Looking back to 2011 as we were thinking about the idea of building a community of bloggers, I see why we need to be proud of the progress we have made over the years. The most talked about and shared ..
Looking back to 2011 as we were thinking about the idea of building a community of bloggers, I see why we need to be proud of the progress we have made over the years. The most talked about and shared ..
This week Twitter announced three changes related to taming rampant abuse that has been on the rise on the platform. These changes are namely: Stopping the creation of new abusive accounts Bringing forward ..
Twitter is one of the popular social media platforms and microblogging tool which supports messages also called as tweets that are limited to maximum of 140 characters. Twitter was reportedly having 317 million ..
Live Video is the most exciting way to consume media. This is probably the most immersive way of experiencing what is taking place in different parts of the globe. It literally turns the world into a global ..
Twitter don’t seem to find a way to monetize the social platform. They tried to sell the company last month but all the big firms eventually bailed out. The likes of Tech giant Google and Salesforce ..
Last week on Thursday, 27th October, 2016, Twitter shocked many when it announced it will be shutting down Vine. Vine has been the go to place for creators of short-looping videos. This move comes barely ..
Twitter, the extremely popular and less profitable social network is apparently up for grabs, according to a few tech sites including Android Authority and Reuters. Twitter, as you know, is extremely popular, ..
Of late Twitter has been busy reshaping their user experience. It could be that the pressure from the other social sites like Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook is hitting on them. They have been left with ..
Twitter has unveiled a couple of changes to its Direct Message (DM) functionality. They announced the new features in a short video posted to their own Twitter account on Thursday. The following was the statement ..
A few months ago rumours spread that Twitter was overhauling the 140 characters limit to allow users to tweet up to 10,000 characters. If it were implemented, the rumours detailed that only the first 140 characters ..
I am on Twitter, but not a fan. Other than sharing the articles we publish here over there, there is really nothing else I find interesting in there. At times days or weeks can pass without me opening ..
One month ago, Facebook was testing other reaction options like love, wow and hate. However, the widely rumored reactions never saw the light of day – was it a prank? Anyway, I don’t think ..
She stepped on the gas pedal forcing the Subaru Impreza 15S slide briskly on the estate’s thin tarmac. The car made weird screeches from the deftly drifts waking everybody in the neighborhood. The loud ..
If you’ve checked your Direct Messages today, you may have noticed that something’s missing: the limitation of 140 characters. You can now chat on (and on) in a single Direct Message, and likely still ..
Many people and experts from National Institutes of Health (NIH) believe that Twitter affects the health of your heart. A three-year $668,000 federal grant was received by the University of Pennsylvania ..
I am not a birthday celebrations fun because I don’t remember the last time I celebrated my birthday but hopefully Twitter will light up my birthday this year. Twitter has played a huge role in recognizing ..
Conversations surrounding a Tweet, particularly if they’ve sparked lots of replies and disparate conversations, can be hard to follow. In August 2013, Twitter updated their Web, iOS and Android platforms ..
When twitter first rolled out, following and being followed was a big deal for many. It was partly many people’s day time job. What would make it even more exciting was public figure accounts that made ..
I have noticed with concern that those who never take risks in Tech Sector in Kenya, are the biggest critics of those that do. — Sam Gichuru (@SamGichuru) October 21, 2014 In other words there ..
This week, bloggers were invited to a panel on the NTV TV show, Press Pass to discuss blogging in Kenya. The theme of the show was whether blogging is becoming an alternative media and among those in attendance ..
Today’s business setting is nothing to compare with five years ago. Social media platforms have changed the face of business and the process it follows breaking time and geographical barriers for business ..
Mr.Normal User: Hey Mr. Security Expert, my twitter account has been hacked, what do I do? Mr. Security Expert: Change your password, disable all the third party apps you are using and then jienjoy Mr.Normal ..
Internet penetration in Kenya has rapidly grown over the years with a recent tremendous growth of Social media that has been branded ‘Silicon Savanna’. The interactive platform has seen both positive ..
Portland, a strategic communications consultancy firm recently released a report on a study conducted in the last three months titled “How Africa Tweets“. The summary of the report is as follows: ..
Social media is popular, not just because it connects us from wherever and whenever but also the ease with which we can lie and get away with it makes it appealing. And the lies are several. We lie about ..
Yesterday Mashable reported that Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that looks a lot like Facebook – and Google+. A number of randomly selected users have been seeing major changes on their ..
Ever since the 1940s, reality TV shows have gained popularity the main reason being that the shows portray human beings in their day to day normal selves; giving the viewers the opportunity to relate with ..
The president of the United States of America, the most powerful man on earth, decided to take things casual at the Nelson Mandela memorial and took a selfie with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning ..
Here is how to go about twitter’s Retweet with comment feature
Written by Winfred KuriaTwitter has lately launched a handful of features for users to enjoy a more lively and flexible platform whilst socializing. After the live streaming feature dubbed ‘periscope’, the platform has rolled ..