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Social media enterprise Hashtag is hosting a Google Hangout session today (Friday) to encourage mainstream social media networks to (more)
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8 days agoInternet lacks ‘real research’, says TREND
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15 days agoSocial media should create a positive change, says SOA
Social media should follow the course of nature by creating positive change, according to Deon Robbertze, founder at sustainability (more)
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Twitter backlash over Mandela footage
Twitter users in South Africa have widely attacked footage of former president Nelson Mandela, demanding the country’s politicians leave (more)
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19 days agoCompanies not interacting with customers through social media
Companies are not making the most of their social media presence to interact with customers, according to Mohammed Parker, senior manager (more)
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19 days agoSocial media as a means of customer engagement
Michael Renzon, chief executive officer of inQuba, believes social media can become a “playground” for customer experience (more)
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23 days agoSA man to sue police officer over Facebook photo
A South African man is to sue a high-ranking policewoman who allegedly posted a picture of his stepson on Facebook, accusing him of theft.
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23 days agoDesign expert says UX requires scientific approach
User experience (UX) should be approached as a science in measuring human behaviour, Indian design expert Srini Srinivasan said at an (more)
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26 days agoScaling Facebook with 1bn monthly users with "tens of thousands" of servers
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29 days agoSociaNav launches social media metrics report
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1 month agoGuest Post: Best practices for social media marketing for SMEs
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1 month agoPistorius family condemns social media “disrespect”
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South African social media expert Dave Duarte has emphasised the use of infographics as part of online visual attraction in social media to (more)
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1 month agoVisual imagery, emotion key in social media success, expert says
South African social media expert Dave Duarte has spoken on the importance of evoking emotion with visual imagery for social media success (more)
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1 month agoFacebook loses almost 1m SA users
Facebook has lost almost one million South African users in the last three months, according to social media monitoring firm SocialBakers.
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1 month agoWordPress set for bigger presence on social media
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1 month agoPR-Net hosts social multimedia talk
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Mxlish suggested as official SA language
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The South African presidency has confirmed via its official website that Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital, prompting an (more)
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1 month agoCarl Pistorius trial will not be broadcast
Carl Pistorius’ trial for culpable homicide will not be broadcast live, the magistrate has ruled, despite an application to do so by the (more)
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1 month agoSA Human Rights Day celebrated on Twitter
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2 month agoPigeon Pie, creating brand strategies for entrepreneurs
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2 month agoFacebook to implement Twitter’s hashtag symbol
Facebook is reportedly looking to take on its rival Twitter by implementing the famous hashtag service.
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2 month agoSA social media use has more political potential, says SAIIA
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) believes South Africans are not utilising social media to full potential in (more)
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2 month agoFirst African Social Media Fraud Risk Conference to occur in SA
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2 month agoGoogle SA's YouTube partners had a superb 2012, increasing revenue and views
Google South Africa revealed in Montecasino, Johannesburg, that in 2012 South African YouTube views grew by 80 per cent.
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Twitter conference promotes educators interaction
A South African headmaster is hoping to connect teachers through social media by running a series of Twitter conferences.
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Mxit encourages app building
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2 month agoSA State Security Ministry Twitter account hacked
The South African State Security Ministry had its Twitter account hacked over the weekend, tweeting to advertise a “miracle diet”.
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2 month agoQ&A: John Holdsworth, AppChat founder
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2 month agoMobile phone and social media help expose violent crimes by SA police
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AppChat launch will happen - Holdsworth
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More inclusive tech business networking event to kick off in April
The launch of a new South African trans-sector networking event can be expected by April, the founder of 27dinner revealed yesterday.
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2 month agoHoldsworth accuses Reunert of misleading court
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Mxit Launch, a content management community tool revealed
South African social chat app Mxit revealed a new content management page, similar to Wordpress, expected to launch tomorrow, March 1, at (more)
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2 month agoMxit in partnership with Junk Mail
Mxit has entered into a partnership with Junk Mail classifieds which will see the latter take over and re-launch the Mxit classified (more)
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Social media to impend on imprisonment in SA
South African citizens have been warned against posting offensive social media comments as this may lead to imprisonment.
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A tweet sent from Carl Pistorius’ Twitter account thanking people for their support is claimed to be the work of “hackers”.
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2 month agoPistorius ruling to be broadcast on YouTube
The decision on whether Oscar Pistorius will be granted bail is to be broadcast live on YouTube.
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Comments made on Twitter concerning the ongoing Oscar Pistorius murder case in South Africa could lead to unknowing bloggers being found (more)
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Social media an important tool for Ramphele’s Agang
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