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Tips on how to use the Periscope app

February 26, 2019

There are a number of reasons why Periscope has become the most popular video streaming app that you will find. While there are a…

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are dominating 2018’s social media usage

August 9, 2018

Statista has just released some figures showing that Facebook and its sister companies Instagram and WhatsApp are dominating social media usage right now. Screw…

10 tips on social media etiquette and ZICTA’s warning

January 8, 2018

Last week, the Zambia Information and Technology Communication Authority (ZICTA) issued a statement on social media usage and ita abuse by Zambians. The statement…

Twitter’s new UI is refreshing

June 16, 2017

Twitter’s new UI seems less cluttered and lighter, creating more white space. I noticed the update on one of my phones this morning and…

Zambian Twitter goes to TweepFest 2016 tomorrow

October 28, 2016

What’s the power of a tweet? In Zambia it has helped bring down #LintonLies, and has shared people’s thoughts on how Zambia should be…

5 online communities for the aspiring Zambian Game Developer

July 7, 2016

There has never been a better time to get into game development. Whether you’re curious, just starting out or an experienced developer, one of…

The mobile user engagement on major social media apps

April 8, 2016

It looks like Twitter is not as chirpy as we thought. This chart from Statista shows the number of minutes on average that users…

Taonga Kaonga shares the 5 apps every fashionista should have

February 15, 2016

So you’re a fabulous being, always seeking the best fashion trends and advice on a daily, but just what apps are there to help…

Twitter timeline change allows you to see best tweets first

February 12, 2016

If you have been following the #RIPTwitter hashtag you’ll see many users around the world complaining about Twitter’s intended timeline changes. It has introduced…

What people think of Twitter’s possible new 10k character limit

January 7, 2016

Just how much do you want to read in one tweet on your timeline? It looks like Twitter might be increasing its character limit…

Highlights from last night’s Social Media Talk 2015

September 25, 2015

Last night was the meeting of creatives and others who may have just gotten jobs where creatives should be thanks to the British Chamber…

The Born and Bred Awards, and how they failed to use social media

September 11, 2015

After last night’s Born and Bred (could-have-been-better) Awards 2015, I noticed not much has changed from the previous shows. Twitter and Facebook were ‘lit’…

Number of users of popular social media sites globally right now

August 12, 2015

Social media is growing these days, and almost everyone is on it, for whatever purposes. Here are the number of users of social media as…

Everything that happened on the Internet in the last 30 seconds

July 24, 2015

Click the animation to open the full version (via Penny Stocks Lab). Source: Pennystocks.la

What is your digital reputation like?

July 9, 2015

Yes, you have a social media account, you can post whatever you want, but did you know that that ‘Whatever’ makes up your digital…

What Social Media Day is

June 30, 2015

In 2010, Mashable, who write about everything really, created Social Media Day to fall every year on 30th June as a way to bring…