Social Networks
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Globally people are adopting Africa’s heritage of resilience wisdom
Flocking is a response to a crisis and hardship, when families, social groups, villages, countries and even the usually competitive individuals and businesses come together to…
Botswana’s media is in crisis
COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing on which virtually everyone in Botswana agrees: most of the news…
Zim elections: Parties go hunting for young voters
Zanu-PF promises wealth, and the MDC has put jobs for the youth at the centre of its campaign.
Founder of social media site buys it back for a bargain
Can he reinvent it? Who knows, but he says it will be fun trying.
Online censorship in 2012
The number of countries filtering online content has increased. Pornography and security are reasons given to block politically sensitive information.
Khaya Dlanga: Love thy neighbour – from a distance
Even though we desire solitude, we can’t stand being by ourselves. Good thing we have Twitter, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Artists poke fun at virtual lives
Web 2.0 companies and social networks have become fodder for the work of Dutch artists writes <strong>Natalie Dixon</strong>.
Where are the new social networks?
The technology scene has echoes of the post-dotcom exhaustion of 2002 as we wait for mobiles to catch up.