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Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds

Turkey, China, and Egypt are responsible for jailing more than half of all journalists detained worldwide...

3 days ago

How new media platforms have become powerful across Africa

Online new media platforms have become an important site for political and social engagement in Africa...

By George Ogola 3 days ago

2019 Content trends

Dale Ferreira from Sconetent shares his top content trends for 2019...

By Dale Ferreira 13 Dec 2018

Best social media practice for live events

With the rise of the unconference changing the traditional way of eventing all together, event planners need to be clear about what they want to communicate to their event attendees and those following them online...

Issued by Worx Group 12 Dec 2018

IKGB Return on Intelligence Africa introduces cutting-edge social intelligence to South African market

ROi Africa, a leading South African media monitoring company, has announced the conclusion of a partnership agreement with Brandwatch, the world leader for enterprise social intelligence...

Issued by ROi Africa 12 Dec 2018

Vlogstars! How to start winning at YouTube

"It's such a weird job title, to introduce yourself as a 'YouTuber', but only a small part of it is making the videos. It's a hugely complex role, which only content creators really understand..."

By Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2018

The internet thinks YouTube Rewind 2018 is pretty terrible

Well... it's pretty safe to suggest that YouTube Rewind 2018 is controversial. The annual video published by the Google-owned service pays homage to the year that was and the moments that made it, all created by the internet's biggest personalities...

By Andy Walker 10 Dec 2018

Twitter thought Johnny Clegg died after tribute went viral

Legendary musician Johnny Clegg was trending on Twitter on Thursday afternoon after a tribute version of his song The Crossing was released on YouTube...

By Andy Walker 7 Dec 2018

Unbox the festive season

Festive goodwill is part and parcel of the holiday season and we're wrapping up our year with a hamper of promotional goodies...

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 7 Dec 2018

Facebook's 2018 Year in Review

Facebook has released its 2018 Year In Review, highlighting the top ways people around the world connected with their communities on Facebook...

By Sheida Neman 7 Dec 2018

These were South Africa's hottest Twitter hashtags in 2018

When people weren't tweeting about South Africa's political issues, health issues, state issues, or sport, they were tweeting about soapies...

By Andy Walker 6 Dec 2018

The growth of Instagram among world leaders

Burson Cohn & Wolfe has released the Twiplomacy study about the most followed world leaders on Instagram...

5 Dec 2018

India's #MeToo movement reveals link between scandals and stocks

India's nascent anti-harassment movement is a fitting example of the link between scandals and bear markets...

By Mark Galasiewski 5 Dec 2018

On Comic Con, YouTubers and the business of gaming

Jarred Mailer-Lyons, digital media strategist at The MediaShop, investigates how 8-million gaming South Africans spend their time...

By Jarred Mailer-Lyons 4 Dec 2018

Search is on for Africa's best innovators and makers

Facebook heads to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2018 in Lagos to celebrate African innovation...

3 Dec 2018

Does influencer marketing offer a financial return on investment?

With the conclusion of both SA Fashion Week and Africa Fashion week, Sinesipho Maninjwa asks if influencer marketing really does offer a financial return on investment...

By Sinesipho Maninjwa 3 Dec 2018

#NewCampaign: What does 'home' mean to you?

Jawitz Properties' new integrated social media campaign, #RealLifeRealEstate features Lucas Radebe in tackling the emotionally-compelling story of what makes a house a home...

By Jessica Tennant 30 Nov 2018

How do you calculate the ROI of influencer marketing? (Infographic)

Did you know that 86% of marketers are still unsure how compensation of influencers is calculated, and 38% can't tell if a particular campaign drives sales or not?

By Brian Mechem 29 Nov 2018

Facebook, Instagram and Nelson Mandela Foundation drive awareness about gender-based violence

The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Facebook and Instagram announced a new creative campaign aimed at driving awareness about the wider impact gender-based violence has on South African women and their families...

29 Nov 2018

Soltysinska captions this: "Insta-worthy influence!"

#BehindtheSelfie with... Barbara Soltysinska

This week, we go behind the selfie with Barbara Soltysinska, CEO of digital influencer marketing platform, indaHash...

By Leigh Andrews 28 Nov 2018

#16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign launched

To mark this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, Missing Children South Africa (MCSA) will share a positive story every day for the 16 days with its #16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign...

28 Nov 2018

The state of SA's social influencers with Special Effects Media

I spoke to the global and SA CEOs of Special Effects Media about the 'YouTube boom' and how digital content creators take entrepreneurship to a whole new level...

By Leigh Andrews 27 Nov 2018

Blogging success: Find ways to add value to the lives of others

Aqeelah Harron-Ally, one of South Africa's first fashion bloggers, shares how she still manages to keep her content fresh and relevant...

By Juanita Pienaar 26 Nov 2018

#NewCampaign: All you people, this ad's for you

Nando's' new ad highlights the ways in which South Africans typically stereotype one another and the inherent hypocrisy that comes with that, with uniquely local scenes of people pigeonholing one another...

By Jessica Tennant 26 Nov 2018

TBWA Hunt Lascaris launches the new Datsun GO in an unconventional way

The Datsun Twitter Tug of War gives people the chance to win a new Datsun GO by using just their tweets...

Issued by TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris 23 Nov 2018

How much should you invest in social media?

Social media marketing is the biggest marketing opportunity that the world has ever known...

By Rilind Elezaj 22 Nov 2018

Brand safety: It's about more than fake news

While brands have come under increasing scrutiny for funding fake news sites, however inadvertently, it's not the only online reputational risk they face...

By Neil Pursey 22 Nov 2018