Social Media
News on Social Media site, twitter, facebook etc
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Tigo Tanzania Facebook page hits 1 million mark, highest following in the country
Tigo Tanzania Facebook page has become the first to hit 1 million likes in the country making the page the…
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Be warned Tweeps, New Twitter rules cracks down on threats and abuse
Twitter users who use the social media platform for violent threats and abusive behavior be warned. The company has revised…
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WhatsApp could be working on Video Calls Support
WhatsApp is reportedly working on adding video calls support to the service, German Apple blog Macerkopf has claimed. The blog…
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Court Bans WhatsApp in Brazil for 48 hours
WhatsApp users in Brazil will for the next 48 hour be blocked from using the Facebook owned the service. This…
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#PopeInKenya: How Kenyans on Twitter reacted to @Pontifex’s visit
Last week marked the first visit by Pope Francis to the African continent. He is also known by his Twitter…
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Welcome the new revamped Google+
Google+ is here to stay, this could be the message Google is trying to send if the new announcement by…
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One billion People now use Facebook daily
One billion people use Facebook daily, Facebook has announced. The social media site also now has 1.55 billion users, a…
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Facebook is changing how your notifications look
Your Facebook notifications on your phone are about to look different, Facebook has announced. Your notifications will now show friends’…
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Twitter Introduces ability to Embed Basic Two-Choice Polls In Your Tweets
For the past one month or so Twitter has been playing around with polls and yesterday the Social media site…
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Facebook “Dislike” button is finally here
During a town hall Q&A at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a declaration that could hugely…
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Facebook “Dislike” button is finally here
During a town hall Q&A at Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a declaration that could hugely…
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Twitter launches ‘Moments’ to follow Trending Stories
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE It is just a day since Twitter announced its co-founder Jack Dorsey would now be the…
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Facebook apologises to users after crash
Social media site Facebook has sent out an apology to its users after the site crashed and was unavailable for…
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Facebook working on a Dislike button
Sometime back someone asked me a very interesting question. When someone updates a sad status on Facebook and you click…
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Journalists Can Now Broadcast Live Over Facebook
Facebook wants more journalists to use its platform as their distribution channel of choice. Now the company is giving reporters…
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LinkedIn rolls out ‘Chat-Style’ messaging Interface
If you are having a bunch of unread messages on LinkedIn, this might just look different the next time you…
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Instagram now supports Landscape and Portrait photo Formats
Instagram will now allow users to upload portrait and landscape photos and video in addition to the Square format that…
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Facebook witnesses one billion users in a day: Mark Zuckerberg
In what Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg described as a milestone, one billion people used Facebook in a single…
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No more 140-Character limit for Twitter Direct Messages
If you have used your twitter DM recently you must have noticed something interesting, apparently, the social media site no…
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Hahaha vs. Hehehe: Facebook new research reveals e-laughter data
So how exactly do you express laughter on Facebook? – lol’, ‘haha’ or ‘hehe’? Facebook has just published new data…
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Airtel Kenya recognized as a Global Best Practice Case Study on Social Media
Airtel Kenya has been recognized as a global best practice case study by Socialbakers, a global social media analytics firm for outstanding…
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Facebook users can now appoint ‘heir’ to manage account when they die
By Nixon Kanali / TechTrendsKE For some time now, Facebook users have been wondering what happens to someone’s account when…
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Facebook’s Internet.org bringing more people online, hosts developers day at iHub
One year after launching internet.org app, Facebook is celebrating this milestone by hosting a Developer app at iHub in Nairobi…
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Facebook just changed its logo. Can you tell the difference?
Facebook has got a new logo, but it’s not completely new – just a minor tweaking with the original, so…
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Six Steps to Capitalizing On Social Media as a Marketing Tool
Since inception, social media has evolved from a platform traditionally used to catch up with family and friends to phenomenal…
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Facebook’s First Africa office opens in Johannesburg
Facebook has opened its first African office in what it says is to help further its commitment to help businesses…
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Instagram Announces New Explore Feature for real time updates
By Nixon Kanali, TechTrendsKE Instagram has today announced that it is making an update to its search and discovery functions.…
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Twitter adds autoplay to videos
In an attempt to increase its video views, twitter has announced that it has added an auto play feature to…
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Facebook Messenger hits one billion+ downloads on Android
Facebook messenger has reached a whopping one billion downloads on Android. This announcement was made by David Marcus, vice president…
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Google and Twitter team up to bring real-time tweets to google search
Google has teamed up with twitter to bring real-time tweets to Google Search. The two companies had a similar deal previously,…
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Join the #MayPac boxing match conversation on Twitter
This weekend, @FloydMayweather and @MannyPacquiao will square off for the Welterweight Championship in one of the most talked-about fights in…
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Facebook Introduces Video Calling in Messenger
Facebook has announced that they will be introducing video calling in Messenger enabling Facebook user to have face-to-face conversations with…
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Instagram introduces emoji search
Instagram will now let you use emoji in your hashtags, creating a whole new way to find the pictures most…
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Twitter now allows direct messages from anyone without need for following
Previously, direct messaging could only be possible between two Twitter users who followed each other. But now, twitter is givivng…
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Twitter is testing the ability to pin apps to brand profiles
Twitter is testing yet another interesting new feature; some brands are now able to pin their apps directly to their…
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Facebook opens up video embeds to everyone and adds 360-degree video support
Facebook’s purchase of Oculus has manifested a little more tangibly. Today at its F8 conference, the social network announced an upgraded version of its…
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Instagram Launches Layout: New app for creating custom collages and image effects
Instagram has launched a new app called Layout, a new app that it says will let Instagram users easily combine…
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Facebook is testing out its own Phone app
Facebook hasn’t been shy of releasing spin-off apps of late — consider Home, Rooms, Groups, Slingshot and of course Messenger…
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Nine years down the line, a look at nine interesting things about twitter
On Friday 20th March, Twitter marked 9 years. The company’s CCO Gabriel Stricker posted a look back at some famous…
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How to Send Money to Friends On Facebook Messenger
On Tuesday Facebook rolled out a new feature in Messenger that will be able to give people a more convenient…
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Facebook rolling out payments to friends in Messenger
Facebook announced Tuesday it was launching a system to send money to friends for US customers using its Messenger mobile…
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Facebook now lets you choose who controls your account after you die
Facebook is putting its users in control of what happens to their accounts after they die. Starting today, users in…
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Twitter teams up with Google to make tweet updates more searchable online
Twitter has teamed up with Google to make tweet updates more searchable online. This means tweets will now start being…
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REPORTS: WhatsApp testing a new voice-calling feature
Just weeks after unveiling a Web version of WhatsApp that will allow its more that 500 million users send messages…
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How to share videos on twitter
Just the other day Twitter unveiled a new group and video messaging feature. The group Direct Message feature lets user…
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Twitter Announces new Group Messaging and Video Messaging Features
Twitter is hoping that a few new additions can help bolster its place in the social media market today. According…
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Facebook and Instagram are facing a global outage right now
If you have tried logging into your Facebook or Instagram account you might have come into face with an error…
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Twitter introduces ‘while you were away’ feature to update users on what they missed
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi You can miss on a lot of things when you log out on twitter for even…
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You can now access WhatsApp on your desktop browser
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Sometime last year, we published a report suggesting how world popular instant messaging service WhatsApp was…
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Facebook puts warning labels on graphic videos
Facebook is putting warning labels on graphic videos that members upload and share with friends, the leading social network said…
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The #Belfie Stick Lets You Easily Take Pictures of Your Butt
Forget about the Selfie, not we have belfie (that’s a selfie of your butt) and a photo-based social networking site ON.com has…
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Could Facebook be planning to be the next new YouTube?
Could Facebook Video be the next big video sharing platform after YouTube? Well, maybe yes. According to new statistics released…
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Twitter suffers temporary outage, back now
By Nixon Kanali Something is technically wrong,thanks for noticing-we’re going to fix it up and have things back to normal…
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Facebook Will ‘Auto Enhance’ Your Photos—Unless You Turn It Off
Facebook has begun automatically enhancing photos that users upload from the recently updated iOS app. What does that mean? If…
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Facebook rolls out new Search tool to help you seatch for old posts
Facebook has rolled out a new Search tool in what it says is to make it easier for users to…
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New twitter tool to prevent harassment
Have you ever been a victim of online harassment on twitter? Now you will be able to report such cases…
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Twitter Allows You Share Public Tweets Via Direct Messages
By Nixon Kanali, Twitter users will now be able to share Tweets privately using Direct Messages, Twitter has announced. This announcement…
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Facebook launches ”Say Thanks”, a personalized video creation tool
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Did you know facebook will now let you create personalised video cards for for your Facebook friends?…
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New Instagram update finally lets you edit captions
Instagram users can now be able to edit captions on their posts and also explore pages making it faster to…
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You can now easily unfollow Boring Friends on facebook
By Nixon Kanali, You got a boring Facebook friend who frequently posts boring posts? And you do not want to…
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WHATSAPP NOW TELLS YOU ‘WHEN’ YOUR MESSAGE WAS READ!
Popular messaging service, WhatsApp has now rolled out a new update that allows users to know when a message they…
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Facebook provides custom Tor link for privacy-conscious users
In a rare event that showcases that Facebook may actually be listening to the concerns of its users, the…
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Mark Zuckerberg to host Q&A session with all facebook users on November 6
Are you among the 1.35 billion people who use facebook? Well, Mark Zuckerberg the Facebook CEO has something for you. Zuckerberg will be…
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Twitter aquires Twitpic domain and photo archive
Image sharing service Twitpic says that it has reached an agreement with Twitter, to give the microblogging service the Twitpic…
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Twitter unveils ”Digits” to replace passwords with phone numbers
Twitter declared war on passwords and unveiled a new system that will allow users to log in to mobile apps…
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Facebook unveils new anonymous chat app ‘Rooms’
Facebook has launched a new app that will allow people to set up online chat rooms. Called ‘Rooms.’, the app will let you…
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”Safety Check” New facebook feature that notifies your friends and family your are safe during a disaster
By Nixon Kanali Have you ever been in a tight situation? found yourself in the middle of disaster or crisis?…
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French Bank and twitter team up to allow customers transfer money via tweets
Groupe BPCE, one of France’s largest banks is teaming up with social media site Twitter to allow its customers to transfer money via…
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Facebook may launch an app that lets users share posts anonymously, reports
Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch an app that will let users share posts anonymously with one another,New York Times…
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EU approves Facebooks’ acquisition of WhatsApp
By Nixon Kanali The EU has finally given a green light to Facebook’s acquisition of mobile messenger service WhatsApp. According to…
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Facebook Relaunches Atlas Ad Serving Platform
Facebook has launched its new Atlas advertising platform, which according to the company represents the next step in tracking ad…
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Twitter makes profiles on the iPhone more beautiful
Social site Twitter has made what it calls one of the biggest update to profiles to date for iPhone users.…
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New Facebook News Feed to emphasize on fresh Trending topics
Facebook has announced that yet again it would be making changes to its News Feed. This time round, the company…
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Online Shopping; Twitter tests ‘Buy’ Button for Posts
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Twitter wants to make shopping from mobile devices convenient and easy, and hopefully even fun. It…
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Facebook hits 100 million active users in Africa
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has now hit 100 million active users in Africa, 80 percent of which are mobile…
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WhatsApp hits 600,000,000 active users.
The number of of WhatsApp active users has now hit 600 million. WhatsApp’s CEO-cum-founder Jan Koum has posted on his Twitter “Now serving…
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Facebook makes changes to News Feed, targets ”Click-baiting” articles
By Nixon Kanali, Nairobi Facebook has adjusted the way its users see articles on its site to reduce what it…
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Twitter to add tweets from non-followers to your timeline
Your twitter timeline could just be getting more crowded with tweets from people you do not even follow according to…
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Facebook to label satirical stories for you So You Don’t Think They’re Real
By Nixon Kanali In December last year, The Daily Currant a satirical magazine that publishes fake stories for humor published…
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Twitter introduces video advertising
Follow Nixon Kanali, Twitter is apparently testing a feature that will let brand advertisers include a playable video directly into…
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Facebook users required to install a separate messaging app
By Nixon Kanali Facebook has announced that it will be removing the messaging feature from its mobile apps. This means…
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Twitter Officially Introduces The Mute Button
By Nixon Kanali Its now official, Twitter has officially announced “mute,” a new feature for its Android, iPhone and web clients that…
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Twitter adds photo tagging and multiple photo uploads
Rated as the fastest growing micro-blogging site, Twitter has released two new features. In a move that is similar to…
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Twitter experimenting to replace its retweet button with a ‘share’ button
Twitter has been busy making Facebook-like changes today — adding multiple photo upload and tagging, and experimenting with a profile change on iOS…
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Oscars ‘selfie’ hits over a million retweets and crushes twitter
The 86th Oscars Awards host Ellen DeGeneres selfie has broken a world record after becoming the World’s most retweeted photo…
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Introducing analytics for Twitter Cards for Publishers, developers and brands
Are you a Publishers or developers? Well, twitter has some good news for you Twitter has began to roll out…
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Facebook follows Twitter by introducing #Trends, a tailored list of popular topics beside your News Feed
If your on twitter you be knowing about something called trends, a News Feed which offers a personalized list of topics that are…
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