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Facebook acquires Instagram for 1 billion dollars

By Ryan Noik 10 April 2012

Facebook has announced that it is in the process of acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

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FBI sets sights on using social media to stop crime

By Ryan Noik 27 January 2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently looking into ways of scraping information shared on social media sites in a bid to identify potential crimes before they occur. FULL STORY >

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Social media being embraced by South Africans

By Ryan Noik 26 October 2011

South Africans have embraced social media as a core pillar of internet activity according to a new study released today. FULL STORY >

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Facebook launches Subscribe button

By Ryan Noik 15 September 2011

Facebook has introduced a new Subscribe feature to further fine tune newsfeeds. FULL STORY >

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Nielsen releases report on impact of social media

By Ryan Noik 14 September 2011

Global information and measurement company Nielsen released a report this week on the impact of social media. FULL STORY >

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Twitter grows to 100 million users

By Ryan Noik 9 September 2011

Twitter provides the latest figures for how many active users it enjoys, and reports notable growth. FULL STORY >

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PlayStation Vita will include social media apps

By Ryan Noik 17 August 2011

Sony has announced that its forthcoming new portable console will have dedicated apps for social media networks. FULL STORY >

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Foursquare launches Lists

By Ryan Noik 16 August 2011

Foursquare is the latest social media site to launch a new feature, which aims to enable users to more effectively create lists of their favourite places. FULL STORY >

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Google+ gaming goes live

By Ryan Noik 15 August 2011

Google has fired its next salvo in the competition against reigning social network king, Facebook, by adding games to its feature list. FULL STORY >

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Acer reveals its personal evolution

By Ryan Noik 10 August 2011

Acer explains how a changing world has compelled it to begin a company-based evolution of its own. FULL STORY >

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Chris Botha

By Mike Joubert 6 April 2011

At 33 Chris Botha is group MD of The MediaShop, one of the biggest media agencies in SA. He talks to TechSmart about marketing in the age of social media. FULL STORY >

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Wikileaks and the internet nominated for Nobel Prize

By Johan Keyter 2 March 2011

The Nobel Committee announces this year's Nobel Peace Prize nominations, which seems to include more electronic competitors every year. FULL STORY >

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Google executive missing in Egypt

By Johan Keyter 7 February 2011

As unrest continues in Egypt, internet search giant Google reports that one of its employees has gone missing. FULL STORY >

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Top Tech Tweeter - Aki Anastasiou

By Mike Joubert 8 September 2009

If there is one guy to follow on Twitter to keep you up to date with tech its Aki Anastasiou. Resident trafficologist and presenter of Technobyte on 702, Aki has embraced social media and ran with it. TechSmart eventually managed to catch up with him. FULL STORY >

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Posterous

By Mike Joubert 17 July 2009

Posterous is the self-proclaimed place to post everything. It apparently makes blogging as easy to do as sending an email. FULL STORY >

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