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Instagram Completely Removes Photo Viewing From Your Twitter Feed
10 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the past couple of days, users have reported seeing their Instagram photos cropped inside their Twitter feeds. Others complained of only seeing a white block where the image was supposed to appear. While technical issues were first thought to be the cause, it has now been revealed that Instagram has completely disabled photo integration with Twitter.
The Top 10 Tweets Of 2012
10 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Lance Armstrong Poses With Tour de France Jerseys In Provocative Tweet
12 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
Wow, Lance Armstrong sure knows how to troll the internet. You gotta see this pic he posted on Twitter this weekend, with the words “Back in Austin and just layin’ around … ” Click through to see pic.
Instagram Surpasses Twitter In Daily Active Mobile Users In The US
01 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In August, in the United States, of America, smartphone owners visited Instagram from their phones more frequently and for longer periods than they visited Twitter. This is the first time this has happened.
THE FACTS: Woolworths >> Quirk >> 2oceansvibe
10 Sep 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
With all the excitement on display in the comments section of our ‘Woolworths Whistleblower’ story, we thought we would make some things clear, in case they were missed in and amongst the mayhem. 2oceansvibe would like to place on record, the following:
Exclusive: Is Woolworths Whistleblower SA’s Biggest Online Fake?
06 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 200 Comments
UPDATE: The Facts: Woolworths >> Quirk >> 2oceansvibe You would have caught the latest allegations made online against Woolworths, with regard to their allegedly racist employment practices. Following an extensive investigation, 2oceansvibe can reveal that the blogger whistleblower has some integrity/challenging skeletons of his own. Again the issue of fabricated online clout rears its ugly […]
Are SA’s Digital Agencies Buying Fake Twitter Followers For Themselves And Their Clients?
16 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 80 Comments
Having recently been involved in a stats-related online industry debate, 2oceansvibe has taken an interest in a current topic of discussion, to do with creative agencies, opinion leaders and their Twitter accounts. More to the point – the fact that they have allegedly been paying for fake Twitter followers to bolster their (and their clients’) online social media footprints.
Second Olympian Expelled For Outrageously Racist Tweet
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The Olympics haven’t even been running for a week and already a second athlete has been expelled from the games following a racist tweet. This time the guilty party was Michel Morganella, a Swiss football player, and his Twitter faux pas wasn’t nearly as tame as Voula Papachristou’s last week.
Fans Told Not To Tweet During Olympics
30 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Olympic fans wanting to share every race, event and lunch over twitter, were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.
Olympic Fail: Egyptian Athletes Receive Counterfeit Official Kit
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Massive Backlash Over Playboy Model’s Reaction To Batman Shooting
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Here’s another strong case for why models should have their cellphones taken away: Tricia Evans. Not shortly after the Batman premiere shooting in Colorado, the model took to social network Twitter with the following tweet:
Tweet-Controlled London Eye Light Show To Reflect Feelings About The Olympics
23 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Little Monsters Unite, Lady Gaga’s Social Network Is Live!
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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.
Tyson And Holyfield Tweet About Ear-Biting & BBQ Sauce [PIC]
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Can you believe it has been 15 years since Mike Tyson had a taste of Evander Holyfield’s ear!? Always one to stir the pot a bit, Tyson decided to weigh-in on Holyfield’s new BBQ sauce. He tweeted: “Holyfield’s ear would’ve been much better with his new BBQ sauce.” Check out Holyfield’s reply inside!
FAIL: Paris Hilton’s Disastrous DJ Debut [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Paris Hilton is now a DJ, and booked (bought?) herself a set during the Pop Music Festival in Brazil. But it turns out she’s not quite “there” yet. That’s if the heckling and booing from the crowd was any indicator. Deadmau5 also had the following to say on Twitter after seeing it: “To be fair… the mayans saw this shit coming.”
UK Police Investigate Racist Abuse Of England Strikers On Twitter
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Sunday night, England dropped out of Euro 2012 in a quarterfinal against Italy. After 120 minutes of play, without any score, the teams went into a penalty shootout which saw Ashley Cole and Ashley Young both miss their attempts. The two players, who are both black, drew heavy racist abuse on Twitter which is now being investigated by British police.
Sweden’s Twitter Experiment Gets A Little Anti-Semitic
13 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sweden has been handing its Twitter account to a different citizen every week for the past seven months. Which has been great for the most part, with priests and lesbian truck drivers representing the country – except the latest @sweden handler has been catching some flack for trying to figure out “whats the fuzz with jews.”
Spanish Activists Looking To Sue Former Bank Manager For Financial Crisis
12 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spanish activists are raising a large private fund to pay for a civil action suit against Rodrigo Rato – the former chairman of Bankia, one of the banks central to the Spanish financial crisis. The fundraiser is following the usual decentralized online-activist structure, with members organizing themselves under the #QuerellaPaRato (“Lawsuit for Rato”) hashtag.
Twitter’s First Official TV Ads, #Underwhelming [VIDEO]
12 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Sunday Twitter aired its first ever TV commercials. The series of shorts are centered on America’s favourite past-time, Nascar racing, and push their new message: “See what he sees.” Click through to see the clips.
Model Livetweets Married Actor’s Awkward Attempt At Seduction
07 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
Ha! Model Melissa Stetten found herself getting hit on by vaguely-famous actor Brian Presley on a flight out of Los Angeles. Using this new thing called ‘the internet,’ she identified Presley as a married, outspoken Christian with a five-year-old kid. So she livetweeted his ridiculously awkward attempt at hooking up with her. Watch it unfold below.
China’s Twitter To Introduce Points System To Crackdown On Misuse
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chinese users of online Twitter-alike Weibo can expect extra restrictions to the service in the wake of complaints from several authorities that users were publishing “false rumours” on the site, namely a “points system” to track and punish offensive posts.
FHM Model Boasts On Twitter About Speeding, Bribing Traffic Cop
23 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
After boasting on Twitter that she got out of a R2 500 fine “for going 140 in a 60 zone” by paying a traffic cop R30, FHM model Sabina Essa received a call from Justice Project SA CEO Howard Dembovsky.
She then confessed to him that she merely sent the tweet for “some attention” from her followers. I honestly don’t know which of the two possible scenarios is worse.
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Twitter Rejects Subpoena For User Data
09 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a slightly surprising move, given the extent to which Google and Facebook have been compliant in handing data over to government enquiry, Twitter filed a motion (PDF) yesterday to block a subpoena that would force the company to turn over the data of one of its users, an arrested Occupy Wall Street protestor.
BREAKING: DA’s New Open Letter To Both Racist Twitter Models
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 16 Comments
The DA’s National Spokesperson, Mmusi Maimane has penned an open letter, to Jessica Leandra Dos Santos, and Tshidi Tamane, who earned infamy last week by stinking up twitter with their respective outbursts of racist vitriol. Maimane offers to host both of the racist models at his home, for dinner. Read the whole thing, after the […]
Oh Look, Another Racist SA Model Goes Off On Twitter! [PICS + Twitter Feed]
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Just as Twitter was cooling off from last Friday’s Jessica Leandra furore, another South African model (and also actress, apparently) called Tshidi Thamana (@tshditee) set the infernos of South African outrage blazing once more with a tweet she fired off in response to the Leandra debacle this weekend. But the biggest question on our lips is, who the hell is Tshidi Thamana?
Jessica Leandra Stripped Of FHM Title After Racist Tweets
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 16 Comments
Fury broke out across social networks today after FHM model Jessica Leandra dropped the K-bomb on a “gentleman” in a shop last night. In an attempt to explain where “her anger boiled from”, she updated her blog, also saying she is “apologetic”. FHM, however, has since publicly distanced themselves from her. Read the full statement by editor, Brendan Cooper, after the jump.
Leandra Latest: Jessica Takes To Her Website To Apologise
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
With her name trending on Twitter, and most of the major news outlets having picked up the story, Jessica Leandra is having a pretty crap Friday thus far. Last night she tweeted a little bigotry that she may regret for a lot longer than it took her to respond to the backlash on her website. Her full apology, after the jump, but is it enough?
Tweet All About It! FHM Model Jessica Leandra Drops K-Bomb In Spar [PICS]
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 67 Comments
You cannot make this stuff up. FHM model and self-described “glamorous blonde of Mediterranean nationality, born and bred in South Africa” dropped a K-bomb on another shopper during altercation in Spar last night, and then took to Twitter with her bile. More of Jessica’s online foolishness, after the jump!
National Geographic Is Live-Updating Their Mount Everest Ascent [GALLERY]
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s Mount-Everest-climbing season, apparently – with the National Geographic team attempting to recreate the route used in the first American ascent of the mountain, the 1963 NG-sponsored American Mount Everest Expedition. The team is live-updating their progress online, with a live stream of photos, blog posts, and twitter updates. I think one of them’s using Instagram, too.
Twitter Rescues Johannesburg Man From Hijacking Attempt
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
An unnamed Johannesburg resident was robbed, kidnapped, and stuffed into the back of car on Sunday – but managed to send a text to his girlfriend, Lynn Peters who promptly posted a plea for help on Twitter. Frantic retweeting led to a Twitter-coordinated search by private security companies, who retrieved both the car and Peters’ boyfriend.
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