Social Media
Examining the impact, trends, and future of social media on global communication.
- News
These were the Top Trending Videos on YouTube Kenya throughout the year 2020
This year on Google Kenya's End of Year List, the top trending videos both in the music and non-music categories…
- News
Add your Profile to Google Search with ‘People Cards’ now available in Africa
Google's People Cards is a tool that allows people to add themselves to the Search Engine, in a small profile…
- News
Twitter’s stories feature rolls out to secret love from users
Twitter has finally joined the bandwagon. From today on the stories feature we’ve seen take over social media sites (including…
- Opinion
How Technology can Drive Equality
Technology is more prevalent and influential in some parts of the world than in others. It’s often maligned as a…
- News
Facebook Marketplace officially available in Kenya
Facebook has today announced the official rollout of Marketplace, a product that Facebook says offers a convenient destination where Facebook…
- Startups
Twitter-like social media platform built by Kenyan goes live
Chatpanda is like Twitter. Even the email we've received about the platform from the founder says so. But it has…
- News
YouTube launches TikTok’s latest competitor
YouTube has today announced Shorts. It is very TikTok like. And though it is currently only available in early Beta…
- News
A Startup that lets anyone with 200+ followers be an influencer has raised $3.5 Million in funding
A Singaporean startup called Partipost has raised $3.5 Million in funding to help their business model which promises to make…
- Announcements
TikTok launches educational campaign in Kenya to encourage creativity
Kenya continues to evolve as a hive for creative talent — and TikTok is becoming increasingly popular as users search…
- Announcements
TikTok Kenya introduces Family Pairing for Parents to Control Teens’ use of App
The new move though borne out of goodwill is thoroughly misinformed. How many parents in Kenya have heard of TikTok?…
- Opinion
Why people love YouTube React videos
Why people love YouTube React videos...
- News
Twitter will delete inactive accounts and free up usernames in December
Twitter is planning on deleting all inactive accounts and freeing up usernames come December. This info is from an email…
- News
Facebook is testing hiding number of Likes on Posts to fight envy
Facebook has begun testing if hiding like counts will reduce envy, make its users feel better, and encourage more people…
- News
WhatsApp Beta for Android receives Fingerprint Unlock Feature
You'll soon require your fingerprint to read WhatsApp Messages
- Announcements
Facebook expands local language coverage for its Fact-Checking Programme
If one of Facebook’s fact-checking partners identifies a story as false, Facebook will show it lower in News Feed, significantly…
