Social Media news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Recruit Image

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

29 Jan 2025

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

28 Jan 2025

More news

Bloggers disrupting the media industry in Tanzania

11 May 2017

Ricky Wilson takes on the Abu Dhabi desert dunes as part of his 48 Hour Challenge

Etihad Airways throws down travel gauntlet with 48-hour stopover challenge

8 May 2017

#WTMA17: The fast changing world of influencer and social media marketing

#WTMA17: The fast changing world of influencer and social media marketing

Robin Fredericks 5 May 2017

Facebook hiring 3,000 people to screen out violent content

Facebook hiring 3,000 people to screen out violent content

4 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

Health brands use Instagram to become part of new cultural conversations

Health brands use Instagram to become part of new cultural conversations

Marilyn Dutlow Munga 28 Apr 2017

Image credit: Top Girl Studio © –

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter 21 Apr 2017

Director of connectivity programs, Yael Maguire at F8 event

F8: Connectivity, artificial intelligence and more from day two

21 Apr 2017

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Leigh Andrews 13 Apr 2017

Ugandan academic charged over Museveni 'buttocks' jibe

Ugandan academic charged over Museveni 'buttocks' jibe

11 Apr 2017

SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

Andy Walker 10 Apr 2017

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

Nigel Hollis, Kantar 6 Apr 2017

Facebook's Johannesburg office moves premises as African growth accelerates

Facebook's Johannesburg office moves premises as African growth accelerates

5 Apr 2017

Original image © –

Fake followers are a massive problem, as SA duo proves

Hadlee Simons 3 Apr 2017

(c) Vitaliy Vodolazskyy -

Why your social media marketing strategy isn't taking off

Ryan Kh 3 Apr 2017

(c) Panithan Fakseemuang -

Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets

31 Mar 2017

(c) Rabia Elif Aksoy -

Brands and social media influencers, are you at risk?

Kelly Thompson 31 Mar 2017

Through the looking glass: Consumers on Instagram

Izzy Pugh 29 Mar 2017

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

28 Mar 2017

Facebook introduces new shopping ad format to showcase products

Facebook introduces new shopping ad format to showcase products

23 Mar 2017

How to hack Pinterest to market your business

How to hack Pinterest to market your business

23 Mar 2017

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana

Facebook chief product officer inspired by West Africa developers

8 Mar 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

YouTube is bringing live TV channels to all devices

YouTube is bringing live TV channels to all devices

Julia Breakey 1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

(c) Panithan Fakseemuang -

Social media tips for businesses

Jared Koning 24 Feb 2017

Zuckerberg envisions Facebook as a 'global community'

21 Feb 2017

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

17 Feb 2017

Snaplytics releases Snapchat trends report

Snaplytics releases Snapchat trends report

14 Feb 2017

Four techniques to help build and maintain a mailing list for your business

Vera Romano 14 Feb 2017

More news

Ricky Wilson takes on the Abu Dhabi desert dunes as part of his 48 Hour Challenge

Etihad Airways throws down travel gauntlet with 48-hour stopover challenge

8 May 2017

#WTMA17: The fast changing world of influencer and social media marketing

#WTMA17: The fast changing world of influencer and social media marketing

Robin Fredericks 5 May 2017

Facebook hiring 3,000 people to screen out violent content

Facebook hiring 3,000 people to screen out violent content

4 May 2017

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

Twitter, Bloomberg team up for streaming news channel

2 May 2017

Health brands use Instagram to become part of new cultural conversations

Health brands use Instagram to become part of new cultural conversations

Marilyn Dutlow Munga 28 Apr 2017

Image credit: Top Girl Studio © –

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter 21 Apr 2017

Director of connectivity programs, Yael Maguire at F8 event

F8: Connectivity, artificial intelligence and more from day two

21 Apr 2017

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Leigh Andrews 13 Apr 2017

Ugandan academic charged over Museveni 'buttocks' jibe

Ugandan academic charged over Museveni 'buttocks' jibe

11 Apr 2017

SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

SouthAfricaIn3Words: one complex country, one complex hashtag

Andy Walker 10 Apr 2017

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

Nigel Hollis, Kantar 6 Apr 2017

Facebook's Johannesburg office moves premises as African growth accelerates

Facebook's Johannesburg office moves premises as African growth accelerates

5 Apr 2017

Original image © –

Fake followers are a massive problem, as SA duo proves

Hadlee Simons 3 Apr 2017

(c) Vitaliy Vodolazskyy -

Why your social media marketing strategy isn't taking off

Ryan Kh 3 Apr 2017

(c) Panithan Fakseemuang -

Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets

31 Mar 2017

(c) Rabia Elif Aksoy -

Brands and social media influencers, are you at risk?

Kelly Thompson 31 Mar 2017

Through the looking glass: Consumers on Instagram

Izzy Pugh 29 Mar 2017

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz

28 Mar 2017

Facebook introduces new shopping ad format to showcase products

Facebook introduces new shopping ad format to showcase products

23 Mar 2017

How to hack Pinterest to market your business

How to hack Pinterest to market your business

23 Mar 2017

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana

Facebook chief product officer inspired by West Africa developers

8 Mar 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

YouTube is bringing live TV channels to all devices

YouTube is bringing live TV channels to all devices

Julia Breakey 1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

(c) Panithan Fakseemuang -

Social media tips for businesses

Jared Koning 24 Feb 2017

Zuckerberg envisions Facebook as a 'global community'

21 Feb 2017

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

17 Feb 2017

Snaplytics releases Snapchat trends report

Snaplytics releases Snapchat trends report

14 Feb 2017

Four techniques to help build and maintain a mailing list for your business

Vera Romano 14 Feb 2017

Right mix of emotions drives social media referrals

Right mix of emotions drives social media referrals

10 Feb 2017

Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board platform, with users decorating their boards with pictures showcasing interests in a variety of areas, including food, fashion and travel ()

Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items

9 Feb 2017

(c) Marcel de Grijs -

Facebook adds tool for helping in times of crisis

9 Feb 2017

Nigerians take to streets to protest economic policy

9 Feb 2017

How the Top 20 SaaS companies deal with angry Twitter users

How the Top 20 SaaS companies deal with angry Twitter users

Benjamin Brandall 9 Feb 2017

Twitter steps up effort to curb harassment

9 Feb 2017

Facebook rallies partners to unite for a safer, better internet

Facebook rallies partners to unite for a safer, better internet

8 Feb 2017

Who is winning in Africa, and is Africa winning?

Who is winning in Africa, and is Africa winning?

African Market Research Association 8 Feb 2017

Facebook's next destination could be your television

2 Feb 2017

Eight ways to avoid social media blunders

Eight ways to avoid social media blunders

Charles Mburugu 2 Feb 2017

The power of tech in building business on social

Daniel Levy 31 Jan 2017

Let's do Biz