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Amazing Interview With The Guy Who Created The “God” Page On Facebook
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The official page for God was created on Facebook in 2011. And while Facebook is generally regarded as having become a dump of bad content, the God page stands out as an island of satire in a sea of filigreed baby pictures. Having taken a satirical approach, the page divides the opinions of its almost […]
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Privacy May Not Be A Legal Right For Much Longer
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In a recent study, researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University detailed how Facebook erodes users’ privacy. Researchers found that during the first four years, users steadily limited what personal data was visible to strangers within their school network. Yet through changes Facebook introduced to its platform in 2009 and 2010, the social network actually succeeded in reversing […]
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New York’s Answer To The Pay Phone [GALLERY + VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg recently called on creatives to devise a better plan for communication in New York to replace the mangy, disease ridden pay phones currently in operation. The goal of the project was to completely redesign the and rethink the pay phone as a platform for communication, as well as […]
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Justin Bieber’s Meltdown Continues With Instagram Rant
15 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It has begun! It had to begin some time, right? By now we’re sure you’re all up to date with the recent… let’s call it rebellion that the Biebz is throwing down. Oh, you aren’t? You should probably watch the video of the time his security had to hold him back from clawing the eyes out […]
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English Boxer Trounces Twitter Troll By Turning Up On His Doorstep
13 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 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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Facebook Likes Can Predict Your Personality
12 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Researchers at Cambridge University are using algorithms to predict religion, political stance, race and sexual orientation from the things one “likes” on Facebook. The research provides quite accurate personal portraits. Over 58 000 volunteers were used for the study, and provided their Facebook “likes” as well as demographic information. These volunteers also provided psychometric testing […]
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Mind Blowing Pictures From Inside North Korea [GALLERY]
12 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Associated Press’ chief photographer in Asia, David Guttenfelder, has started posting pictures from inside Pyongyang to his Instagram account. The pictures show shots of daily life inside the capital of Pyongyang. The pictures range from the local bar food, to propaganda pictures lining the streets. I feel I can help open a window into a […]
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This App Will Revolutionise Phone Calls – If You’re Actually Still Making Phone Calls
12 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
After seeing the functionality of this app, it makes us wonder why no one has thought of it sooner. Thread is a new app that helps you keep up to date with your phone contacts. Not only does it give you the classic caller ID, it also shows the most recent Facebook and Twitter posts […]
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Kids Are Abandoning Facebook To Flee Their Cyber-Stalking Parents
11 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is what happens when you start hanging out at the playground, mom and dad. The kids find another playground. According to CNET, and everyone you know, teenagers are leaving Facebook in droves. Why? Privacy. Personally, we’re not all that surprised. No one wants to post pictures of themselves climbing a yacht mast in a […]
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Our New Favourite Political Tumblog – “CC @HelenZille”
04 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 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 Jasmine Stone / 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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We Might Be Days Away From Paying For YouTube
26 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Google was in talks with record labels to launch their very own music streaming channel. Since that report broke, reports have emerged that indicate that YouTube is preparing to do the same thing by fencing off part of its video real estate in order to become a […]
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Strange Tweets Express “Sympathy” For Reeva Steenkamp Days Before Her Death
22 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 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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How Pistorius’ Journalists Have Massively Boosted Their Social Media Influence [ANALYSIS]
21 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Additional reporting by Gabi October The live tweeting of the Oscar Pistorius legal proceedings has announced a fundamental shift in the way that news is reported and consumed, and in the way in which we the audience relate to reporters. Magistrate Nair’s ban of video recording or photography while court is in session has left […]
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Chances Are You’re Dating A Fake – Reality TV Show Documents The Danger Of Falling In Love Online [VIDEO]
21 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Ever meet someone over the Internet? Ever heard someone who has say something like this: “We’ve been dating for two years, one problem, we haven’t met yet”? Today, social media and other digital platforms makes it easy to stalk find “that special person”. Although we hear about real life couples who have met on dating […]
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Don’t Get Lost In The Noise – This Is The #OscarPistorius Twitter List That You Need To Follow
20 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Feeling like you’re drowning in the noise of a million collective (and not always very intelligent) opinions while following the #OscarPistorius Twitter hashtag? This is the definitive #OscarPistorius list that you need to follow. Compiled by US reporter, Nick Stylianou, and comprised of journalists live tweeting legal proceedings and case facts as they break, you’ll […]
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Facebook “Friends” The Wine World
20 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We LIKE this. A new Facebook online store has been developed encouraging their US users to buy and send gifts with just a click of a button. Remembering birthdays used to be a daunting experience until these guys came along, and now they making something like purchasing wine just as easy.
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Twitter Hackers Continue To Hit Top Multinational Brand Profiles [PICS]
20 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 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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Israeli Soldier Intagrams Photo Of Palestinian Child In His Crosshairs [PIC]
19 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Instagram can make any amateur photographer look good, but we’re not sure if a filter is going to cut it in this case. Mor Ostrovski, a 20 year old Isreali solider took this photo through his sniper rifle of a Palestinian boy’s head, who was obviously unaware that a rifle was aimed at the back […]
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The Monday Afternoon Pistorius Update: Oscar’s Star Defense Team Includes Ex-Tabloid Editor, As Ex-Girlfriends’ Bickering Spills Onto Social Media
18 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Pistorius and ex-girlfriend, Jenna Edkins Things are falling apart, a little bit. Oscar Pistorius’ ex-girlfriends have not been shy to voice their opinions of the Paralympian murder accused. Most vociferous have been Samantha Taylor, and Jenna Edkins. Taylor told the press last year that she was “prepared to reveal what Pistorius made me go through”. […]
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The 2013 State Of The Nation Address – As Seen On Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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. […]
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Couple Falls In Love On Instagram #NoFilter
14 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Santiago Perez Grovas (26) and Taylor Dee (22) met and fell in love on Instagram. The pair are Instagram royalty in their own rights, with 70 000 and 18 000 followers respectively. Their love affair started when Grovas reached 50 000 followers on the social media site, and to celebrate posted a competition. To enter […]
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Pay With A Hashtag, Thanks To Amex And Twitter
13 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 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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Vatican Announces Pope’s Resignation – Twitter Goes Into Joke Overdrive
11 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI will resign on 28 February, an italian news agency has announced. Twitter, in the mean time, has gone into a feeding frenzy.
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Now It’s Getting Weird: New Facebook App Tracks Your Location – Even When It’s Turned Off
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thanks to Mark Creeperberg and Facebook, you can now find your friends who are in the same area as you, even if their Facebook app is closed. Which is obviously a red flag for privacy. Facebook already allows you to “check in”, logging the places you’ve visited in a viewable GPS map format. According to […]
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5 Must-Have Apps To Boost Productivity And Streamline Your Online Life
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The simplest way to lead a productive lifestyle is to form good habits, like having a set time to drink your morning flat white or for uploading your cat photos on to Instagram. For a lot of us, most of our time is spent online so it makes sense to streamline that vibe. Please enjoy […]
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Why I Hate Twitter – A Journalist Explains His Departure From The Social Network
31 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Matt K. Lewis is a respected American journalist, who has been cited or quoted by several major outlets, including New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
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What Is An Internet Meme And How Does It Go Viral? [INFOGRAPHIC]
30 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While most people are familiar with internet memes, explaining to someone else what exactly they are (and how they work) can be tricky.
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Facebook To Pay Millions of Users $5 Each, Or Nothing At All
30 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A huge number of American Facebook users received an email recently that they probably deleted imagining it came from a cash-strapped Nigerian Prince, but the email promising them $10 was real.
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How To Use Vine, Twitter’s New Video Sharing Service [VIDEO]
29 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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?
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