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(Ex) Facebook users in search of new social networks

(Ex) Facebook users in search of new social networks

29 Apr 2013 11:36 - Juliette Garside
Facebook has lost millions of users, independent data suggests, as alternative social networks focus on those looking for new online playgrounds.
Comedy Central to launch Twitter comedy festival

Comedy Central to launch Twitter comedy festival

22 Apr 2013 15:32 - Sapa-AP
Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is the soul of wit, the festival will be played out in 140 characters (or less) and six-second videos.
Bret Easton Ellis's tweets provoke 'ban' from gay media awards

Bret Easton Ellis's tweets provoke 'ban' from gay media awards

22 Apr 2013 15:03 - Guardian Reporter
Novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis has missed the GLAAD Media Awards in the wake of a string of contentious comments on social media.
The internet guide to hitchhiking

The internet guide to hitchhiking

19 Apr 2013 00:00 - John O’Mahony
Gone are the handmade signs and endless waiting. John O’Mahony uses apps and websites to find lifts, beds and friends as he hitches across Europe.
Zanu-PF is all a Twitter

Zanu-PF is all a Twitter

12 Apr 2013 00:00 - Jason Moyo
Zimbabwe ruling party "goes all out" on the internet.
Justin Bieber didn't start the Great Teen Tweet Wars – ask Vera Lynn

Justin Bieber didn't start the Great Teen Tweet Wars – ask Vera Lynn

19 Mar 2013 15:49 - Marina Hyde
Belieber death threats are not a sign of end times. Crazed fans were ever thus – it's just easier to be in touch these days.
Social media can be used to ease extremism, says Saudi minister

Social media can be used to ease extremism, says Saudi minister

13 Mar 2013 15:52 - Sapa-AFP
Arab interior ministers have been advised to confront the spread of extremism through social media networks with their own cyber know-how.
South Africans have yet to discover the real power of social media

South Africans have yet to discover the real power of social media

08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Yu-Shan Wu
As the political leadership adapts to new public diplomacy strategies, citizens will acquaint themselves more and more with new technology.
How Italy's Grillo used social media to win votes

How Italy's Grillo used social media to win votes

27 Feb 2013 10:12 - Jamie Bartlett
Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement has won 25% of the votes in Italy's election through mixing new technology with old-style activism.
MXit meets the movies

MXit meets the movies

20 Feb 2013 16:43 - Aneesa Fazel
The producers of "A Lucky Man" hope that previewing the film on the social media app will encourage young people to discuss the issues it tackles.
Deep Read: Tweeting out of poverty

Deep Read: Tweeting out of poverty

22 Oct 2012 15:21 - Adam Cooke
Social media and access to information and communication technology is a pathway out of poverty, according to new research.
Harnessing your inner Fomo

Harnessing your inner Fomo

28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Thalia Randall
If you are between the ages of 13 and 65, own a cellphone and have heard of a web browser, you may understand the phobia of missing out.
Mother City all a-Twitter

Mother City all a-Twitter

21 Sep 2012 00:04 - Mariette du Toit-Helmbold
Cape Town has launched tourism into the twittersphere. Tourism chief executive Mariette du Toit-Helmbold talks social networking and #LoveCapeTown.
Tweeting with a conscience

Tweeting with a conscience

24 Aug 2012 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
Nomalanga Mkhize has moved out of her comfort zone and is determined to make a difference in education.
It's official: South Africans have FOMO

It's official: South Africans have FOMO

02 Jul 2012 18:53 - AFP
Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a "fear of missing out" on more interesting activities than what they're doing.
Q&A: Helen Zille on race, Twitter and making mistakes

Video | Q&A: Helen Zille on race, Twitter and making mistakes

06 Jun 2012 00:00
DA leader Helen Zille sits down with Verashni Pillay for a conversation on empathy, racism, and social media gone wrong.

Instagram and Facebook: The next tech bubble?

11 Apr 2012 12:27 - Staff Reporter
Facebook has bought the photo-sharing service for $1-billion. What does history tell us about the wisdom of such mega-deals?
Burma journalists use social media to report on elections

Burma journalists use social media to report on elections

31 Mar 2012 09:41 - Kelly MacNamara
Burma's journalists will take to Twitter and Facebook in their battle to beat press restrictions and deliver breaking news of Sunday's by-elections.

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