The man was arrested after police received numerous complaints about WhatsApp messages they received from a person who promised them municipality jobs at a cost of R3 000 per person. Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Capt Mazwi Mbatha, said this fraudster first recruited a cashier from a … Read More

The Facebook-owned app has been adding new features to its messaging platform quite often since late 2017 be it the introduction of Delete for Everybody feature or Picture-in-Picture feature or Live Location feature, Whatsapp has been very aggressive to introduce new features for its users. Read More

Whatsapp – By far the most downloaded application of all time, whatsapp messenger is now the most used medium of chat communication in Africa. With the introduction of whatsapp voice and video calls, Africans now have variable means of communication. When mobile networks are down, whatsapp … Read More

When a blue tick appears on a Twitter account, it means it's a person of interest who's been verified as genuine. It's usually only reserved for high-profile people like celebrities, politicians, and journalists – to help users know they're legit. But Twitter's CEO now says he thinks the authentication feature … …

False information on the social media network Twitter travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people, according to a new study. And it's not bots peddling falsehoods – it's us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of … …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the company hopes to open its blue tick verification to everyone one day. The company admitted that its blue checkmark, which was introduced in 2009, has caused "confusion" as people think it means that Twitter backs a person's view. Twitter hopes to change this …

At my audience development consultancy, we're working on a dozen brands' Facebook presences at any given time. Over the past year, despite these brands' investment in strategic audience development, they each witnessed a clear downward trend in referrals to their site from Facebook. Read More

Facebook has struck a licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, the latest in a series of music deals that have pit the social media company directly against YouTube. The pact allows Facebook and Instagram users to post videos or send messages with music from Warner Music artists, which … Read More

The games are mostly Wednesday afternoon games, so far from prime time, but stand as another foray into live sports for the social media company. Facebook will start the baseball season with an April 4 match-up of the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Reports put Facebook's future … Read …

When you think of social media you probably think of personal profiles, but social media is also useful for promoting a business brand. It can help your enterprise to grow and there are several other plus points. Look at the following for ideas on how your business can benefit by …