Browsing: Social media

by Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with…

The overriding retail trend for 2023 will be convergence of technologies and this trend will have widespread significance. This is…

What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security threats and vulnerabilities, a wildfire watcher…

Around the developing world, informal retail continues to be a powerful social force, employing millions of people who might otherwise…

Famed entrepreneur Elon Musk – the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune of $241 billion – now…

Job hunting in today’s highly competitive market can be a daunting prospect. You could feel lost about how to begin…

Last week, the US government released six principles for reforming Big Tech. It’s the latest example of growing efforts to…

Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data…

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp now allows you to delete messages for up to two days after they are sent. Previously,…

By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they…

We all like to think we’re immune to scams. We scoff at emails from an unknown sender offering us £2…

Entrepreneur couple Dwight and Angelique Morrison have created a new social media app “PS Remember” connecting students all across Africa.…

The essence of stand-up comedy is that you have a comedian performing to a live audience with the goal of…

Have you had the experience of looking at some product online and then seeing ads for it all over your…

Care about growth?  Then you should care about user retention. Without retention, your product is a leaky bucket: you can…

Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents…

Acting Gauteng Police Commissioner, Major General Tommy Mthombeni, has ordered an urgent investigation into a disturbing video clip circulating on…

The government has issued a stern warning to those inciting violence and disregard of the law with inflammatory messages on…

If you use such social media websites as Facebook and Twitter, you may have come across posts flagged with warnings…

Nobody could have predicted that the arrival of social media on the business and social scene more than ten years…

The internet became a lifeline to the outside world during 2020, connecting South Africa’s remote workforce to their jobs, children…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread disinformation circulating on social media globally. This includes false information about the virus,…

by Katharine Gelber, The University of Queensland The recent storming of the US Capitol has led a number of social…

by Nazanin Andalibi Recently, when I opened Instagram, I noticed that the usual spot for checking notifications is now a…

by Bryan Maritz and Robin Maritz Snakes are a diverse lineage of reptiles that are found on every continent except…