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Tech Report – The Lowdown On Twitter #Music [VIDEO]
16 May 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The latest app from Twitter, #Music will interest you. Seth gives you the rundown on how it works, what it means for how Twitter will be doing business on your account in the future – and most importantly – whether you should download it.
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Fake Samsung S4 Twitter Accounts Are Posting Pro-Samsung Tweets
14 May 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Has Samsung no shame? The smart phone company gained some bad publicity recently when information leaked regarding their payment of Taiwanese students to write bad reviews about opposition tech firm, HTC. At the time, the SouthKorean tech giant blamed their social media agency, but it looks like they could be back to their naughty ways.
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Photos Of Justin Bieber In Cape Town + Video Of His Fans Camped Outside His Hotel
08 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
Twitter has exploded with videos and images of # 1 selling pop star Justin Bieber, as he cruised into Cape Town yesterday. He has already had a ‘braai’ and kids are camped outside his hotel.
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Just When You Thought Warren Buffet Couldn’t Get Any Cooler, He Sends His First Tweet – And It’s Awesome
03 May 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
According to Forbes, Warren Buffet has a net worth of $53,5 billion (R478 billion). He is number 4 on the Forbes Billionaires list, second in the United States. He is the 15th most powerful person in the world, and is ranked number two on the Forbes 400 list. And now he has sent his first tweet.
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Are You Making Yourself A Target For Hackers? Tech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself [INFOGRAPHIC]
30 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The latest and most prominent victim of hacking was the Associated Press’ Twitter handle. The handle was used to publish a tweet that falsely reported a bomb explosion in the White House, which injured Barack Obama. This infographic provides you with all the information you need to avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime.
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Watch This “News Machine” Turn Your Tweets Into Exaggerated News Headlines [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
A “news machine” has been developed by Color Magazine and interactive designer, Jonathon Chomko in an effort to highlight sensationalism in journalism. The new machine turns user tweets into headlines, through various media filters. It’s an epic visual demonstration of broken telephone in the news cycle.
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Mike Tyson Followed Luis Suarez On Twitter Right After News Of The Biting Incident Broke – Seriously [PICS]
22 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Moments after news broke of Suarez biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, Suarez had a new Twitter follower, none other than Mike Tyson. I cannot stress to you enough how awesome this is.
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Twitter’s Music App Has Launched – Info Here
19 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
On Thursday afternoon, Twitter launched a seperate music app on Apple iOS devices, aptly named, #Music. The app is set to be made available on music.twitter.com.
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Get The Most Important News Before Anyone Else @2oceansvibe
19 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our Twitter account (@2oceansvibe) has almost 25,000 followers. That’s because people want to find out about news they really care about, the MOMENT it hits. And you can too! Follow us @2oceansvibe. And you can get Seth Rotherham’s (uncensored) tweets at @sethrotherham
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Yesterday’s Cape Town Street Floods – All The Pics [GALLERY]
18 Apr 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
Yesterday, Twitter was booming with warnings of an ominous storm that was set to break over Cape Town. Some people didn’t take the storm warnings seriously enough, and it didn’t take long for Twitpics of flooded streets to roll in. Check out the full gallery
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Behold: Bill Clinton Sends His First Tweet – Nails It [VIDEO]
10 Apr 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / 1 Comment
Watch hilarious interview with Bill Clinton and Stephen Colbert and witness Bill Clinton’s first ever tweet.
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Social Networks Don’t Play Together Anymore – Here’s Why
04 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
There was once a time when all social media platforms were in harmony. There was no bickering or back handed fighting. That time is no more. Find out why
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The #Pistorians Fan Club Is Now Sharing #OscarPorn
03 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Murder accused Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the morning of Valentine’s Day this year. An online support group for the accused have dubbed themselves the “Pistorians” on social networks (give #pistorians a search). In addition to aggressively attacking anyone who posits a view of Pistorius that isn’t overwhelmingly sympathetic, the [...]
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US Embassy Subtweets Egyptian Presidency With Jon Stewart Video – Twitter War Erupts
03 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The United States Embassy in Cairo has gained notoriety for being rather active on Twitter. And yesterday was no different, with the embassy taking a swipe at Egyptian President, Mohamamed Morsi with the weapon that is Jon Stewart’s satire. A US Embassy tweet linked to a Jon Stewart segment on the “Daily Show”, in which [...]
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TOP 5 April Fool’s Stories In The Press [VIDEOS]
02 Apr 2013 by Gabi October / 2 Comments
Yesterday, we were predictably treated to an array of April Fools Day jokes across the world. Most of them sucked, so we curated five that didn’t, for you. It looks like the tech and media sectors are the front-runners when it comes to humour. Better luck next year, insurance industry. Prank One: First up and [...]
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Ad Agency Charges R9 200 For A Tweet
20 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Anyone who handles the marketing budget for a brand knows that creative in advertising costs a pretty penny. And with good reason – ideas are the very stuff of novelty. Ideas are what gets your brand remembered. A London-based creative agency has taken a novel approach to how they interact with their clients. They do [...]
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English Boxer Trounces Twitter Troll By Turning Up On His Doorstep
13 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / No Comments
This is a strong contender for the “Best Thing To Ever Happen To Twitter – Ever” Award. English boxer, Curtis Woodhouse recently suffered abuse at the hands of an anonymous Twitter troll following defeat in the ring to Shane Singleton over the weekend. Twitter user, @JimmyOB88 castigated Woodhouse for the loss of his light-welterweight title [...]
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Recent Report Shows Over 5 Million Twitter Users In South Africa
07 Mar 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
South Africa is home to Africa’s most prolific tweeters according to a report by Portland Communications and Tweetminster. They monitored more than 11,5 million geolocation tweets in Africa. They also conducted a survey of the region’s 500 most active twitter users. The results are interesting./p> The report, “How Africa Tweets” noted that South Africa has [...]
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Our New Favourite Political Tumblog – “CC @HelenZille”
04 Mar 2013 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
Of all South African politicians, Helen Zille easily takes the crown for the most active and engaging Twitter handle. Spawned in her years as the Mayor of Cape Town, Mayor Helen’s Twitter handle quickly made a name for itself as a place where problems were dealt swift death blows. Burst water main? No problem. Shortage [...]
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Book Review: #ThoughtLeadership By Liz Alexander and Craig Badings
27 Feb 2013 by Simon Burrow / No Comments
Book Review – #Thought Leadership by Liz Alexander, PhD and Craig Badings. It was probably inevitable that someone would end up writing a book Twitter style. Communications Professionals and Authors Craig Badings and Liz Alexander, have done just that. Thought Leadership is their buzz and their new book #Thought Leadership is sub-titled ‘140 prompts for [...]
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North Korea Tiptoes Cautiously Into The World Of Instagram [PICS]
27 Feb 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / 1 Comment
It’s taken long enough. Imagine never being able to tweet, Facebook or dare I say it… Instagram! I mean, why would you even eat? After being “out of the loop” for the better part of forever, North Korea has finally developed a 3G mobile network called Koryolink. But there’s a catch – the service is [...]
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Strange Tweets Express “Sympathy” For Reeva Steenkamp Days Before Her Death
22 Feb 2013 by silverstreak / 2 Comments
One week before she died, Reeva Steenkamp suffered at the hands of an anonymous Twitter troll. While unpleasant, online trolling is by no means an unheard of phenomenon. But the tweets from the anonymous “Janne LA” in reply to Oscar Pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp and some of her friends indicate that the troll moved in the [...]
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Twitter Hackers Continue To Hit Top Multinational Brand Profiles [PICS]
20 Feb 2013 by Aramat Broccoly / No Comments
One would think the security on a top multinational brand’s social media account would be watertight, but over the last two days we have watched with mouth agape while the Twitter feeds of two major brands have been hacked.
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Pay With A Hashtag, Thanks To Amex And Twitter
13 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Twitter and American Express (Amex) have collaborated to make an online shopping cart, via Twitter. You’ll first need to sync your Amex to twitter. The twitter account has to be public and no prepaid or corporate American Express cards are compatible. You tweet the appropriate product hashtag and the @AmexSync twitter account will tweet a confirmation hashtag [...]
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