Picking up a whole bunch of fake followers is the easiest way to grow an account and become an “influencer”, and it looks like a real problem here in South Africa.
As you can imagine South Africans are outraged about what’s gone on these past few days, so they’ve taken to the streets to make their voices heard.
Ever wondered why some posts on social media do better than others? You have a few factors to consider, like when your audience finds themselves online.
RIP Vine, your six-second videos provided me with hours of laughter over the most random things ever. Long Live the Vine!
If you haven’t yet heard of Gather Online it’s time to catch a wake up, because this exciting social network is making huge waves across SA and the world.
I have no doubt you’ve heard your fair share of Bok chatter these past few weeks, and of course your advice is the way forward. Time to get the word out there.
Plenty has changed since Facebook first hit the scene, and now there’s an exciting new social network that looks set to change the social network game for good.
Snapchat’s massive IPO. British politician nearly killed in punch up. Zuma wants state capture deferred. Hurricane death toll hits 339. Obama calls state of emergency. Cosby plays race card. Kardashian show on hold.
Realised your Instagram feed features way too many images of delicious food, and now you feel hungry all the time? You should probably sort that out.
South Africa’s Social Media Landscape report dropped today, and while getting your hands on the whole thing is a little costly here’s what you need to know.
Australia is currently caught up in a heated ‘blackface’ debate, although this time support is coming from a rather unlikely source.
Gigi is finally rocking Instagram, and there’s nothing like a bikini shot to get your numbers game up. She certainly hit this one out the park.
Not too sure on how to gain more followers for your social media accounts? Not to worry – Lonely Island have you covered.
You have signed up for the race that has taken Cape Town by storm, but now you want more . Fine, we’ll give you more then.
Social media is a dangerous tool – not just for instances of cybercrime but for own happiness, too. The hackers are watching.
If you follow Mr Loops on any of his social media platforms you might realise that he has got the humblebrag down – but who else is as good?
Nintendo are coming in hot with a new release that could change the way you look at your friends. Maybe not in a good way either.
Move over which colour is this dress and all that garbage, how about which of these three women is the mother? Some people age rather well it seems.
Penny Sparrow might be in a bit of personal hell following her awful social media comments (and attempts at apologising) but South Africa has woken up and the dialogue is real.
Instagram is quickly becoming to the go-to space for people to show off just how grand their lives are. What about the hand behind the camera though?
At 18, this social media celeb has taken a stand against how she made her money, coming out to the world about just how fake the whole game really is.
Here’s one that should worry all the keyboard warriors out there, with legal experts outlining how wrong things can go with one ill-advised post.
One of the world’s favourite apps is celebrating five years of cyber-life and its co-founder isn’t keen on slowing down any time soon.
For over a year now campaigners for #freethenipple have wondered why Instagram kept deleting users’ images of female nips. But now, all has been explained. About time.
After a mini documentary on the culture aspects of Stellies was released via social media, Stellenbosch University stated in a reply that it’s not all true.
When anything regarding Oscar makes the news you can be sure folks on Twitter will work themselves into a frenzy. The past few hours have been no different.
Note to future retailers who want to throw in a lil’ something extra: this is what happens when your plans backfire and you end up pissing off a mommy who has a blog.
It seems even the kings of the online hookup can sometimes have an off day. Whoever controls the company’s Twitter account may not have got some for a while.
Eva Longoria, one of the more salacious characters on Desperate Housewives and quite the feisty one it seems. You can watch her take aim at a journo from Down Under here.
Charity starts at home, so if someone could make it easier to give to worthy causes from the comfort of our couches we’d be inclined to give them a high five. Enter this game-changer.