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
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Facebook denied for the longest time that they would be launching a Facebook phone, despite persistent rumours. Those rumours heated up recently when the world’s largest social networking company hinted that Android would be their “new home”. Well, the cat is finally out of the bag. […]
Down to bang? With the ever increasing popularity of internet dating and casual social media hook-ups, enterprising tech entrepreneurs have spotted a gap in the market for discreet services that help people find out exactly who on their social network is “down to bang” them.
Our friends over at BrandsEye put together this excellent analysis of the social media conversation that emerged around the 2013 State Of The Nation Address, or #SONA/#SONA13, as you might have seen it. This, from BrandsEye’s report: From the speech in 2011 with 6,000 online mentions, this year’s address delivered just over 49,000 online conversations. […]
It’s the hot new video app from twitter that allows you to share six second videos. Of course porn immediately got shared, followed quickly by advertisers publishing videos. But how the hell do you use it?
Twitter has arguably become one of the most influential social media services used by the modern journalist. But the modern journalist is not alone – the average citizen can break the news too, with ease.
Wieden + Kennedy, the ad agency that looks after the Old Spice, has come up with a novel way to find the brand’s next social media strategist. They have setup a list of interesting social media challenges that must be completed by November 5th.
It’s back! After its initial launch almost a decade ago, the grandaddy of social networks, MySpace, is set to make a comeback with a completely redesigned site and new interface which they’ve previewed in a brand new teaser video. The new site looks great and, as one would expect, is promising to be the next big thing, yet I foresee one slight problem: does anyone care?
In another instance of sheep-like behavior, research shows that a banner message on Facebook showing users’ friends who voted drove a third of a million more voters to the poll booths in the 2010 US elections. It’s not simply people responding to a message, but rather seeing their friends had voted, that they then followed suit.
“‘Hey that’s my seat man,’ I said. A quick drawing ‘fuck you its mine now’ was the response as I sat down next to him mumbling ‘charming’.” That’s pretty much how movie producer Cassian Elwes’s cross-country flight started when he found an unruly ex-marine in his seat, and it was all uphill from there.
Share price is a fallin’, advertisers are a ballin’. So what’s next for Facebook? Forcing large, unwanted adverts in your face, that’s what.
Well this is embarrassing, Egypt’s Olympic Organisers has provided over 100 of its Olympians with counterfeit official kits. The news came to light after of the team’s synchronised swimmers took to Twitter to complain.
Social media is being used more and more creatively in efforts to drive attention toward media campaigns. The London Eye will be the next vessel to provide the basis of a new experiment.
That’s right folks, just when you thought you the social networking market was saturated, Lady Gaga goes launches her own one, forcing you plunge once more into the pool of superficial social integration. However LittleMonsters.com, which is a little bit Facebook and little bit Pinterest with a dash of Reddit, claims to be more than just another glorified sharing app. Click for the full breakdown.
Pinterest, the hottest social photo sharing website right now, looks set to receive a nice $50 million injection from Japanese giant, Raukten. Plus another reported $70 million coming in from other international investors! This means that Pinterest’s valuation is now in the range of between $1 billion and $1,5 billion. Impressively, they’ve only been around for two years.
A new once-click payment system focused on social media is currently being tested in Belgium. Paycento enables internet users to pay to read a single article or download a piece of music without having to fill out forms or enter their credit card details on the website. More details inside.
If people keep telling you that drinking alone is a sign of alcoholism, then you either need to drink less, or find a way to make sure that there are people to drink with all the time. The geniuses behind the social network app ‘Let’s Drink Tonight’ figured the latter choice made more sense too.
The last time I went to the Puma Social Club in Cape Town, I went head-to-head with Herschelle Gibbs – table tennis bat in my one hand, cold brewskie in the other. Hot babes all over my stick. Because that’s how you roll at the Puma Social Club. I’d kill to check out the one […]
A lot of people said that it would be hard to top last year’s Vibe party – but that was obviously before we pulled out the little ace up our sleeve, in the form of The Grand Cafe And Beach who will be presenting this year’s Vibe party. And for those of you trying to […]