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This Week In Websites That Will Probably Be Sued – A Job Portal That Only Posts Candidates Who Aren’t Ugly
03 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The shallow dating site BeautifulPeople.com has been causing a bit of controversy. And what do you expect when the only people who are allowed to stay on the site long enough to see what it has to offer have to be voted attractive. Click through to see how you can search for a job…if you are attractive enough.
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Cats Getting Out Of Hand, As “Cat Bearding” Trend His The Net [GALLERY]
28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Internet has been bombarded by photos of people using their cats and dogs as beards… If you let your feline friends chin cover half of your face, you get yourself the fury scruff you have always wanted.
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This Car Is Powered By Likes And Tweets #Seriously [VIDEO]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A group of students that study in Kansas City have found a way to use social media to improve education awareness in America – oh and power a car.
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Awesome Video Imagines What Facebook Updates Would Look Like In Real Life [VIDEO]
13 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’ve noticed the sudden influx of annoying advertising on your Facebook profile wall, and the constant changing of layouts and privacy settings. Now imagine what that would be like in reality.
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Is Google Glass Just Another Segway Or Bluetooth Headset? [VIDEO + GALLERY]
03 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
When the launch date was announced, we were excited to see what the Google Glass was going to be like – now we’re not sure. We’re not so sure, because it’s becoming increasingly apparent that, while technologically incredible, Google Glass might not actually fit in with our social patterns as humans. Wired journalist, Marcus Wohlsen has […]
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Here We Go: They’re Adding Facebook-Style People Tagging To Instagram [VIDEO]
03 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We know some of you have been getting frustrated. You take an amazing shot, or someone does of you. It’s filtered perfectly on Instagram, posted, and then it disappears into the black hole of the internet. But don’t you fret, there is now a way to avoid having to reload your masterpieces onto Facebook just to tag yourself, or your friends.
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“Bang With Friends” Is Going Mobile
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Now you can bang your friends on the move. We told you about this saucy app last month. Remember the one that took Facebook by storm and connected over 200 000 people anonymously? Yes, I’m talking about Bang With Friends.
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WATCH: Facebook Home’s New Ad Wants You To Ignore The People You’re With [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook Home’s most current video is slightly easier to understand than a few of their earlier efforts – the only problem is that that message of the ad has been roundly rejected by The People of The Internet.
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Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurs Fuelling Another Industry: High-Tech Prostitution [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Bay Side area of Silicon Valley attracts crowds of successful entrepreneurs to settle down, owing to its close proximity to a concentrated cluster of hyper-successful tech companies. And boy, do sex workers like this neighbourhood
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SPOILER ALERT: Game Of Thrones Explained On Facebook [PICS]
11 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The lengthy episodes, duels, unexplained deaths, new alliances and strange dreams typified by the average 20 minute stretch of Game Of Thrones require the occasional bout of explaining, and this faux Facebook feed does just that, delightfully.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s First Ever Website Showed The Genesis Of Facebook [PICS]
04 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If this is Zuckerberg’s first website, then you’re looking at the genesis of Facebook. This is true originality – genius, even – right here.
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Social Networks Don’t Play Together Anymore – Here’s Why
04 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There was once a time when all social media platforms were in harmony. There was no bickering or back handed fighting. That time is no more. Find out why
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First Images Of Facebook Phone Leaked [PICS]
03 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! Facebook denied for the longest time that they would be launching a Facebook phone, despite persistent rumours. Those rumours heated up recently when the world’s largest social networking company hinted that Android would be their “new home”. Well, the cat is finally out of the bag. […]
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Creator Of “Bang With Friends” Hookup App Explains Why He Helps People Find Friends With Benefits Via Facebook
03 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Down to bang? With the ever increasing popularity of internet dating and casual social media hook-ups, enterprising tech entrepreneurs have spotted a gap in the market for discreet services that help people find out exactly who on their social network is “down to bang” them.
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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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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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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.
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Old Spice Lays Down Crazy Internet Challenge To Find Strategist
31 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Wieden + Kennedy, the ad agency that looks after the Old Spice, has come up with a novel way to find the brand’s next social media strategist. They have setup a list of interesting social media challenges that must be completed by November 5th.
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MySpace’s Gorgeous Redesign, Too Little, Too Late?
25 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It’s back! After its initial launch almost a decade ago, the grandaddy of social networks, MySpace, is set to make a comeback with a completely redesigned site and new interface which they’ve previewed in a brand new teaser video. The new site looks great and, as one would expect, is promising to be the next big thing, yet I foresee one slight problem: does anyone care?
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Facebook Quadruples Voting Behaviour
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In another instance of sheep-like behavior, research shows that a banner message on Facebook showing users’ friends who voted drove a third of a million more voters to the poll booths in the 2010 US elections. It’s not simply people responding to a message, but rather seeing their friends had voted, that they then followed suit.
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Movie Producer’s Play-By-Play Tweets Of His Harrowing Flight Next To An Unruly, Unstable Ex-Marine
21 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“‘Hey that’s my seat man,’ I said. A quick drawing ‘fuck you its mine now’ was the response as I sat down next to him mumbling ‘charming’.” That’s pretty much how movie producer Cassian Elwes’s cross-country flight started when he found an unruly ex-marine in his seat, and it was all uphill from there.
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Facebook: Large, Unwanted Adverts Coming To Your Newsfeed Soon
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Share price is a fallin’, advertisers are a ballin’. So what’s next for Facebook? Forcing large, unwanted adverts in your face, that’s what.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pinterest Raising Millions In A Bid Fund International Expansion
17 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pinterest, the hottest social photo sharing website right now, looks set to receive a nice $50 million injection from Japanese giant, Raukten. Plus another reported $70 million coming in from other international investors! This means that Pinterest’s valuation is now in the range of between $1 billion and $1,5 billion. Impressively, they’ve only been around for two years.
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Social Media Payment System Tested In Belgium
03 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new once-click payment system focused on social media is currently being tested in Belgium. Paycento enables internet users to pay to read a single article or download a piece of music without having to fill out forms or enter their credit card details on the website. More details inside.
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Let’s Drink Tonight Helps You Find People To Drink With
12 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If people keep telling you that drinking alone is a sign of alcoholism, then you either need to drink less, or find a way to make sure that there are people to drink with all the time. The geniuses behind the social network app ‘Let’s Drink Tonight’ figured the latter choice made more sense too.
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Puma Social Club Comes To JHB
07 Mar 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The last time I went to the Puma Social Club in Cape Town, I went head-to-head with Herschelle Gibbs – table tennis bat in my one hand, cold brewskie in the other. Hot babes all over my stick. Because that’s how you roll at the Puma Social Club. I’d kill to check out the one […]
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The Grand Cafe And Beach Presents “THE VIBE” Party 2011
28 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
A lot of people said that it would be hard to top last year’s Vibe party – but that was obviously before we pulled out the little ace up our sleeve, in the form of The Grand Cafe And Beach who will be presenting this year’s Vibe party. And for those of you trying to […]
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