potential buyers
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 8 November 2016We may have said goodbye to six seconds prematurely as Twitter reportedly has five companies bidding to buy Vine. FULL STORY >
Social media liability insurance a must in our digital world - SHA Specialist Underwriters
By Press Release 25 October 2016SHA 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 >
Social media indispensable for SA marketers in 2017
By Staff Writer 26 September 2016In 2017, social media will become an indispensable tool for South African marketers and politicians, artists and activists, reporters and media personalities alike. FULL STORY >
Twitter's character limit change could happen on the 19th of September
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 13 September 2016Announced in May this year, Twitter could finally make its character limit change on 19 September. FULL STORY >
Facebook launches teen-only social network called Lifestage
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 22 August 2016Designed for users 21-and-under, Lifestage is an iOS-only social network app, created by a 19 year old Facebook product manager. FULL STORY >
Latest batch of Twitter features aim to clean up user experience
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 19 August 2016Twitter 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 >
Facebook planning to rollout code to counteract Adblock Plus
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 August 2016After Adblock Plus rolled out its code earlier in the week, Facebook has its own solution to counteract it ready and waiting. FULL STORY >
Facebook will soon be able to instantly translate posts into 44 languages
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 4 July 2016With an estimated 1.5 billion users, Facebook is readying instant translation feature for posts that will cater for 44 different languages. FULL STORY >
Twitter announces the arrival of stickers for users to edit photos
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 28 June 2016Taking 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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