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Tue, April 2nd, 13:04 · Kamau Mbote

Blogger to sue Kenyan commission over hate speech allegations

Controversial blogger Dennis Itumbi has threatened to sue the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for portraying him as a hate monger. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 08:58 · Kamau Mbote

K24 claims its Twitter account was hacked

K24 television was on Friday forced to apologise after a tweet on its official page claimed that the Supreme Court would uphold the general election results, hours before the ruling. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 07:07 · Gabriella Mulligan

Google announces end of YouTube

Google yesterday announced the end of YouTube, claiming the video-sharing site had been a competition since its inception and was now due for judging; as an April Fool’s Day prank. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 06:52 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan Chief Justice receives record retweets

Chief Justice Willy Mutunga’s tweet ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on Saturday received 1656 retweets from eager members of the public and could be among the most retweeted posts in Kenyan history. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:50 · Gabriella Mulligan

#oscarpistorius takes over Twitter again

#oscarpistorius is trending on South African Twitter after a court eased his bail conditions, prompting outrage on the microblogging site. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 14:11 · Gabriella Mulligan

Presidency.gov.za confirms Mandela hospitalised, Twitter reacts

The South African presidency has confirmed via its official website that Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to hospital, prompting an outpouring of concern on Twitter. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 05:36 · Paul Adepoju

Kim Kardashian denies posting tweet that insults Nigeria

Kim Kardashian has dissociated herself from a controversial tweet circulating on social media which insults Nigeria and its women. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 11:36 · Paul Adepoju

Kim Kardashian’s abusive ‘tweet’ causes major Nigerian uproar

A tweet supposedly posted by American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, has sprouted a major social media outrage in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 11:22 · Vincent Matinde

Safaricom, Standard Group ranked most active companies on social media

Safaricom and Standard Group are among the most active users of social media among companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 10:17 · Gabriella Mulligan

Carl Pistorius trial will not be broadcast

Carl Pistorius’ trial for culpable homicide will not be broadcast live, the magistrate has ruled, despite an application to do so by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 13:45 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan blogger charged in court

Blogger Robert Alai was charged in court today with incitement after posting an allegedly incriminating message on Twitter. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook utilising external data collection

Facebook is harvesting data from outside sources in its bid to become the world’s most effective advertising platform. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:47 · Richard Cutcher

LinkedIn overhauls its search feature

LinkedIn, the social network for businesses people, has made its search feature “even smarter and more streamlined” as it connects million of people around the world each day. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 13:16 · Kamau Mbote

Social media users celebrate Chinua Achebe

Social media users took time to celebrate fallen Nigerian icon Chinua Achebe who died today aged 82. → Read more
Fri, March 22nd, 09:42 · Kamau Mbote

Nigeria and Kenya entangled in Twitter war

Kenya and Nigeria have been embroiled in a Twitter war which started following mistreatment of Kenyan national football players in Nigeria yesterday. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 14:28 · Tom Jackson

Kenyans on Twitter angry after incoming legislators promise to review salaries

Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have reacted angrily to comments by some incoming members of parliament that the reviewed salaries are too low and they would push for them to be increased. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 14:04 · Gabriella Mulligan

Twitter celebrates 7th birthday

Twitter today celebrated its seventh birthday by releasing a video tribute to the “breathtaking velocity” with which the website has grown. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 09:15 · Gabriella Mulligan

SA Human Rights Day celebrated on Twitter

#HumanRightsDay and #Sharpeville are top trending on Twitter in South Africa as the country flocks to social media to promote universal human rights and remember the Sharpeville massacre. → Read more
Thu, March 21st, 08:43 · Gabriella Mulligan

YouTube hits one billion monthly users

YouTube has reached one billion monthly users eight years after its inception, attributing the growth to “Generation C”. → Read more
Wed, March 20th, 09:22 · Paul Adepoju

M.I becomes first African rapper to premiere a song on Google Hangout

Nigeria-born internationally acclaimed rapper M.I Abaga has re-affirmed his position at the top of African entertainment with a historic online premiere of the first single off his next album. → Read more