Twitter will launch a music-specific app, following its acquisition of music discovery service We Are Hunted last year, according to a CNet report.
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 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.
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.
It could have been the tweet of the century. But Pope Benedict decided not to announce his resignation on Twitter.
Khaya Dlanga has discovered a new religious text: the book of Twitter.
Pope Benedict has urged Catholics to use social networks like Twitter and Facebook to win converts, as he launched his own smartphone app.
The legacy of three court orders, a media furore, and pupils who went without textbooks last year appears to be holding strong – on Twitter.
A court in Kuwait has sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country’s ruler on Twitter.
We round up the cringe-worthy, jaw-dropping South African Twitter blunders of 2012.
Singer Chris Brown is at it again on Twitter, unleashing a sexist attack on writer and comedian Jenny Johnson.
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.
President Barack Obama has won a second term in the White House, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the US economy.
Hawks spokesperson McIntosh Polela has apologised for making light of rape in prison on Twitter.
Social commentator and Twitter celebrity Eusebius McKaiser talks about race, his favourite author and why academic writing often sucks.
Salman Rushdie said that if a fatwa calling for his murder had been issued in the social networking era, it would have further endangered his life.
The social networking service has been accused of flouting its own code of conduct, but most of the criticism seems unfair, writes John Naughton.
While the world was tweeting about the new iPhone on Wednesday, South Africans were sharing thoughts about Steve Biko on Twitter.
Julius Malema once threatened to "shut down" Twitter. Now the fiery former youth leader has formally taken ownership of his account.
Ev Williams and Biz Stone have launched two new websites in what they hope will prompt an "evolutionary leap" in online sharing.
Jack of all trades, Sentletse Diakanyo has a big mouth, strong opinions and followers who love and hate him. Percy Zvomuya spoke to him.
From roach coaches to taco trucks to upmarket lunches, the gourmet food truck is all grown up and it has come, writes Nadine Botha.
Marissa Mayer is taking her talent for revenue enhancement from Google to the competition. Josh Halliday & Charles Arthur report.
Even though we desire solitude, we can’t stand being by ourselves. Good thing we have Twitter, writes Khaya Dlanga.
The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the world, but some say it is becoming dowdy.
Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a "fear of missing out" on more interesting activities than what they’re doing.
When the Goodman Gallery put up The Spear, South Africa was driven into warring camps. One of the voices that strained to be heard was Unathi Kondile.
First National Bank is clearly doing something right in how it builds its reputation
Kevin Pietersen has been fined an "undisclosed sum" by the England and Wales Cricket Board after a Twitter attack on former batsman Nick Knight.
Pakistan has blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the website, a senior government official says.
South Africans on Twitter have been left seething after a racist tweet by FHM model Jessica Leandra made the rounds.