"Friendvertising" is the latest trick by marketers who want you to sell their brand.
Government has applauded social media activity denouncing the circulation of pictures showing Nelson Mandela lying in state at the Union Buildings.
Facebook has been boosting its efforts to put more news, instead of just status updates, in its feed.
While the advent of social media has not changed the basic codes of conduct for employees, it has made many infringements more visible.
Loyalty programmes, as Amanda Cromhout, notes, have been around forever.
Harper Reed, Obama’s 2012 campaign chief technology officer talks about the drive’s success, but says "tech can’t help you if your party sucks".
Twitter is a useful way to promote businesses and increase revenue – but get it wrong at your peril.
Social media offer new insights on job candidates — but is it ethical or legal to base a hiring decision on a candidate’s Facebook profile?
Social media adds a new dimension to the recruitment process, allowing companies to showcase themselves, and helping them to pick suitable candidates.
Do social network surveys accurately reflect the views of SA’s youth? And are the media being critical enough when electing to publish their findings?
The M&G Zimbabwe Elections voting trends site is an attempt to give citizens access to information, despite Zanu-PF’s claims to the contrary.
Facebook has begun rolling out a tool for US English language users to mine the social network’s trove of experiences.
Media coverage of the Pistorius trial is close to breaking constitutional principles. But can journalists be charged for reporting leaked evidence?
The South African media landscape, or any media landscape for that matter, is not a stagnant and stable one
Facebook has lost millions of users, independent data suggests, as alternative social networks focus on those looking for new online playgrounds.
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.
Novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis has missed the GLAAD Media Awards in the wake of a string of contentious comments on social media.
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.
Zimbabwe ruling party "goes all out" on the internet.
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.
Arab interior ministers have been advised to confront the spread of extremism through social media networks with their own cyber know-how.
Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement has won 25% of the votes in Italy’s election through mixing new technology with old-style activism.
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.
Social media and access to information and communication technology is a pathway out of poverty, according to new research.
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.
Cape Town has launched tourism into the twittersphere. Tourism chief executive Mariette du Toit-Helmbold talks social networking and #LoveCapeTown.
Nomalanga Mkhize has moved out of her comfort zone and is determined to make a difference in education.
Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a "fear of missing out" on more interesting activities than what they’re doing.
DA leader Helen Zille sits down with Verashni Pillay for a conversation on empathy, racism, and social media gone wrong.
Facebook has bought the photo-sharing service for $1-billion. What does history tell us about the wisdom of such mega-deals?
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.
A new breed of photo sharing communities has made a virtue of offering less, rather than more.