SA’s advertising regulator is drafting new rules for social media – and they could hit paid social influencers hard

Endorsement deals used to be exclusively available to celebrities, but in recent times the use of social media personalities to sell products has taken off - but not always smoothly.…

Social Media Roundup: Post On Multiple Instagram Accounts, Upcoming WhatsApp Feature, YouTube Update

A man holding a smartphone showing the icons for several social media apps (Photo by S3studio/Getty Images) “Social Media Roundup” is a weekly roundup of news pertaining to all of…

Would You Know What to Do If You Lost Your Job?

We all know how important it is to be prepared for a fire, flood, or other type of emergency. What about something that seems less dramatic, but can be equally…

IAS officer Chandrakala has 8.5 million Likes, way she gets them shows everything wrong with Indian FB users

ood Morning! Did you like it? May be no, may be yes. But it seems that a huge number of Facebook users in India love the pointless Good Morning messages…

Higher use of social media linked to depression in girls: Study

Teenage girls who spend more time on social media have a higher risk of depression than boys, a study has found. Researchers led by Yvonne Kelly from the University College London (UCL) found that almost 40 per cent…

Twitter India, White Swan Foundation Join Hands to Spread Information About Suicide Prevention

HIGHLIGHTS Twitter launched a special emoji for the World Suicide Prevention Day 800,000 people die due to suicide every year: WHO Focus should be on prevention and inclusive care: Twitter…

Pinterest Now Has 250 Million Monthly Users

Visual search giant Pinterest has revealed that it is being used by 250 million people each month as it quietly continues to grow and other social networks slightly falter. "At a time…

Twitter to Show Live Streams on Top of Your Timeline

HIGHLIGHTS The new feature will include breaking news, personalities, and sports When accounts you follow go live, it will appear at top of your timeline We're making it easier to…

Facebook Sued by Shareholder Over Record Stock Plunge

Days after Facebook's stock suffered the largest drop in Wall Street history, a shareholder sued the company, accusing the social media network of making misleading statements about its user numbers and operations. The plaintiff,…

IT Secretary Calls for More Stringent Rules on WhatsApp

Although WhatsApp recently limited forwards on the app, Ministry of Electronic and IT Secretary Ajay Kumar Sawhney on Monday noted that this alone would not be enough to tackle the growing problem of circulation…