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Tue, December 4th, 08:31 · Kamau Mbote

Twitter under pressure to freeze terrorist accounts

‘Twitter is soon becoming a tool for terrorist,’ lawmaker says. World’s major microblogging site Twitter is under pressure from six US lawmakers to freeze the accounts of Hezbollah and Hamas, arguing the social networking site gives the two organizations an opportunity to propagate their hatred against the US, contrary to the law. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 13:40 · Tefo Mohapi

Ushahidi being used to assist Kenya carpools

Ushahidi, a Kenyan non-profit organisation specialising in free and open source software, has aided the Kenyan carpool Twitter surge by creating a crowdmap to capture, categorise, geo locate and visualise as many tweets as possible. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 13:05 · Robin Okuthe

Sub-Saharan countries experience largest rise in global connectedness

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, Ghana, Togo, Zambia and Guinea, saw the largest rise in connectedness between 2010 and 2011, according to the second edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) released today. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 11:03 · Kamau Mbote

Kenyan taxi drivers and car owners seize Twitter’s carpooling to make money

It all started as a way of helping stranded passengers get to work and back home as public service vehicles (PSV) switched off their engines in protest at “new and more punitive traffic laws”, but five days into the strike #carpoolke is now a way to make money for taxis as well as private vehicle owners. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 12:17 · Robin Okuthe

Harnessing the benefits of ad targeting for political gains

Online advertising has become an authoritative auxiliary to TV commercials. Although the lion’s share of political advertising finances are spent on such adverts, with each subsequent election cycle a larger portion is spent online. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 13:43 · Robin Okuthe

How to have your tweet regularly retweeted

For Twitter users, having a tweet retweeted several times seems a mark of accomplishment, like having your advice passed along by word-of-mouth bringing a sense of pride. Yet how can this feat be accomplished? How can tweets on the latest news spread like a virus on the Net? → Read more
Tue, November 27th, 06:25 · Nanine Steenkamp

Facebook poses career threat

More than 50 percent of recruiters employ Facebook in determining final candidates for job applications, the Edinburgh Business School Facebook survey revealed on Monday. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 15:00 · Tefo Mohapi

“Develop remarkable content” says Mike Sharman

A digital communications expert has said there is “no such thing as a viral strategy” at the latest installment of the Heavy Chef Sessions in Deloitte’s Johannesburg headquarters. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 11:52 · Paul Adepoju

State government in Nigeria sacks staff over Facebook comment, opposition reacts

An opposition party in Nigeria has slammed the sacking of an employee of the Bauchi state government for a comment he made on Facebook. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 10:28 · Nanine Steenkamp

Norway against Facebook marketing

The Norwegian Consumers Council has warned Facebook about unsolicited marketing, demanding them to stop and threatening a lawsuit. → Read more
Fri, November 23rd, 09:29 · HumanIPO

The HumanIPO Debate: Should the M23 Facebook group be closed down?

As the Facebook following of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 continues to grow, questions must be asked about the ethics of allowing groups committing atrocities to maintain a social media profile, particularly one that has apparently gained traction. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd, 15:55 · Gabriella Mulligan

Congo M23 rebels build Facebook following in face of UN pressure

The Facebook following of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 continues to grow as the government struggles to regain control of its eastern regions in the face of the group’s violent campaign. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 07:52 · Paul Adepoju

Gambia gets new social network site

Gambian social network looks to rival Facebook as the race begins to sign up users. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 15:43 · Nanine Steenkamp

Facebook search engine plans provokes mixed reaction

As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg expressed his interest in expanding his social media network into a search engine the stock value increased by 12 percent, but experts are scoffing at the collaboration possibilities. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 13:24 · Richard Cutcher

City of Cape Town leads social media charge as authorities look to connect with electorate

Government authorities in South Africa are tapping into the growing volume of people who use Facebook and Twitter as an instant source of information. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 07:36 · Robin Okuthe

Don’t watch Obama punching someone for insulting him on Twitter

A new Twitter scam features a fake video of President Obama punching someone for insulting him, all designed to steal passwords and push malware, Internet security firm PandaLab has noted today. The microblogging site’s users are advised to ignore a direct message asking them to click a link to watch the clip. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 10:06 · Kamau Mbote

Constable to be charged for instigating officers’ go slow via social media

A police officer in Kenya accused of using the social media to incite the law enforcement to a go-slow is due to be arraigned in court Friday morning. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 12:00 · Gythan Munga

Chris Rock’s video on Obama a sensation in Africa

Stand up comedian Chris Rock’s video message recorded for the Jimmy Kimmel Live show is currently trending in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria on Youtube. → Read more
Tue, November 6th, 08:27 · Gythan Munga

Instagram unveils user Web profiles

Instagram, a mobile-focused free photo sharing service, has announced user profiles for the Web, to be rolled out across the globe over the next few days. → Read more
Fri, November 2nd, 06:32 · Gythan Munga

Kenyan daily deals website pinning to make sales

Zetu Deals, a Kenyan daily deals website, is one the country's first businesses to have endorsed Pinterest, which uses standard social networking features to share content by pinning images, videos and other objects on its user interface known as Pinboards, for a monthly discount fair. → Read more