-
Social
-
DJ Fresh: “My Suicidal Cousin Is Just Being Selfish And Is Looking For Attention”
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday DJ Fresh tweeted the following regarding a family member: “Attention seeking person i know says ‘i just tried to kill myself’… would it be ‘wrong’ to send them 5 ways that WILL work? #SOselfish [sic]”. He also called his cousin “a suicidal brat”. This has upset a lot of people, including the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), yet Fresh remains defiant on the matter.
-
Riot Police Clearing LA Occupy Protesters [LIVE VIDEO]
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police in riot gear are moving in on anti-Wall Street activists in Los Angeles right now. They’re enforcing the mayor’s order to evict protesters who have camped outside City Hall for the past eight weeks. Supporters are streaming into the area in a show of solidarity as the protesters seek to defy the order and risk arrest.
-
Google Doodle Supports Egyptian Elections
28 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Egyptians began voting today in the first election since toppling former President, Hosni Mubarak in February. These elections are the first of a programme of elections that will last until March 2012, and although only a tiny proportion of the population has internet access, Google is continuing to do its bit for democracy and hoping to inspire Egyptians to vote.
-
Recently Unfriended? Fear Not, Shatner Will Make It Better [VIDEO]
25 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook, the social network we all love to hate. Already in its seventh year of existence, the online community has managed to connect everyone with everyone, even if they barely know one-another. For exactly that reason, many people have gone about culling off some of these Facebook “friends”, and while it freed up their newsfeed, it left others scorned.
-
How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot; A Practical Guide By Qantas
23 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Not happy with their recent spate of public embarrassments, Qantas poured some more petrol on the PR fire to really get things going when they launched their recent Twitter campaign.
-
Google Is Killing A Bunch Of Services Today
23 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As part of it’s “off-season spring cleaning,” Google today announced the end of a handful of services, including Google Buzz, Google Wave, and Google Knol. The thinking behind the initiative is to free up resources for Google+ and other higher-priority projects. While some of the shut-downs make sense, others are a little more unexpected.
-
Pakistan Bans Hundreds Of Phrases Like “Monkey Crotch” And “Love Pistol” From Text Messages
21 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pakistan’s telecoms watchdog, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, has decided that mobile phone operators in that country must block all text messages using offensive words. The list contains over 1 600 words and phrases including, “flogging the dolphin”. Some linguistic purists are expected to be delighted by the move that comes into force today, while George Orwell turns in his grave.
-
PayPal Launches Facebook App
18 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Happy birthday Facebook wall posts just got interesting. It probably won’t be long before one starts scrolling through those birthday wall posts to see who has sent a greeting card with a little bit of a surprise attached. Tech-savvy grannies everywhere will be rejoicing.
-
Thailand Flooding Ingenuity [PICS]
16 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thailand’s Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department confirmed that a total of 562 people have already died during the more than three-month long flooding taking place there, which is the worst in over 50 years. Nevertheless, some Thai residents affected by the flooding have begun dealing with the lemons that life has thrown at them in unique ways.
-
Nonhle Thema Calls Herself “God”
16 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Nonhle Thema lost the plot again last night on Twitter. She tried to have another catfight with Bonang Matheba because Bonang had mentioned Nonhle’s name in an interview. But Nonhle ended up battling herself instead. It could also be because Bonang has more Twitter followers than Nonhle, and that Nonhle was jealous over Bonang’s new True Love cover shot.
-
Catvertising: The Future Of Internet Advertising [VIDEO]
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There is a good chance you will have come across, or heard about, a cat meme. Either in picture or video format, they can be rather amusing. Or not. This isn’t an actual cat meme, but rather a lewd take on the phenomenon of cats and the internet.
-
Facebook To The Rescue [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Other than the obvious benefits of the various social networks out there; networking, re-connecting and event-planning, amongst other things, recently they have become a serious law-enforcement tool. In the most recent case, New Jersey police used Facebook to track down suspects in a vicious assault case involving a machete wielding madman.
-
Avada Whatever! Potter Parents Graveside Twitter Vigil
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you thought the stench of death had finally lifted from the Harry Potter series, today it emerges that certain parts of Twitter are getting their eye-liner all smeared up regarding the fictional 30th anniversary of the slaying of teen wizard Harry’s fictional parents. For realsies…
-
Woman Burns Down Friend’s House For Defriending Her On Facebook
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There have been murders and rapes associated with Facebook, but this is likely to be the first house burning as a result of someone defriending someone else on the social networking website. Jennifer Christine Harris decided it was a good idea to burn down Nikki Rasmussen’s house while Nikki and her husband, Jim, were in their beds sleeping.
-
Rupert Murdoch Is Facing The Shareholder Music Shortly
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Rupert Murdoch will shortly face shareholders in the News Corporation annual general meeting that’s taking place in Los Angeles today. It should prove riveting as British lawmaker Tom Watson plans to use the event to reveal new details of what he claims are hidden surveillance practices by company employees.
-
Facebook Enlarges Social Areas Of Brain
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Neuroscientists have discovered that using Facebook has a measurable impact on the size of particular areas of the brain. The results of a recent study show that the more Facebook friends you have, the bigger and denser become the three parts of your brain which are associated with the power to socialise. It’s unclear whether by ‘socialise’ they mean really, in real life. But maybe.
-
YouTube To Sell Merchandise, Digital Downloads And Event Tickets
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
YouTube is launching something they’re calling the Merch Store. From it, the online video giant will sell all kinds of music paraphernalia like band merchandise, event tickets, digital music downloads, and even band meet-ups.
-
Rio de Janeiro Has Set Up The World’s Largest Urban Surveillance System
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro has established a huge state-of-the-art surveillance space, boasting 80 interchangeable digital panels, 450 cameras, 80 square metres of surveillance screen space, and an awesome Batcave-esque name: the Control Room. I don’t know how they paid for it either.
-
Subway Surfing: New York Underground Style
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is claimed five million people use the New York subway system on a daily basis. The majority, as you’d imagine, choose to sit or stand inside, not ride on the outside, as this chap did. He has, however, become the subway’s latest celebrity passenger, and authorities are hoping he doesn’t incentivise copycats.
-
Major British Banks Downgraded Amid Deepening EU Crisis
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just before lunchtime, a rumour began to do the rounds, courtesy of Sky News, that credit ratings agency Fitch was going to bring more bad news for Britain’s banks. A credit rating downgrade of major banks was possible later in the day. Sky changed their tune and withdrew the statement on TV, but the blog post remained, and now the downgrade has happened.
-
UNICEF Releases Report: MXit 1, Homework 0
12 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A recent study by UNICEF has brought to light some interesting (though not very surprising) stats regarding usage of MXit, one of south Africa’s most popular mobile social platforms.
-
BlackBerry Services Collapse Worldwide
10 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Millions of BlackBerry users from all over Europe, Asia and Africa have been without online services such as email and BlackBerry Messenger for the last few hours. A spokesperson for RIM has not yet passed comment, but we do know a major fault at the RIM data centre in Slough is responsible.
-
The Occupy Revolution Has Hit South Africa
07 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
It looks like the tides that swept up the Occupy Wall Street protest campaign – ongoing after three weeks – have broken national boundaries; ‘Operation Ubuntu’ has been set up to launch a simultaneous protests on the 15th of October in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Grahamstown, as part of the global Occupy Revolution campaign.
-
Ridiculously Well Hung Squirrel Overshadows Great British Bake Off Finale
06 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There has been a mild outcry from some of the five million BBC viewers who tuned in on Tuesday night for The Great British Bake Off finale. They’re not that impressed that they had to witness a relatively prolonged close-up shot of a squirrel that had quite a large package.
-
“Steve Jobs Day” Set For 14 October
06 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
News of Steve Jobs’ death resonated around the world this morning. A sad day for many, but Steve’s death has put tremendous momentum behind the move to have 14 October named as “Steve Jobs Day”.
-
Belgium Music Label Tracks Trending Bands On Social Media To Find Hits
06 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In another case of “Why didn’t I think of that?”, a Belgian record label that goes by the name of SonicAngel, identifies future stars by tracking trends on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Not only that, they also allow fans to invest in the artists’ success, with a six monthly return on their initial investment. Brilliant.
-
Here’s How You Can Wish Desmond Tutu Happy Birthday
05 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The majority of the furore surrounding the Dalai Lama not coming to South Africa is beginning to blow over, so let’s take a moment to remember what this was all about to begin with – the Arch’s 80th. You want to wish him, don’t you? Have you ever met him? How has he impacted your life? Well, wish him happy birthday, and you could be on CNN for your efforts.
-
Coke Tries Something New, Replaces Brand Name With Fan Names
05 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Coca-Cola Australia has launched an innovative campaign called “Share a Coke”, by replacing its brand name on its bottles and cans with 150 different ordinary names in the run up to Christmas. They’re hoping it will go “viral”. “Cool”.
-
Twitter Shows How Our Happiness Declines Throughout The Day
30 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The study, which took place over a two-year period, is based on a “mood analysis” of some 509 million posts from 2,4 million users. Researchers found that our outlook varies greatly depending on the time of day, the day of the week and the season, with our moods improving as the summer solstice nears and over weekends. So basically it’s a study of what we already know. Kiff.
-
What Today’s Biggest Websites Looked Like Back Then
29 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and Amazon have become synonymous with what we perceive as “cool” on the internet today. But these vintage screen caps of some of the world’s most-loved sites suggest one thing: if the net was high school back then, none of these websites would have had any friends.
-
-
-
2oceansvibe Partners
-
-
