I’ve discussed the extent of the pervasive nature of social media in a previous post. But let’s take a more local look. What does social media mean to South Africans?

According to an article in IT News Africa, social networking in South Africa has crossed the age barrier as well as the urban/rural divide. People everywhere and of all ages are embracing social networking.

Nowadays the celebrity path to fame and fortune involves a video leak of their personal sex activity.It has guaranteed some celebs like Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Kim Kardashian and Kid Rock their claim to fame. Whether these celebrities released home-produced sexually explicit videos to fan their waning stardom or jet start their careers, celebrity sex videos have incredible effects on our lives, more especially on teens that are still at a developmental stage.

Great... another blog about gaming. Another chance to sink your fingers into the worn and world-weary keys of 'too long, didn't read'. After all, why scroll through yet another amateur approach to something so well covered by the professional and commercial scenes? The answer is simple:

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More and more companies are learning to use cellphones to take advantage of the advertising industry because, my guess is, people read more text messages on their phones than they read emails on their personal computers. I know I do, I not only read more stuff off my phone than anywhere else but I also read it almost instantly.