Africa’s top 10 tweeting politicians
With more and more voters online, leaders are turning to twitter to get their political message across – or just to have a rant Read More
Category: social media
Daily deals are big business for online merchants
Consumers will spend $5.5 billion in 2016 on daily deals, flash sales and other online discounts, up 53% from $3.6 billion this year, projects consultancy BIA/Kelsey. The spending amount in 2012 will increase nearly 87% compared with 2011, BIA/Kelsey says. Despite those gains, the year-over-year growth rate will start to slow after 2013. Read More
SA behind Tunisia in Africa Web ranking
The Web Index, designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation puts Tunisia in first place (30th overall) in Africa, while South Africa is second regionally, followed by Egypt and Mauritius. Kenya takes first place in terms of Economic Impact of the Web, though it ranks fifth in the region overall. Read More
How the Internet Shapes American Politics
The Internet has gone through its own “what good is it?” arguments since its conception in the 1990s but time has since proved most of those critiques to be short-sighted. Today, online usage has gone from a little over 360 million to a staggering 2.2 billion people worldwide. Read More
TOP 20 Best Countries in Facebook Customer Service [UPDATE]_Social Bakers
Which countries have the most Socially Devoted brands? Learn about the nations with the best social attitude towards their customers and Fans on Facebook! Recently, we presented the most Socially Devoted industries as well as individual brands. And to get the bigger picture, we are providing you with the list of countries that excel at …
Scramble is on for social media users in Africa_businessday
“For us it’s all about enhancing the user experience of Google,” says Ade Oshineye, head of development for Google+ in the Middle East and Africa. Google says since the launch of Google+ in June last year, more than 100-million people have joined in a world all about numbers. These figures cannot be verified, as Google …