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Mon, December 9th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google, Facebook and co set up surveillance lobby group
Leading technology and internet companies have established the Reform Government Surveillance lobby group, in a bid to curb snooping by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) on their data servers and customers. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
African election social media monitoring to get upgrade
The developers behind the Social Media Tracking Centre (SMTC), first used during West African elections in 2011, are currently working on the next version to overhaul both its front and backend interface. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 10:00 · Richard Cutcher
NCC to engage consumers through social media
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to utilise social media to monitor consumer complaints of poor service from telecommunications. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 06:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Tecno Mobile launches Phantom AIII in Nigeria
Tecno Mobile Nigeria has unveiled its latest addition to its Phantom series of devices, the Phantom AIII, as part of its efforts to increase its smartphone penetration and market share in the West African country. → Read more
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Thu, December 5th, 18:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria mulls jail terms for social media dissenters
The Nigerian Senate is considering passing a bill which provides for a seven-year jail sentence for those found guilty of criticising the government via social media and electronic messaging. → Read more
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Wed, December 4th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Dragon Africa gears up for bigger SMW Lagos
The Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos organisers have announced the second event, being held between February 17 and 21, 2014, will be “bigger, better and bolder” than its inaugural conference in 2013. → Read more
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Thu, November 28th, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
SA Ministry of Labour hits out at false Oliphant account
The South African Ministry of Labour has distanced itself from social media accounts claiming to belong to minister Mildred Oliphant, in the latest example of a prominent South African being impersonated on social media. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Yale students host African entrepreneurship forum
Students at Yale University in the United States (US) have set up an online platform to promote engagement between the public and policymakers to discuss vital global issues, most recently discussing African entrepreneurship via a Google Hangout. → Read more
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Wed, November 27th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
BBM to come pre-installed on African Android devices
The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app is set to come pre-installed on a range of Android devices across Africa, Asia and Latin America. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
WhatsApp use doubles in SA – report
Instant messaging is changing the face of mobile usage in South Africa, with WhatsApp leading the trend with penetration doubling in the country over the past year. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 11:00 · Richard Cutcher
Social media users to earn from posting Jumia links
Jumia Nigeria is expanding its affiliate programme to include social media accounts, meaning anyone can earn commission from directing people to the e-commerce site. → Read more
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Tue, November 26th, 06:00 · Winfred Kuria
KTN hits 1m “likes” mark on Facebook
Kenya Television Network’s (KTN) Facebook page has received more than one million "likes" making it the first Kenyan-owned media house to achieve the large number of followers on social media. → Read more
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Fri, November 22nd, 15:30 · Tom Jackson
Twitter rolls out media site explaining best use
Twitter has launched a media website dedicate to best practices on the social networking site, seeking to allow government, news websites and non-profits among others how to increase their impact through Twitter. → Read more
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Thu, November 21st, 15:00 · Richard Cutcher
Instagram launched for Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone users can now download the Instagram app, after it was launched on the platform yesterday (Wednesday). → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 19:30 · Richard Cutcher
Twitter has change of heart over DMs
Twitter appears to have given up on its experiment to allow one user to direct message another, even if they are not following each other. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 15:30 · Winfred Kuria
Yahoo! to encrypt users’ data
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! chief executive officer (CEO), has announced the company’s plan to encrypt all information that travels between its data centres, in a bid to protect user data. → Read more
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Wed, November 20th, 05:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
“Selfie” named 2013 Word of the Year
“Selfie” has been voted Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries, beating rivals “bitcoin”, “binge watch” and others to the top position. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 18:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ugandans to report corruption with new app
The Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF), through its project Action for Transparency (A4T), has launched a new app allowing citizens to report corruption incidents in social service delivery through their mobile devices. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 15:53 · Kamau Mbote
Snapchat rejected $3b Facebook offer
Image messaging service Snapchat has reportedly rejected $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook. → Read more
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Thu, November 14th, 12:30 · Richard Cutcher
Social media is ideal platform to launch mobile money marketing
Social media is the best tool for spreading awareness and driving adoption of mobile money services in new markets, according to Vytas Paukstys, chief executive officer at Eskimi. → Read more
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