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Wed, January 29th, 11:00 · Chris Udemans
Mxit launches in India
South Africa mobile social network Mxit has announced the first phase of its expansion into emerging markets with its launch in India. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 17:40 · Chris Udemans
Mxit India appoints CEO
Mxit India has appointed former chief operating officer (COO) Sam Nallaraj as its chief executive officer (CEO) following its expansion into the country from South Africa. → Read more
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Tue, January 28th, 09:40 · Chris Udemans
53% of African companies have adopted new technologies
Only 53 per cent of African companies are pushing forward with the adoption of new technologies like analytics, cloud, mobile and social media, according to a study by IBM. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 18:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan former minister to sue over death claims on social media
Former Kenyan government minister Nicholas Biwott is to sue perpetrators of rumours disseminated via social media over the weekend claiming he had died. → Read more
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Mon, January 27th, 15:40 · Chris Udemans
Kirsten joins Mxit team for India launch
Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten is part of Mxit’s marketing campaign for its launch in India tomorrow. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 20:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook brushes off demise prediction
Facebook data scientist Mike Develin has brushed off a claim the social network will lose 80 per cent of its following by the end of 2014 and die out by 2017. → Read more
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Fri, January 24th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Facebook to lose 80% of users in 2014, die out by 2017 – study
Facebook will likely lose four in five of its users by the end of 2014 and die out by 2017 according to a study by two Princeton University doctoral candidates. → Read more
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Tue, January 21st, 09:40 · Tom Jackson
Facebook follows Twitter with Trending feature
Facebook has launched a Trending feature, which allows users to view items popular across the social networking site, the third time it has adopted a feature first seen on rival Twitter. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 15:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Teenager charged over Mugabe death claims on social media
A Zimbabwean teenager has been arrested and charged with insulting president Robert Mugabe after allegedly posting a comment on Facebook claiming he was dead. → Read more
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Mon, January 20th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
ANC’s Mxit app launches nationally
South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) has launched its “My ANC” Mxit app nationally, in an attempt to connect with young people on mobile platforms ahead of elections later this year. → Read more
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Thu, January 16th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Social media can make or break job applicants – CVFlash
Somto Ifezue, founder of CVFlash, a platform that allows users to create, preview and send CVs to any part of the world, has revealed that an individual’s employability could be boosted or ruined by social media. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 16:20 · Tom Jackson
Fraudsters create over 60 fake social media accounts for Nigeria’s first lady
Nigeria’s first lady Patience Jonathan has become the target of an internet fraud, with individuals creating a total of 40 Facebook and Twitter pages in her name. → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
Twitter revamps website
Twitter has revamped its desktop website in order to better reflect the aesthetics used in their mobile applications, the latest in a number of updates following the company’s initial public offering (IPO). → Read more
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Tue, January 14th, 11:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
YouTube launches separate comments page
YouTube has launched a new feature which makes comments to videos accessible via a separate comments page, in order to make on-site engagement easier. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 16:00 · Tom Jackson
Twitter to hold conference call on financial results
Twitter will on February 5 hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013, released after market close on the same day. → Read more
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Fri, January 10th, 07:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
#TwitterFiction festival returns in March
Twitter has announced the second #TwitterFiction festival will take place in March this year, giving professional and budding storytellers the opportunity to experience fiction in new creative ways. → Read more
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Mon, January 6th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook sued over private message mining
Facebook is being sued by two users claiming the social networking site intercepts private messages and shares the data with third parties. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 14:00 · Selipha Kihagi
MTN partners Rocket to develop internet businesses in Middle East
MTN Group has announced it has entered into partnership with internet incubator Rocket Internet, as part of its efforts to expand its online and digital services to the Middle East. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Google snubs SA agency’s request to remove blog post
The Counter Intelligence Agency of South Africa submitted a request to Google asking it to remove a blog post which it said was infringing copyright by criticising a media release the agency had issued. → Read more
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Fri, December 20th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Facebook launches follow-on offering, Zuckerberg to sell some shares
Facebook has announced an underwritten registered public offering of 70 million Class A shares, with founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg selling around US$2.3 million worth of stock. → Read more
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