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How do you handle harassement on social media?Have you been harassed or abused via social media? How far did it go and how did you react? These are just some of the questions that came to mind after a recent incident I encountered. I won't go into too much detail about the incident but what I will say is that I was bombarded with a large amount of messages, obviously attempting to get my attention. After me responding politely that I couldn't offer any assistance, messages then became a lot more, uhm...I can't even describe it, but it was inappropriate. I immediately went and 'unfriended' the perpetrator. I somewhat felt that my privacy had been invaded and I just can't imagine how may other people this happens to on a regular basis. Here are a few steps to think of, should you become a victim of social media harassment. Save screenshots of everything to use as evidence
Try and reduce or prevent further harassment
Gather as much information as you can about the individual harassing you
Report the individual to the specific social media outlets via the channels provided.
There are obviously more ways in handling the situation, but my point is that this happens and you need to take precautionary measures to protect yourself. Be safe out there!
In news this week: Anton Koekemoer provides some steps on what to do if your social campaign is being ignored; New Nigerian domain names likely to lead to growth; a research study reveals that social media is used more than e-mail in West Africa; Alliance Media breaks outdoor advertising records in Zambia; and the Nigerian Communications Commission has scored Airtel high in quality service.
Have a good week!
Evan-Lee Courie @evan1985
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Top stories
 [Anton Koekemoer] Most of the social media gurus and experts will tell you that social media is all about setting up monitoring processes for your brand, and to be responsive to the questions and needs of your target market. It's very rare that they will tell you what to do when you have no audience at all when you start with your campaign. Read more >> |
The Committee to Project Journalists condemns a recent decision by the Nigerian government to ban the exhibition and distribution of a documentary film, entitled 'Fuelling Poverty'. The film exposes corruption in the state's management of oil wealth. Read more >> |
 Main One, West Africa's communications services company last week joined Africa's top telecoms carriers and executives to discuss the future of the West African wholesale telecoms market, and proffer solutions for enhanced and more effective broadband penetration across the continent. Read more >> |
On 7 April 2013, the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), announced the launch of the .ng domain name extension, making it possible to register Second Level Domains (SLDs) in Nigeria. Read more >> |
International Monetary Fund (IMF) deputy managing director, Nemat Shafik and the authorities of Mauritius signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently on Mauritius' support for the IMF's new Africa Training Institute. Read more >> |
"Today's World Earth Day reminds us all of our need to commit to protecting our environment and increasing renewable energy projects instead of relying on the more traditional power sources is a great way for countries and companies to start making a difference." This is according to Emma Sayers, the conference producer of the upcoming Clean Power Africa, set to take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 14-15 May 2013. Read more >> |
On 28 March 2013, the Zambian Media Council (ZAMEC) held an annual general meeting (AGM) in Lusaka where the amended constitution was adopted and National Governing Council (NGC) members appointed the Times of Zambia of 29 March 2013 reports. Read more >> |
 Barely two weeks after launching a robust network campaign in demonstration of its extensive network coverage in Nigeria, industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has scored Airtel high in key Quality of Service parameters, saying the leading telecoms operator has met all targets in Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Measurements carried out in December 2012. Read more >> |
 South Africa remains one of the most diverse regions in Africa for its proliferation of successful mobile money business models being championed by banks, MNOs (mobile network operators), third party providers and retailers. This is according to Emma Pearce, director of the upcoming, annual Mobile Money Africa conference and exhibition, which will again gather the continent's leading industry experts in Johannesburg, South Africa from 28-29 May 2013. Read more >> |
 Eskimi initiated a research to learn the usage of e-mail as a communication tool in West Africa. A total of 1 000 people participated in a survey. Read more >> |
 Bank Windhoek recently contracted Z-Card Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey (ZAMI) for the second time, to reproduce three different Z-Cards which engage the youth and educate them about the bank's different debit accounts and cards. Read more >> |
 [Issued by Alliance Media] Alliance Media has recently installed Zambia's largest billboard, breaking their own record which was set only six months ago when they installed a billboard measuring 6mx30m for Samsung on the upmarket Kabulonga traffic circle. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 [Issued by CG Consulting] Offering local knowledge and African expertise, Database 360 recently helped its hundredth client overcome the obstacles of breaking into African markets with accurate and up-to-date databases for businesses across the continent. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 South African media company, Planet Image Productions have announced the opening of their new state-of-the-art studios in Randburg, Johannesburg, as the company prepares to officially launch Africa's First RadioTV, Planet RadioTV (PRTV) and propel its flagship show, "Good Morning Africa", to new heights. Read more >> |
 LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony. Read more >> |
 SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A judge dismissed for the second time a billion-dollar lawsuit by entertainment giant Viacom in which it claimed that YouTube was "knowingly" profiting from pirated video clips. Read more >> |
 [Ted Leonhardt] SEATTLE, US: Fred is the owner of a small design firm. His work has recently become recognised for using design thinking to build brands through social media. Read more >> |
 HELSINKI, FINLAND: Finnish mobile phone company Nokia announced on Thursday (18 April) that it lost €272m in the first quarter of the year, reducing the €928m it lost in the same period last year. Read more >> |
 WASHINGTON, USA: Soft drinks king Coca-Cola reported a fall in earnings for the first quarter as sales sagged in the key US and European markets and restructuring costs in the USA hurt the company's profits. Read more >> |
 WASHINGTON, USA: Google suffered disruptions on several of its cloud-based services including Google Mail for about two hours on Wednesday (17 April) for reasons that were not disclosed. Read more >> |
More International...
 [Harry Herber] Sometimes you're amazed at how little you know. I'm not talking about the 702 'Brain of Johannesburg' competition, where the questions are aimed at anyone with a double digit IQ. I'm talking about the media industry. Read more >> |
 The April issue of The Media magazine, jam packed with insightful information on what's happening in the media industry, features the topic of corruption in the media industry. Joanna Wright investigates allegations of out and out fraud in the media industry. Read more >> |
 [Linda Ensor] The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CPIC) and First National Bank (FNB) will launch an initiative next month which will allow new companies to be registered within a day of opening a bank account. Read more >> |
 [Amanda Visser] South African chicken producers are taking up the fight against cheap imports again by asking for drastic increases in import duties. Read more >> |
 [Bekezela Phakathi] Government policies towards aviation in Africa tend to see it as an "elite" product‚ rather than as a critical component of the continent's economic infrastructure. Read more >> |
 The fight against unemployment requires partnership between government and the private sector with the Jobs Fund programme assisting South Africans, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. Read more >> |
 [Linda Ensor] The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has adopted a new‚ more modest strategy which involves shifting responsibility for the conciliation of disputes to accredited industry ombud schemes rather than dealing with all of them itself‚ acting commissioner Ebrahim Mohamed said on Thursday (18 April) in a briefing to Parliament's trade and industry committee. Read more >> |
 Government departments and municipalities wishing to expropriate property under a new Expropriation Bill will have to conduct a thorough investigation to prove that any expropriation will be done so in the interest of the public, or that property will be put to public use, the Deputy Minister of Public Works Jeremy Cronin says. Read more >> |
 The Western Cape has a small pool of qualified people to consider for senior management positions, regardless of race, provincial premier Helen Zille said on Wednesday (17 April). Read more >> |
The South African government has condemned Sunday's terrorist attacks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, which resulted in the death of more than 34 civilians. Fifty eight others were injured. Read more >> |
More Government news...
 [Chris Moerdyk] The Queen Mary 2 is not a cruise ship. Heaven forbid. It is an ocean liner - in fact, the only true-blue ocean liner plying the oceans of the world today. Read more >> |
 South African Airways (SAA) and Jet Airways, claimed to be India's premier international airline, have announced a code share agreement that will enable seamless air travel connectivity to several business centres in India and South Africa. Read more >> |
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Renault has now also pushed its Clio on the dance-floor to join the growing number of car manufacturers who are already stomping to the popular beat of "Down-Sizing" by "The Turbo Chargers". Read more >> |
 [Sindy Peters] Did you know the diamond you're rocking on your ring finger started forming billions of years ago? That's right, billions - way before dinosaurs walked upon Earth. The Cape Town Diamond Museum at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town offers many more interesting facts about one of our most precious stones. Read more >> |
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