Social Media, Page 21
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Thu, July 25th, 14:44 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan social media site for professionals set for September launch
A new Kenyan social network for professionals with integrity who want to deal with other honest and reliable professionals drawn from different fields for business, for hiring and for leadership, is set to be later this year. → Read more
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Wed, July 24th, 15:53 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com gets Facebook verification
Nigeria's Konga.com has become Africa’s first e-commerce site to get verified on Facebook. → Read more
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Wed, July 24th, 15:43 · Nick Sato
Ugandan and Rwandan leaders are the most conversational tweeters
A study has shown that Ugandan Prime Minister Patrick Amama Mbabazi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame are the most conversational world leaders on Twitter. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 14:13 · Mercy Makumi
UN world food programme campaign for facebook fans
The United Nations World Food Programme and Royal DSM have started a campaign to get more likes on Facebook and provide more children with healthy meals. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 12:18 · Nick Sato
Safaricom to sponsor OLX Social Media Awards
Safaricom has taken up gold sponsorship of the inaugural OLX Social Media Awards, in which the network operator will provide free high speed 3G connection to all guests during the gala dinner on August 9, in Nairobi. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 14:26 · Nick Sato
Universal mobile Facebook project reaches 100 million users
Facebook has surpassed 100 million users a month using an application designed for “simple” mobile phones, widely used in developing nations. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 14:11 · Nick Sato
Nominees for Kenya’s premier social media awards announced
The 2013 OLX Social Media Award recognising Kenyan organisations and individuals who use social media, has announced its final list of nominees. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 14:01 · Brandon Gregory
FHM writer joke on correctional rape not his first offence
Max Barashenkov, one of the two former writers for FHM fired for his joke on correctional rape via Facebook, had reportedly made an offensive comment regarding women three years ago. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 14:55 · Brandon Gregory
FHM fires writers for correctional rape joke
Following the social media furore caused by writers Max Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi over their joke on correctional rape, FHM South Africa has fired both from the publication. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 13:47 · Brandon Gregory
Why Zimbabweans must not vote for Dexter Nduna and Zanu-PF – Baba Jukwa
Baba Jukwa, the increasingly popular Zimbabwean whistleblower, has given reasons why the country should not vote for the Dexter Nduna and his party, the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), headed by president Robert Mugabe. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 11:07 · Brandon Gregory
Reporters Without Borders creates Zambian Watchdog mirror site
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has further consolidated the continuation of the Zambian Watchdog, an online whistleblower publication the Zambian government has tried to shut down through various means. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 15:16 · Brandon Gregory
FHM writers apologise for joke on Facebook
For Him Magazine (FHM) South Africa features editor Max Barashenkov and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi have apologised for their joke on correctional rape following the recent social uproar on Facebook. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 08:54 · Brandon Gregory
FHM writers suspended over “correctional rape” joke on Facebook
HM South Africa has suspended Max Barashenkov, features editor for the magazine and editorial assistant Montle Moorosi, for causing a social media uproar through joking about correctional rape. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 15:39 · Tom Jackson
Facebook patches security vulnerability
Facebook has patched a vulnerability that could compromise any account after it was exposed by a security researcher. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 15:06 · Brandon Gregory
Mugabe on a manhunt for Baba Jukwa
Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, has reportedly placed a US$330,000 ransom on the head of the Facebook whistleblower known only as “Baba Jukwa”, who actively exposed alleged crimes and corruption of Mugabe’s government. → Read more
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Tue, July 16th, 09:23 · Tom Jackson
Yahoo! users can now place claims on inactive accounts
Yahoo! users now have opportunity to place claims on a number of old email IDs that have been dormant for at least 12 months. → Read more
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Mon, July 15th, 12:20 · Richard Cutcher
SA education platform revamps website
South Africa’s social learning platform Together We Pass has overhauled its website to include a wider range of services and collaboration tools. → Read more
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Fri, July 12th, 13:18 · Brandon Gregory
Social networks reducing voice minutes, not VoIP – Mxit
Increased access to social networks is the driver of fewer airtime minutes being used, Peter Matthaei, vice president of research and development for Mxit, has said. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:34 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian app trying to spread organised traffic information
The founder of Traffix.com.ng has told HumanIPO the web app was created to solve the challenge of disorganisation associated with popular Nigerian traffic-dedicated Twitter handles. → Read more
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Thu, July 11th, 08:25 · Nick Sato
Slow ATM upgrade by Equity Bank causes uproar on social media
Kenya’s Equity Bank has apologised to its over 8.4 million customers after the bank’s ATMs malfunctioned, meaning thousands of Kenyans were unable to access their money. → Read more
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