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Thu, January 24th, 20:23 · Richard Cutcher

Striking off notice for TweetDeck will not threaten its existence

The multi-column British-built Twitter application TweetDeck will continue running as normal despite being served a striking off notice by the UK’s official business regulator. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 15:50 · Paul Adepoju

Survey reveals social media habits of Nigerian teenagers

A survey carried out across Nigeria by Richardson Konsult, a Lagos-based opinion poll center, has revealed teenagers in the North Central and South East geo-political zones use social media the most. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 17:27 · Gabriella Mulligan

Twitter announces updates to Embedded Tweets

Twitter has revealed updates to its Embedded Tweet feature, allowing easier embedding and faster visibility on sites while making the feature more aesthetic. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 05:24 · Brandon Gregory

Social media outrage at South African politicians’ attack on bank

The “You Can Help” campaign launched by First National Bank (FNB) has angered the African National Congress (ANC) and its affiliates who lashed out saying FNB attacked the state through its “treacherous” campaign. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:46 · Vincent Matinde

Facebook fraud suspect faints in court after being charged with impersonation

A Facebook impostor in Kenya who allegedly passed himself around as the inspector general of police was yesterday arraigned in court to face charges of impersonation. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 09:18 · Paul Adepoju

Social media can greatly influence political campaigns – expert

Social media experts need to partner with other professionals to ensure credible leaders are elected to office according to the Chief Executive of FCO Limited in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, January 22nd, 08:37 · Robin Okuthe

Status updates on Facebook are not that forgettable

Status updates posted on Facebook are likely to be more memorable than human faces or sentences in a book, a new study reveals. → Read more
Fri, January 18th, 06:58 · Richard Cutcher

Google set for stake in major music video website

Google is reportedly set to buy 10 percent of Vevo, the music video website founded by record companies Sony and Universal, in a bid to distribute millions of new clips onto YouTube. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 14:25 · Tefo Mohapi

Kenya’s Kuhonga fighting corruption using the Ushahidi platform

Kuhonga, an anti-corruption mapping platform, seeks to address the question “how can we crush corruption in Africa?” by using data and maps to track activity related to corruption. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 10:43 · Tom Jackson

‘Instasham’ costs Instagram half its users

Facebook-owned social network Instagram has lost half its active users since it controversially changed its terms of use, even though it backtracked on the new policies within a day. → Read more
Thu, January 17th, 07:33 · Paul Adepoju

80 percent of data collection in Africa is with pen and paper or face-to-face interviews

Online data collection is yet to become well established in Nigeria because of the unreliability of communication services, according to Paul Nnanwobu, Chief Executive of Random Dynamic Resources, a fast-growing indigenous market research company. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 08:40 · Robin Okuthe

Facebook launches Graph Search

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new type of search engine on the social networking site, providing users with a new way to search for photos, people, interests and places. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 19:15 · Paul Adepoju

Research agency predicts boom in mobile, online display and social media

Global research agency Millward Brown has revealed its latest top ten digital and media predictions including how using “mobile as remote” will become the “brains” of utilities. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 15:44 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Obi Asika, Lagos Chairman of Social Media Week

Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos will host Social Media Week (SMW) from February 18 to 22 - the first time an African city has hosted what has become a major global event. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 13:24 · Brandon Gregory

No Strings Attached, South Africa’s latest social media site

“No-strings” is the driving concept behind a new South African social network, or “hookups” site, creating a one-stop profile and chat site for the more promiscuous seeking similar encounters. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 15:08 · Paul Adepoju

Social media regulation unrealistic in Nigeria – expert

A social media expert has declared unrealistic the proposition that the Nigerian government should regulate access to and the use of social media in Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 08:19 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook charges users US$100 to message Mark Zuckerberg

Facebookers will have to pay US$100 if they want their private messages to be noticed by founder Mark Zuckerberg and other VIPs. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 05:56 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos set to host Africa’s first Social Media Week

For the first time since Social Media Week was launched, an African city will host the week-long event from February 18-22. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:39 · HumanIPO

Facebook post identifies thief as suspect photo appears on victim’s wall

A Durbanite burglar in South Africa will be prosecuted after a picture of himself appeared on the Facebook wall of his victim. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:08 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung Mobile Nigeria Facebook fan page hijacked

The Facebook fan page of Samsung Mobile Nigeria has been hacked, with the latest administrator post on the page reading “I am a Muslim and I want you fanpagen to behold back manager really”. → Read more