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This Is Why The Internet Is Going Crazy About #PhoneBloks [VIDEOS]
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some of you might have noticed the hashtag #phonebloks flying around the social media world yesterday, and wondered where the hell it all came from so suddenly. The answer? It was a social media ‘thunderclap’ initiated by Phonebloks. Phonebloks started out as a simple idea just over a month ago. Dave Hakkens, the man behind the idea, basically wanted to create a phone that produced less waste – a phone we could keep.
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Street Prostitutes’ Clients From Umhlanga To Be Named And Shamed On Facebook
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Yoh – residents of the suburb of Glenwood in Durban are getting angry. They’re so fed up with the prostitutes that stand on their streets, they’re going the extra yard to identify their clients, name them on Facebook, thereby disrupting business as usual. The concerned residents wrote to the local community paper to announce that they would set up “surveillance cameras and a registration service on Facebook for free”.
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This Bra Sends Out A Tweet Every Time You Unhook It [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This piece of hosiery is equipped with BlueTooth, so every time there’s an unclasping of the clips, the bra communicates wirelessly to your Twitter account, triggering a tweet that reminds women to go for a medical examination. By extension, everyone will know that you have your bra off.
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Instagram Ads Will Look Like This In Your Feed [PICS]
25 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Slowly, surely and inevitably, our social media spaces are becoming commercialised. We all knew it was coming – it’s just a matter of coming to terms with it, getting used to the new layout and trying to make the best of it. This time, it’s Instagram’s turn to start earning some cold hard cash.
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Does Social Media Translate Into Cash For South African Companies? [INFOGRAPHIC]
24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cerebra, a brand-focused South African strategic communication agency, recently did a massive survey of how the best African companies utilise social media. Ever since the advent of sites like Facebook and Twitter, everyone wanted to know how these sites could work in business, and whether more followers really does mean more money.
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Twitter: The Modern Day Gangland
30 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Twitter is the modern day gangland. The social media network is being used by gang members and criminals to boast, recruit new members and promote their gangs all in 140 characters or less.The most recent and shocking use of Twitter by a group of criminals happened last week when the terrorist group, al-Shabaab live tweeted about their take over of Westgate Mall in Kenya.
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This Is Why Internet Fame Is A Dangerous Thing [VIDEO]
20 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The path to fame in the age of the internet can be dizzyingly short. Obi Nwosu planned to get there by jumping over a car. Instead he got hit by said car, and got famous anyway.
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The State Of Social Media In 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re well passed the heady days of excitement, when we marvelled at the power of this “social media” thing. Yes, that was 2012. It’s 2013, and we’re all about the cold, hard data now.
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Instagram Fans, Brace Yourself – It’s About To Go The Way Of Facebook
15 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The man responsible for Facebook chat, News Feeds and the layout of Facebook as you know it is taking his creative “genius” to Instagram. Star product manager, Peter Deng, has joined Instagram as its first director of product, and sees a lot of the same issues with Instagram that Facebook experienced in 2007.
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70% Of The World’s Biggest CEOs Are Not On Social Media
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Aa new study by Domo and CEO.com determining Fortune 500 CEO’s presence on social media platforms; LinkeIn, Google+, Twitter and Facebook has released these results.
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Facebook Will Be Selling TV-Style Commercials For R25 Million A Day
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook wants to take on television advertising, hard. The social networking platform wants to sell advertising space on the site in the form of a “TV-style commercial”. Advertising in this format could set you back as much as R25 million a day for a 15 second spot.
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White House Photographer Joins Instagram, Brings Us Behind The Scenes Pics
25 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Don’t lie, we’ve all wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall inside the White House. Pete Souza is giving us the in we’ve been looking for. The official White House photographer has launched an Instagram account dedicated to the “behind-the-scenes” action of the president of the United States. […]
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Your Complete Guide To Keyboard Shortcuts On Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Google Plus [INFOGRAPHIC]
24 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever wanted to increase your browsing speed, then we’ve got just the thing for you. This infographic created by Quintly will get you social media fanatics cruising from one page to another in no time. The image titled Social Media Shortcuts has everything you need to make your posting time shorter by the […]
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The First Instagram Videos Out Of North Korea Confirm That It’s Still A Very Weird Place [VIDEOS]
23 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The country with the reputation for being isolated from the rest of the world and making women soldiers wear 4-inch heels while patrolling is finally dabbling with Instagram videos. It wasn’t too long ago that North Korea’s first Instagram pics were taken. Now, with their recently activated 3G mobile network, we have video footage of […]
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A Breakdown Of The Fully-Fledged Fake Follower Retail Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
22 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We know some of you have thought about it, you know, getting a quick fix of Twitter followers. Judith Ohikuare at Inc. Magazine has come up with an infographic called The Fake-Follower Factory that gives us a chance to dabble in the underground world of Twitter. So if you have ever thought about “cheating the social system” and […]
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Worried About Your Boss Seeing Your Dodgy Facebook Pics? Get This App
17 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That awkward moment when your boss runs into compromising photos of you on the interwebs. If this is a worry in your life, as a result of raucous social activity, then this app could be the savior you’ve been waiting for. A new iOS app called Secret.li aims is to cut the lifespan of those […]
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By The Numbers: A Day In The Life Of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
08 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This infographic has been compiled by Saxum and contains statistics for 10 of the popular social networking sites. This infographic opens your eyes to all the things that happening on social media sites.
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How To Send The Best Tweets In The World [INFOGRAPHIC]
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
If you spend a lot of time on social media, this infographic is for you. When your updates are inconsistent, your fans, friends and followers notice the changes in your behaviour and this could cause a lower level of engagment.
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This Is How Social Media Is Killing Your Life, And Your Wallet [INFOGRAPHIC]
01 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is only natural to use social media on your phone at some point or another during the course of a day. But does using social media on your phone pose a risk to your device, and your life? From Facebook battery drain to smashing your car, this infographic details to pitfalls of mobile social media.
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Meet The Man With The Biggest Instagram Following In South Africa [GALLERY + INTERVIEW]
27 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 22 Comments
Justin Bieber has quite the following on photo-sharing network Instagram, but what about the hidden gems out there that have used it as a platform to showcase their talent and exactly what the app can do? If you’re on Instagram or in the photo industry and you haven’t heard of Craig Howes, now is the […]
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Smartphone Domination: The Powerful Effects Of The Smartphone On The World We Live In [INFOGRAPHIC]
25 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember those bricks with the aerial we used to call cellphones? Did you ever think that they would become the things that ran our future? We can’t deny the fact that the smartphone has influenced our lives and society as a whole. Whether you are walking on the street, driving, or even watching a movie, […]
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Here’s A Whole Bunch Of Famous People’s First Instagram Videos [VIDEO]
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shock! Heartthrob Biebs has become the first person to earn one million likes for an Instagram video post. The video, which you can see below, shows the pop sensation filming his personal video off the new Instagram function. He is shirtless, he is cackling like a five-year-old and since the upload on 20 June, over […]
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Do You Work Better In A Coffee Shop? Why Don’t You Bring The Coffee Shop To You?
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Are you one those people that work better at a coffee shop? Well you aren’t alone. According to MSN, research has shown that a coffee shop environment or TV noise from another room can stimulate creative thought. It was this study that gave the basis to the Coffitivity website. The free page lets you listen to “coffee […]
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Step-By-Step Instructions To Send Video On Instagram
21 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
And the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here. This is the “how to” guide to creating a hipster-esque Instagram video. Mashable has brought us step-by-step instructions to using the new Instagram 4.0 feature that is set to wipe out Vine and other annoying social media in the near future. Once you’ve installed and upgraded […]
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This Is Exactly How Social Media Is Turning Us Into Lunatics [INFOGRAPHIC]
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
WhoIsHostingThis.com has come up with an intriguing infographic called “Four Psychopathic Traits Of A Social Media User.” Click through to see what social media is doing to us.
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Hipsters’ Brains Set To Explode – Video Likely To Be Added To Instagram By June 20
18 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TechCrunch, (the reliable source of anything you want to know on the Tech/Sci front) has announced that, according to a trusted source, Instagram will have a video feature come Thursday. Facebook is rumoured to reveal this new product that will enable Instagrammers to record and share videos across social networks whilst giving Vine a run […]
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Is This The Blueprint To Make Things Go Viral On Facebook?
14 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An academic paper by three Facebook data scientists (that’s an actual job description) focussed on a photograph of a Norwegian couple who said they’d have sex if their pic got more than one million likes might have uncovered the mechanism that triggers the viral sharing of content on the web.
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How To Make Your Social Media Addiction Your Career [INFOGRAPHIC]
11 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do you wish you could just sit on your computer all day and simply switch between these social media platforms to find out what is happening, what is trending and where somebody is? Do you wish your job entailed having your Twitter feed open at your desk?
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What’s In A Meme? Your Guide To Understanding Meme Culture [INFOGRAPHIC]
07 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have ever tried to understand the Harlem Shake or Grumpy Cat, this might clear things up for you.
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The Coffee Cheat Sheet: The Ultimate Visual Guide To Espresso Drinking [INFOGRAPHIC]
05 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Click through to see the amazing cheat sheet infographic that can tell you everything that’s in the coffee you are ordering.
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