Women raise their voices following the misogynistic manifesto by Elliot Rodger.
Oh dear, sweet, Apple. Did making a game out of selling and growing weed suddenly get too much for your sensitive soul to bear?
The Offline Glass from Mauricio Perussi on Vimeo.
There is nothing worse than being at a bar with someone who won’t stop playing with their phone. Ok some things are worse than that – but you’ll dig this invention nonetheless. Behold – The ‘Offline Glass!’ Press play above. [thanks andy]
This is something we ALL could use. It’s a social media course, that helps you become a marketing guru. Here’s the thing: We all use social media every day. But how many of us are truly UTILISING these platforms to help us, help ourselves? As in, when last did you actually find an awesome job, […]
Twitter recently launched a redesign of its user profile, which will roll out to all users over the next few weeks. But the new profile design is basically a carbon copy of Facebook. Can’t Twitter just stay Twitter.
Social media allows people to be more connected than ever, but be aware it’s a double-edge sword. Prospective employers might not find your cat photos so adorable. It’s becoming more common for companies to Google candidates, to protect their public image and judge your character.
Is dividing your attention between all your different social media accounts wearing your psyche thin? WeCam allows you to connect to all your Twitter, Facebook and Google+ friends using one app, and you can also talk to them face-to-face.
The first African Blogger Awards has been launched. Offering bloggers, tweeters, instagrammers and YouTubers the opportunity to be recognized for their influence on the African continent.
Social media beware, as the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Women out there are being given the cold shoulder by the men in their relationships according to recent studies. Men are more likely to share their thoughts to hundreds or thousands of friends and followers, than to the person sitting next to them. Social media’s intimacy with their loved ones has left some women green with jealousy.
If you’re going to be a complete a-hole and threaten people with a fake gun as you drive by, it’s probably best not to post those hijinks to any kind of social media. Twenty-one-year-old Daron Stinson is facing a host of felonies after he “pretended” to rob and shoot at frightened pedestrians with a pellet […]
Shame on you. Twitter isn’t a place filled with readers according to a study. If you got here from a link on Twitter, you are probably not even reading this.
It’s common knowledge that Facebook just isn’t signing up as many users as it once was. The plateau makes sense, given the sheer size of the user base, which remains large despite a flurry of reports indicating a teenage user exodus. Those studies didn’t stop Facebook from declaring 63% increase in revenue and an eightfold increase in profit for the fourth quarter yesterday.
Despite the mammoth popularity and adoption of Whatsapp and WeChat, Mxit is still confident enough to establish new roots in another country, namely India. Remember that Mxit is in fact still one of the largest social media channels in South Africa with over 7.4 million users, and with India’s massive population and cell phone user base over just over 900 million, it makes a lot of sense.
Next week Facebook will reach double digits as it turns 10 years old. In its decade of existence, the social network has attracted a hefty 1,1 billion users , and all their pokes, wall posts, baby photos and status updates add up to a whole lot of time. The geniuses over at TIME have created a nifty […]
News about Justin Bieber’s run-in with the law spread around the web like wildfire, and some of these celebrity reactions will have you in stitches.
Facebook and Princeton University are embroiled in what will inevitably be the nerdiest standoff in history. A few Princeton epidemiologists got together, did some research, and published a paper on a very dubious premise: that if you look at Facebook as an infectious disease, then 80% of its hardcore users may well have “recovered” and abandoned the service by 2018.
Hot on the heels of this insightful video, it seems like media and citizens alike are escaping their Facebook induced hibernations and bailing.
Bill Murray fans collectively wet themselves this weekend when the man himself appeared on an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit.
The hordes of teens that once made Facebook the company that it is today are now leaving in a mass exodus of millions. A recent report has revealed that the number of teens on Facebook is down 25% from 2011.
Despite winning a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes this year, not all is well with the Woody household.
Big news everyone! Prince Harry has decided to keep his big, ginger beard right were it belongs.
Reddit is many people’s platform of choice for funny pictures, interesting facts, and apparently buying assault rifles. An investigation has revealed that at least 159 sales have been made on the little known GunsForSale subreddit since June last year. Nearly 100 of these guns are AR-15 assault rifles, but since many of the gun orders could’ve taken place over private messages, the exact number of guns sold could be much higher.
Reddit has had some fairly explosive guests on their ‘AMA’ (ask me anything) page, but none quite like ex-mafia boss, Michael Franzese.
Snapchat CEO, Evan Speigel, isn’t doing himself any favours of late. He still hasn’t apologised for the security breach that affected 4,6 million Snapchat users, and now he’s involved in a row with Forbes.
It’s a worldwide phenomenon that’s plagued men for as long as trade has existed: having to wait around while women shop. A brilliant new Instagram account, miserable men, captures this sad side of shopping.
You’ve heard of Zoosk, haven’t you? It’s one of the worlds most popular dating sites,and they’ve recently completed a 4,000-person survey, in order to determine what factors go into making the most alluring profile picture.
If you didn’t enjoy the meteoric rise of the selfie last year, you’re in for something of a rough ride in 2014. The very first meme of 2014 is the ‘Selfie Olympics’ or ‘extreme selfie’, and it comes with a very specific set of rules and regulations.
No one needs to be reminded about the transformative power of Twitter. It can incite protests, end regimes and mobilise the masses – but it’s also just as useful if you want to get back at the company that just fired you.
It always seemed like only a matter of time before Facebook users started questioning how much time they were expending online, and now the questions have started coming thick and fast from the group of people Facebook relies on most – the millinials.
If you’re not eating, sleeping and breathing social media, it’s time to hop on board. Fortune Magazine’s predictions for social media in 2014 show that social media is transforming the way fundamental ways in which businesses function – which makes this set of predictions especially useful.