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Thu, April 18th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Is #KOT a legitimate organisation with worthy motives?

Kenyans on Twitter (#KOT) have caused quite a stir in the last few months, turning their wrath on the likes of CNN, Barack Obama and even whole nations in the form of Nigeria, Botswana and Uganda. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 11:39 · Nanine Steenkamp

VKontakte founder’s house police raided

The Saint Petersburg home of Russian social network VKontakte founder Pavel Durov was raided by police yesterday (Wednesday) as investigations into allegations of violence against a police officer continue. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:53 · Nanine Steenkamp

Linkedin revamps app, launches smartphone ads

Corporate online community Linkedin has revamped its mobile apps, introducing adverts on smartphones as a test to elevate news content. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:29 · Paul Adepoju

Eskimi lures Nigerian financial institutions with new growth opportunity and portal

The largest social media network to meet new people in Africa, Eskimi, has announced growth opportunities for financial institutions in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 07:49 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook’s mobile ads to be bigger than television

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, has defended its mobile advertising plan, saying it will be “more important” than television. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 09:42 · Richard Cutcher

Gangnam Style’s Psy rockets to YouTube record

South Korean pop sensation Psy has recorded a record number of YouTube hits in 24 hours with Gentleman, the follow-up to the smash hit Gangnam Style. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 07:56 · Igor Hobotov

SociaNav launches social media metrics report

South African social media company SociaNav has launched metrics reports GoNav, GoNav+ and BizNav to give comprehensive reports on social media activities. → Read more
Tue, April 16th, 07:28 · Tom Jackson

#SomeoneTellUganda Kenya’s latest Twitter storm

#SomeoneTellUganda was trending on Twitter in Kenya this morning as Kenyans reacted angrily to a newspaper article suggesting new president Uhuru Kenyatta may be Ugandan. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 14:38 · Tom Jackson

YouTube celebrates VHS anniversary

YouTube yesterday celebrated the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a special one-off VHS mode on the video-sharing site. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 14:16 · Igor Hobotov

Nasdaq chief loses out on bonus over Facebook listing failures

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc has announced the reduction of chief executive Robert Greifeld’s bonus by US$542,100 over the failures of the Facebook IPO last year. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 12:34 · Nanine Steenkamp

Alpha Media announces Digital First strategy

Zimbabwean publishing company Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) announced the launch of its Digital First strategy to boost digital publishing platforms at a workshop in Harare last week. → Read more
Mon, April 15th, 12:08 · Kamau Mbote

Kenya: report shows hate speech on social media doubled in March

Kenya witnessed an increase in hate speech days before and after last month’s general election, according to the Umati project, which began monitoring sentiments in September 2012. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 12:29 · Gabriella Mulligan

Twitter Trends for Kenya launched

Kenya now has a dedicated Twitter Trends after the micro-blogging site added 160 new locations to the service. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 11:10 · Kamau Mbote

Jubilee campaign advertisement shoot leaks on YouTube and goes viral

A video showing Kenya’s new president Uhuru Kenyatta in a light mood has emerged on YouTube under the title ‘EXCLUSIVE : President Uhuru Kenyatta Funny Moments!’ → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 08:59 · HumanIPO

Guest Post: Best practices for social media marketing for SMEs

In an exclusive guest post for HumanIPO, David Ingram discusses the way social media has changed marketing strategies of businesses. A writer for My Social Agency, Ingram believes power is now in the hands of the consumer, and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) must make social media central to their marketing plans. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 07:46 · Tom Jackson

Facebook enters politics

Chief executive officers (CEOs) of top American tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft have formed a lobby group in order to change the United States’ immigration policies. → Read more
Fri, April 12th, 07:21 · Kamau Mbote

Twitter to launch music app this weekend – report

Twitter is rumoured to be launching a music app this weekend, most likely on Friday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. → Read more
Thu, April 11th, 12:37 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pistorius family condemns social media “disrespect”

The family of Oscar Pistorius has condemned the disrespectful tone of commentary on social media surrounding Pistorius’ killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 13:57 · Richard Cutcher

Blog hosts tumble out editorial staff

Blogging platform tumblr has ditched its dedicated editorial team, but will continue to look for “new ways to shine light on our creators”. → Read more
Wed, April 10th, 08:48 · Kamau Mbote

State House Kenya launches social media accounts

Hours after assuming power, the self declared ‘Digital Team’ of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto have launched presidential Twitter and Facebook accounts and a new account for the presidential press service (PPS). → Read more