Twitter shares surged Wednesday after its quarterly update showed improving growth in user numbers, offsetting concerns over a decline in revenue and another net loss for the social network. The…
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IT & TelecomsMedia
Instagram passes 700 million users, up 17% in 4 months
by Arinze Ago April 26, 2017Instagram has just announced that it now has 700 million users, representing a pretty impressive growth spurt from the 600 million it announced just four months ago. For additional context,…
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has dismissed as false information on various social media platforms alleging that the federal government has put in place necessary measures…
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Nigerians used Google to satisfy their hunger for gossip this week as the topics that trended were sensational ones. Some of the topics include Oge Okoye’s alleged dog picture theft,…
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The Lagos State Government has lamented the influence of the internet and social media in killing civil servants and other workers’ productivity. Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr. Benson…
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Media
People are not happy with Twitter’s latest notifications update
by Daniji Emmanuel February 17, 2017If you’re not an avid Twitter user, you may not know that there’s an account run by Twitter admins called Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety), and its sole purpose is to make…
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Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from job seekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform’s users will be…
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IT & Telecoms
Facebook must do more against hate speech – Italian official
by Arinze Ago February 13, 2017Facebook must do much more to stamp out hate speech on its site, the president of Italy’s lower house of parliament said, warning that rising abuse on various social media…
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InternationalNews
US visa applicants to submit social media passwords during screening process– John Kelly
by Reporter February 8, 2017Homeland Security Secretary, John Kelly, has said visa applicants could be asked for passwords to their social media accounts by United States, US, embassies, going forward. Kelly said the move…
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Political Gists
Ex Delta Governor James Ibori opens Twitter account, says ‘I’m excited’
by Daniji Emmanuel February 5, 2017James Ibori, former governor of Delta state who just finished serving a jail term in the UK for fraud, has wasted no time in joining the social media – 24…