- 06 May 2013 19:05 - Michael Wolff
- There are fewer and fewer jobs in journalism, but last week an ultimate job was posted in Twitter's attempt to become a true news operation.
- 26 Apr 2013 00:00 - Jason Moyo
- A single retweet has thrust Ismail Musa Menk, a popular Islamic cleric from Zimbabwe, into the spotlight.
- 24 Apr 2013 09:47 - Alina Selyukh
- Hackers took over news agency Associated Press's Twitter account and sent a false tweet about the US president that briefly sent US markets reeling.
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- 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.
- 12 Apr 2013 13:51 - Guardian Reporter
- In the latest in a series of media-savvy moves, President Mohamed Morsi plans to respond to citizens' concerns every night on Twitter.
- 14 Mar 2013 18:05 - Jemima Kiss
- Twitter will launch a music-specific app, following its acquisition of music discovery service We Are Hunted last year, according to a CNet report.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 23 Feb 2013 18:10 - AFP
- The family of Oscar Pistorius have dismissed as fake a tweet saying he was thankful for prayers for his family and that of his slain girlfriend.
- 22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Thalia Holmes
- Some restaurants in New York have banned the practice. But back in Mzansi, snapping photos of your food is just fine — as long as you do it right.
- 16 Feb 2013 18:48 - Reuters
- It could have been the tweet of the century. But Pope Benedict decided not to announce his resignation on Twitter.
- 31 Jan 2013 12:15 - Khaya Dlanga
- Khaya Dlanga has discovered a new religious text: the book of Twitter.
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- 24 Jan 2013 14:09 - Naomi O'Leary
- Pope Benedict has urged Catholics to use social networks like Twitter and Facebook to win converts, as he launched his own smartphone app.
- 16 Jan 2013 16:50 - Victoria John
- The legacy of three court orders, a media furore, and pupils who went without textbooks last year appears to be holding strong - on Twitter.
- 06 Jan 2013 20:08 - Mahmoud Harbi
- A court in Kuwait has sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter.
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- 12 Dec 2012 13:40 - Rhodé Marshall
- We round up the cringe-worthy, jaw-dropping South African Twitter blunders of 2012.
- 26 Nov 2012 10:16 - Rhodé Marshall
- Singer Chris Brown is at it again on Twitter, unleashing a sexist attack on writer and comedian Jenny Johnson.
- 18 Nov 2012 19:09 - Sapa-AFP
- Kuwait's public prosecution on Sunday ordered the detention of four Twitter users for 10 days for allegedly insulting the ruler of the Gulf state.
- 07 Nov 2012 11:01 - John Whitesides, Steve Holland,
- President Barack Obama has won a second term in the White House, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the US economy.
