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Tue, March 19th, 08:40 · Gythan Munga

Q&A: Graduates.com’s Jason Classon

Think of social networking and the first thing that comes to mind is Facebook. Well, almost a year before Facebook launched in February 2004 as a social networking service that would go on to serve over one billion active users, another service that reunited friends from school was already doing the round. → Read more
Tue, March 19th, 08:15 · Tefo Mohapi

Facebook hacked again

Another vulnerability has been revealed in Facebook which allows hackers to hijack a person’s account. → Read more
Mon, March 18th, 14:28 · Gabriella Mulligan

Pope’s Twitter account resurrected

Pope Francis I has taken over the @pontifex Twitter account, tweeting for the first time to ask for followers' prayers. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 14:10 · Richard Cutcher

Music app imminent from Twitter

Twitter is building a standalone music application, utilising its ownership of music discovery service We Are Hunted, which it bought last year. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 13:10 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan government warns those inciting against foreign media

The government has rushed to state that foreign journalist are welcome in the country following weeks of bashing by Kenyans on social media after a number of negative stories were published preceding the March 4 general election. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 10:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Users must vet own content – YouTube

A YouTube official says use of the video platform has grown to such a level the website cannot vet content, instead trusting its users to self-police. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 08:58 · Brandon Gregory

Facebook to implement Twitter’s hashtag symbol

Facebook is reportedly looking to take on its rival Twitter by implementing the famous hashtag service. → Read more
Fri, March 15th, 07:39 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan government to petition Facebook and Twitter on hate speech

The Kenyan government will petition Facebook and Twitter in a bid to uncover the identities of those perpetuating hate speech in Kenya. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 15:48 · Paul Adepoju

“Oga at the top” gaffe causes social media outburst in Nigeria

The failure of the Lagos state commandant of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Obafaiye Shem, to name the corps’ official website address during a live television interview has resulted in an outburst on social media. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 12:36 · Vincent Matinde

Kenyan television exposes tribalism on social media

Nation Television (NTV) yesterday named and shamed some Kenyans spewing hate speech on social media. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 09:49 · Kamau Mbote

Closure of Al Shabaab Twitter account attracts parody account

After Somalia’s Al Shabaab Twitter account was shut down, a new account has sprung up under the same name, though the Tweets have been toned down. → Read more
Thu, March 14th, 09:26 · Elly Okutoyi

Comments on Twitter force Botswana to retract statement on Kenyatta

Kenyans On Twitter (#KOT) yesterday took to the social platform to demonstrate against comments by the Botswanan government that president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta was unwelcome in their country, leading to a retraction. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 15:20 · Tom Jackson

Study says Facebook “likes” can reveal personal information

University of Cambridge researchers claim to have gleaned “highly sensitive personal attributes” from studying what Facebook users “like” on the social networking site. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 13:23 · Tom Jackson

LinkedIn rumoured to be acquiring Pulse

LinkedIn is in talks over the acquisition of news reader application pulse, according to reports, with the deal likely to be worth between US$50 million and US$100 million. → Read more
Wed, March 13th, 12:40 · Nanine Steenkamp

First African Social Media Fraud Risk Conference to occur in SA

The Social Media Fraud Risk Conference 2013 will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, in April, to educate attendees about Fraud Landscape (FraudScape). → Read more
Tue, March 12th, 14:23 · Nanine Steenkamp

Swazi political Facebook use illegal

Swaziland ruler King Mswati III has prohibited the population from using Facebook as a platform for election campaigns until further notice. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 13:54 · Kamau Mbote

OPINION: Lessons from Kenya’s elections on virtual versus real votes

Shortly after the Kenyan election results started trickling in there was a quick realization of who the front runners were and which candidates would certainly not be victorious despite all the hype in social media circles. → Read more
Mon, March 11th, 08:48 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyans retort on social media to Obama remarks

Kenyans on Twitter have lashed out at US President Barack Obama on his remarks during the Gridiron dinner, where he equated the environment in Kenya similar to that in Syria. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 10:18 · Babongile Matyila

Facebook revamps newsfeed design

Founder and chief executive of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the redesign of the social network’s news feed in San Francisco. → Read more
Fri, March 8th, 08:09 · Kamau Mbote

Facebook considering allowing users to block ads at a charge

Facebook users could have ad-free pages at a cost should a patent application filed in February 2011 come into force. → Read more