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What does WhatsApp’s privacy policy update mean for brands?

Posted By: TMO Contributoron: April 21, 2021In: Mobile

Despite public pushback, Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp will be going ahead with the privacy policy update it announced earlier this year. Read more

WhatsApp hysteria: Y2K all over again?

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: January 14, 2021In: Digital

Social media in South Africa has been awash with panic, conspiracy theories and mass account deletions ever since it became known that on 8 February 2021 WhatsApp users would have to agree t... Read more

Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa

Posted By: Aaisha Dadi Patelon: December 01, 2020In: Digital

Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were reporting on the toughest parts of the Covid-19 pand... Read more

Socially antisocial: The impact of COVID-19 on social media consumption

Posted By: Mawo Bakasaon: May 12, 2020In: Media agency

There is an ancient Chinese curse that says, “May you live in interesting times”. This has certainly rung true in our generation. Read more

The Lockdown Chronicles #6: Walking with Nietzsche and New Balance

Posted By: Gordon Mulleron: April 01, 2020In: Opinion

One of the methods traditionally used to highlight the distribution and market viability of haves and have-nots is socio-economic segmentation and the SEM model. Read more

Laughter in the time of a pandemic: why South Africans are joking about coronavirus

Posted By: Herman Wassermanon: March 16, 2020In: Online

Almost immediately after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in South Africa, the jokes started. From memes featuring prominent politicians to bad puns, from TikTok video clips to pictu... Read more