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 >
Building female owned businesses is critical to economic and social development in South Africa
By Press Release 11 August 2016Mike Anderson, CEO and founder of the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) says that South Africa needs to not only build entrepreneurship, but to encourage and develop female business owners. 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 >
Social Eating is a growing trend on Twitch as content diversifies
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 30 June 2016With Muk Ban soaring to popularity in its native South Korea, it has begun to become a growing trend on live streaming sites like Twitch 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 >
Facebook debuts new event listings for 10 American cities
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 28 June 2016Curated by humans, and providing a weekend social calendar of sorts, Facebook announces its new Featured Events list. FULL STORY >
WhatsApp surpasses 100 million calls per day milestone
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 24 June 2016Not simply an instant messaging tool, WhatsApp also facilitates a number of phone calls too, recently passing the 100 million call per day mark. FULL STORY >
Instagram to add translation button while texting in-app
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 June 2016Ever had a desire to translate comments and captions in Instagram? You're in luck then, as the social media platform will be launching an in-app button to do just that. FULL STORY >
Following a password leak, Twitter has blocked millions of compromised accounts
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 10 June 2016An estimated 32 million Twitter account passwords were leaked recently, prompting the company to block several million user accounts. FULL STORY >
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