The apparent lack of interest in Twitter Inc by potential suitors may force the social media company to consider a route anathema to aspiring tech startups: a major restructuring and cutting some its nearly 4,000 employees. The popular but money-losing micro-blogging service spent aggressively on product development and marketing in recent years, betting that it … Read more
Snap Inc, the owner of messaging app Snapchat, has moved a step closer to listing its shares on the stock market after settling on which banks will help with the flotation. Sources close to the deal confirmed Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs would underwrite the initial public offering (IPO). Several other banks will be involved … Read more
Social media has been key to some of this year’s most significant protests — but it turns out that these platforms have also been used to target the activists behind them. The ACLU of California reported that Geofeedia had been providing law enforcement with data — including locations — from the social media accounts of … Read more
Facebook on Monday launched ‘Workplace’, which is just like ‘Facebook’, but takes away your friends and replaces them with your co-workers. Your work account and your Facebook account will have two separate logins and Workplace won’t feature ads on your homepage like Facebook does. More than 1,000 organisations currently use the tool, previously known as … Read more
This week has really shown that the fans of Ghana’s number one rapper, Sarkodie are up to something with their interactive comments on social media. Barely few days ago, we reported on how one ardent fan of Sarkodie engaged other fans on social media concerning their rap idol not being verified on Instagram despite his … Read more
Recently, American actress Selena Gomez broke a new social media world record by becoming the first woman on the planet to reach 100,000,000 Instagram followers. One. Hundred. Million. OMG. Okay. In this article, we’re not going to help you reach 100,000,000 Instagram followers (though if you do, we want name-checking). But we can, however, help … Read more
Facebook has announced a “slimmed down” version of its Messenger app for countries where older smartphones and slower net speeds are more common. The company said Messenger Lite had the “core features” of the full app such as the ability to share text and photos. The app will compete with Facebook-owned WhatsApp, which the company … Read more
German data protection authorities on Tuesday said they had blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp, citing privacy concerns. Facebook and WhatsApp promised in the wake of the Silicon Valley giant’s 2014 acquisition of the messaging app that they would not share data, Hamburg’s Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information … Read more
Once upon a time, you’d solidify your adolescent relationship with a shout-out in an AIM profile. Now that we’re in the era of “Facebook official” and selfie statuses, it’s pretty clear that the comfort we take in being able to definitively label our relationships — something which can often feel so uncertain and be communicated … Read more
Mobile Web Ghana will host a live Twitter chat with recent 2016 Mandela Washington fellows to share their experiences with the public from September 26 – 29, 2016. The public can follow the discussion on Twitter via the hashtag #YALIGhana. The maiden edition of Mobile Web Ghana’s Yali Twitter chats will take place from 11am … Read more
Facebook has overestimated how much video people have watched for the last two years, the firm has admitted. One advertiser suggested that, in some cases, video viewing statistics had been overestimated by up to 80%. Facebook’s analytics are an important tool for advertisers, who use them to work out how much of their video content … Read more
“Everything you post on social media impacts your personal brand. How do you want to be known?”………Lisa Horn. Every day when Facebook asks, “What’s on your mind?” around 400 million people respond with a status message. While some people take the opportunity to share about their latest meal, other people post photos or inspirational messages. … Read more
Nothing shows dedication and adoration like you and your girlfriend getting a tattoo. Well, VGMAs award-winner has finally decided to show off his girlfriend to the world. The ‘Portey dey be’ hitmaker took to his Instagram handle and posted photos of him with his girlfriend holding their hands. He posted the photo and captioned it, … Read more
Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $3bn (£2.3bn) to fund medical research over the next decade. At a press conference in San Francisco, they said their ultimate goal was to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century”. The funds will be distributed by the Chan … Read more
10 Innovative Ways Authors and Brands Can Use Facebook Live Videos are the new trending thing across major social media platforms today. The strategies outlined here are not only limited to the use of Facebook Live but can also be used for any other live video streaming platforms and services, such as Periscope, Instagram, Snapchat, … Read more
A presidential staffer in the office of the Vice President, James Agyenim Boateng has called on the public to disregard a tweet making rounds on various social media platforms that the Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur failed to respond to Dr Mahamadu Bawumia’s lecture because of rain. He told ultimatefmonline.com in an exclusive interview that … Read more
Lilwin indicated that his messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are handled by somebody. Kumawood actor Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin has disclosed that he is not on social media partly because of his challenge with English Language. According to him, he does not directly write or respond to messages on his social media platforms. He indicated … Read more
Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972 to be used on its platform. It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the grounds that it contained nudity. The move sparked a debate about Facebook’s role as … Read more
From controversial twitter warlords to Instagram beauty queens and comedians, social media, especially Twitter, has made a lot of people rise to fame. They are now celebrities and their personal lives and daily activities are of interest to many people. Here is a list of people social media made famous in Ghana. Hajia4Real She shot … Read more
Photos of a bride who observers say looked very sad on her wedding day are trending on social media. The photos have sparked a debate online as to why the couple appeared to be unhappy about the wedding. Some Facebooker users argued the two were probably being forced to get married by their relatives. Somme … Read more