Africa’s thirst for social networking seems insatiable and homegrown products to meet this thirst, like MXit and 2go, have really got traction. It’s a mixture of flirting, free messaging and meeting real people that draws people in. With the current numbers, advertisers will begin to use mobile as a media and support their development. Russell [...]
Africa’s Love of Social Networking Leads to Homegrown Mobile Products
August 11, 2012 | Posted by Stan
Tagged With: 2go, Africa, african social networks, im, Mobile, mobile social network, mxit, social networks
Tagged With: 2go, Africa, african social networks, im, Mobile, mobile social network, mxit, social networks
Filed Under: Africa, Second Feature, Technology
Facebook: Teens Would Stop Communicating Without Social Media
July 21, 2012 | Posted by Stan
Tagged With: facebook, Instagram, social media, social networks, twitter
Tagged With: facebook, Instagram, social media, social networks, twitter
Technology and social networks, such as Facebook, InstaGram and Twitter, have radically transformed the way teens communicate to such an extent that many of them would just as soon stop communicating without them. 18% of teens would stop communicating altogether if their favorite social networks shut down. That’s according to a recent survey of American [...]
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Survey: Users More Satisfied with Google + Than Facebook
July 18, 2012 | Posted by Stan
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Tagged With: facebook, Google, google + vs. facebook, more users satisfied with google + than facebook, social networks
The results of the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index E-Business Report has been published, and it ranks companies on a 100-point scale. Among the companies in the rankings are social networking sites and Google+ has taken the top spot in the social network ranking, tying Wikipedia with a score of 78. While Google+ debuted at [...]
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