Social Media, Page 20
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Tue, August 6th, 15:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
LinkedIn rejects female adverts
Professional network LinkedIn has disabled online advertisements with images of female engineers, claiming they were too attractive to be ‘real’ members of the industry. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
Smart devices create perfect storm for enterprises
The advent of smart devices has given rise to “smart connected interactions”, which has been described as a new sort of customer engagement by Deon Scheepers, a strategic consultant for Interactive Intelligence for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 06:00 · Brandon Gregory
Assault suspect identified through picture portal website
Thunda.com, a popular picture portal website, has played a part in the identification of a man allegedly responsible for the attack on a Cape Town man at a nightclub. → Read more
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Tue, August 6th, 05:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt suspected for click farm workers
Fake likes has been unveiled as a growing marketing trend on Facebook, making online reputations unreliable. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
IEBC takes to social media to assure of chairman’s health
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was forced to use its social media accounts to dispel rumours its chairman was was unwell on Sunday. → Read more
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Sat, August 3rd, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
Government request for Twitter users on the increase – report
Twitter is experiencing increasing pressure from governments to release their users’ private information, rising by 40 per cent in the first six months of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 11:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
LinkedIn revenue soars with 60%
Professional social network LinkedIn’s profit has exceeded expectations due to rapid membership growth and mobile app popularity. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 10:00 · Brandon Gregory
FEATURE: Online reports on Zimbabwe election victories are “hogwash”
The Zimbabwe election polls closed on Thursday evening, with confusing reports emerging through various online and social media platforms, some claiming victory for the governing party and some for the opposition, while the governing party’s spokesperson called reports on election results “hogwash”. → Read more
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Thu, August 1st, 09:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africa’s tech revolution a big gain for new sites – Ian Isherwood
Ian Isherwood, founder of Kenya’s first online dating site DateMe Kenya, has lauded the ongoing tech revolution in Africa saying that there are many possibilities for people with websites. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 15:56 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe elections – reports of intimidation minimal, no violence
The Zimbabwe general election, taking place today, proceeded with no violence in comparison with the previous election of 2008, though social media platforms revealed some users had witnessed cases of intimidation. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 14:57 · Brandon Gregory
No quick fix to social media
Most companies are anxious to cash in on the benefits social media provides, but Karl Reed, chief marketing and solutions officer for South Africa’s Elingo, warns there is no quick fix to effective social media use. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 13:14 · Brandon Gregory
ZANU-PF supporters tweet threats and insults
President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has taken to Twitter to issue threats to voters in the country's elections, thanking their followers and slamming South Africa. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 09:21 · Brandon Gregory
Zimbabwe elections a hot topic in southern Africa
Zimbabweans are at the polls today to vote either for a new leader or to retain president Robert Mugabe and #ZimElection is a hot topic, trending at number one on Twitter in South Africa with Mugabe trending in second place. → Read more
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Wed, July 31st, 07:50 · Kamau Mbote
Spammers use Steve Jobs success story to seek attention
Spam levels continue to increase with June rising by 1.4 per cent and averaging 71.1 per cent, according to a spam report by Kaspersky Lab. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 15:35 · Brandon Gregory
Social media campaigning and the problem with ROI measuring
Speaking at an event hosted at the Savoy Cabbage Restaurant in Cape Town, Allen Jaffe, owner of ROI Media, touched on issues relating to corporate social media trends as well as achieving return on investment (ROI) through social media. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 11:01 · Brandon Gregory
Police investigating cases of hate speech on social media in Zimbabwe
Police in Zimbabwe are investigating alleged hate speech on social media platforms following the arrest of a Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) activist was arrested for allegedly verbally abusing senior government officials over the phone. → Read more
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Mon, July 29th, 09:38 · Nanine Steenkamp
ANC maximises on Mxit campaigns
Ruling South African party the African National Congress (ANC) is experiencing success with almost half a million Mxit app subscribers, aiming to increase mobile election campaigns. → Read more
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Fri, July 26th, 13:59 · Martin Cheruiyot
Twitter and Facebook extend search features
Twitter has reviewed the apps’ search function for Android and iOS enabling users to find people by adding extra information rather than just their names. → Read more
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Fri, July 26th, 11:21 · Martin Cheruiyot
Facebook results drive shares to a 30% gain
Facebook shares have jumped 30 per cent after the social network published its latest financial results. → Read more
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Thu, July 25th, 14:50 · Nanine Steenkamp
Twitter apologises for fake tweets
Twitter has apologised for fraudulent tweets after tweeting from personal accounts of users for marketing purposes. → Read more
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