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Wed, February 20th, 12:36 · Paul Adepoju

Africans in diaspora can help push for technological advancements – Professor George Ayitteh

The roles of Africans in the diaspora promoting technological advancements in various sectors of the continent's affairs have been highlighted by Professor George Ayitteh of the Free Africa Foundation. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 09:06 · Paul Adepoju

Social media can reduce cost of healthcare – Dr Nkiruka Orajiaka

Nigerians have been advised to use social media to gather information on how to prevent diseases and live with certain medical conditions. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 07:58 · Elly Okutoyi

Africa does not need another Facebook for marketing

Africa does not need to create another Facebook just to engage customers on a social platform as other channels and technologies for marketing campaigns already exist, according to Mike Sharman, owner of South Africa-based Retroviral Digital Communications. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 13:35 · Paul Adepoju

Only mobile-based online campaigns will succeed in Nigeria – Guinness

Oyinade Olajiga, brand manager of digital marketing at Guinness Nigeria, has described mobile as the best platform for online campaigns in the country. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 12:31 · Paul Adepoju

Superbowl blackout led to PR nightmare for Nigerian power sector on social media

Vladimir Duthiers, correspondent of Associated Press (AP) and CNN in Nigeria, has revealed Nigerians were responsible for the bad publicity the country’s power sector received during the night of the American Superbowl. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 11:52 · Paul Adepoju

Africans can influence international policies – Nnena Onyewuchi

Nnena Onyewuchi, founding partner of Nigerian marketing firm Yellow Brick Road, has encouraged African youths to become actively involved in influencing international policies. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 10:54 · Brandon Gregory

Social media an important tool for Ramphele’s Agang

Mamphela Ramphele has identified social media as an important tool for rallying support following the launch of her party political platform yesterday. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 09:13 · Tefo Mohapi

Posterous “shuts down” on April 30

Posterous, launched in 2008 and acquired by Twitter around a year ago, is preparing to shut down posterous.com to “focus 100% of our efforts on Twitter”. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 16:27 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: Running on African time, poor communication mars day one of Social Media Week Lagos 2013

Without doubt, Africa’s first Social Media Week is the biggest event of its kind yet in the West African region and with the large number of talks, seminars and forums, it could be billed as one of the largest on the continent. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 14:59 · Tom Jackson

Messenger to Skype upgrade to start April 8

Restrictions on the use of Windows Live Messenger will begin on April 8, with the process of migrating all English-speaking users to Skype expected to take less than a month. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 12:58 · Brandon Gregory

#Ramphele and #Agang dominating SA Twitter today

Mamphela Ramphele finally revealed her new political party plans in an 11am announcement this morning, with social media buzzing with reaction to the news. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 11:38 · Kamau Mbote

Keroche Breweries sabotage claims fuel discussion on social media

Top Kenyan brewer Keroche Breweries yesterday claimed on social media it was seeing slow business as its competitors are using ethnic politics as a sales strategy to dissuade customers from buying its products, assertions that shocked Kenyans. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 11:29 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government does not understand social media – Tolu Ogunlesi

A top journalist and Social Media Week Lagos 2013 host has said the Nigerian government is yet to fully understand the potential of social media despite the large number of Nigerians using platforms such as Facebook and Twitter daily. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 10:52 · Tefo Mohapi

Facebook computers targeted in sophisticated possible Java exploit hack attack

Facebook has reported it was the target of a sophisticated hack attack that possibly used the “Java exploit” by an unidentified hacker group. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 15:36 · Gabriella Mulligan

Goldie death prompts emotional social media response

A statement on Nigerian singer Goldie’s Facebook page and Twitter announcing her sudden death at the end of last week prompted a surge of tributes on the social media sites. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 15:03 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook secures Graph Search for younger users

Facebook has released details of how its Graph Search feature will provide for the online security of young users, giving extra protection for users aged 13 to 17. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 13:20 · Brandon Gregory

Fake Nandos Oscar Pistorius linked advertisement causes furore on social media

A fake Nando’s advertisement mocking the arrest of Oscar Pistorius for allegedly shooting his girlfriend in his home has surfaced on social media, with Nando’s distancing itself from the ad. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 13:14 · Kamau Mbote

COFEK takes fight to Ndemo on social media

Kenya’s consumer advocacy group the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has turned the tables on information ministry permanent secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo, criticising him on social media. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 12:46 · Brandon Gregory

#SONA had Twitter buzzing

The South African State of the Nation address (SONA) was delivered by President Jacob Zuma in Cape Town yesterday, and had #SONA trending with thousands of tweets. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:59 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian schools urged to ban students’ unsupervised access to social media

Child Affairs, an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation, has added its voice to calls to control children’s access to social media. → Read more