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Latest Twitter changes provokes anger from developers

From Technology Africa News Developers and users of Twitter have reacted angrily to changes made by the social network to restrict creation of third-party applications. Any new app that wants to serve...

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Nigerians to hold e-conference about constitution amendment on Twitter

From Technology Africa News As the fourth review of the 1999 Constitution enters its critical stage, a group of Nigerians have decided to organise an e-conference seeking the participation of the...

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How Twitter’s New Strict Regulation will discourage app Developers

From Technology Africa News Twitter, In a move to regulate how users access its microblogging service, has announced new restrictions that sternly discouraged independent software developers from...

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Twitter brings customised embeddable tweets

From Technology Africa News Twitter is making it easier to display, embed, and interact with tweets in blog posts and websites. The ability to plant a whole Twitter stream has been around for a while,...

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Mikel shuts Down his Twitter account after racist abuse

From Technology Africa News Chelsea’s Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel was forced to close his Twitter account on Thursday after suffering a barrage of racist abuse prompted by his costly mistake...

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Late Fela Kuti Gets Verified On Twitter

From Technology Africa News The legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti had his account verified lately with what some call twitter for ghosts. His account @Felakuti was opened up 3years ago and it has over 3000...

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10 African Mobile Companies To Follow On Twitter

From Technology Africa News Social networking has skyrocketed during the last few years and micro-blogging site Twitter has experienced a significant boost in user amounts. It isn’t just private people...

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Sites To Manage Digital Assets When You Die

From Technology Africa News Many Internet customers question what’s going to occur to their digital assets once they die. The question is becoming more widespread because the digital world around us...

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Twitter – Cossy Orjiakor Tweets Ongoing Party Photos

From Technology Africa News Yesterday, Cossy Orjiakor celebrated her birthday party and here are some of the photos she’s tweeted. Let’s merely say it was very interesting. And that birthday cake? Well...

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Twitter is Experiencing Outages, 2 Days and Counting

From Technology Africa News Twitter was having a rough night on Monday. The service was operating intermittently, creating the phrase “Twitter is Over Capacity” to trend worldwide on the microblogging...

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Wizkid Insults Tonto Dike On Twitter

From Technology Africa News It just really seems everyone can’t seem to stand Tonto Dikeh anymore, including Wizkid. And we all know Tonto is the official #Poko chiq on Twitter that’s her thing. The...

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4 Expert Tips to Maximize Your Twitter Marketing

From Technology Africa News Do you want to get the most from Twitter?  Because Twitter is so quick and easy to use, it’s also easy to get lost in the conversations. Here are four tips to help you focus...

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Twitter War: iMessage and FaceTime are Back, Apple Users Complain Bitterly

From Technology Africa News Apple customers took to Twitter to vent their aggravations over iMessage and FaceTime solution disruptions. iOS gadgets and Macs with OS X 10.6.6 or higher experienced a...

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Twitter Shocker: Oprah’s attempt to promote Microsoft Surface backfires

From Technology Africa News This is totally hilarious, LOL Oprah’s attempt to promote the Microsoft Surface backfires: iPad used to send tweet  Alex Technology Twitter Shocker: Oprah’s attempt to...

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Twitter Shocker: NFL Star Mistakenly Tweets Photo With N*ked Teammate

From Technology Africa News This unintentional full-moon photo bomb is most likely one of the funniest social networks gaffes in NFL history.  Alex Technology Twitter Shocker: NFL Star Mistakenly...

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BRT Lagoon Broadcast by Nigeria’s FRSC on Twitter is Hoax

From Technology Africa News Lagos FRSC Sector Leader Akpabio has actually unconditionally refuted there is a BRT bus crash as FRSC DELIVERS LAGOS BRT INTO LAGOS LAGOON on twitter. The updates was...

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Why Pope Benedict XVI Joined Twitter

From Technology Africa News POPE Benedict XVI, head of the Catholic Church, in fact has a billion supporters in the the real world. Now he desires much more on-line making use of a brand-new Twitter...

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Tweet War: Bitter-Sweet Story Between Iyanya, Yvonne Nelson and Tonto Dike

From Technology Africa News Yeah, We’ll always feature the biggest twitter stories here on Technology-Africa…Here’s the Love-War tale between the trio. This is the Classical African Love Triangle!...

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Why Facebook Just Turned Your Subscribers Into ‘Followers’ like Twitter

From Technology Africa News It’s been greater than a year considering that Facebook introduced the Twitter-like “subscribers” feature, letting you follow public updates from people you aren’t pals...

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Pope Blesses Internet Followers in First Tweet Today

From Technology Africa News Pope Benedict XVI blessed his Web followers in his first tweet today, Wednesday. The Pop participated Twitter a couple of weeks ago and will certainly from now have regular...

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Infographic: Twitter and Education – Best Twitter Edu #Tags

From Technology Africa News Twitter is fast becoming one of the best tools educators have at their disposal, but how are educators using Twitter and what are they talking about? Learn more from our...

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Twitter Trend: Rapper Freddy E Commits Suicide Over Heart Break

From Technology Africa News Two nights ago rap professional Freddy E, birthed Frederick Eugene Buhl, took his life. While the details are still being validated, based on his loved ones, Freddy E...

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The Best Way to Avoid Twitter Censorship

From Technology Africa News When Twitter announced a change to their censorship policy in January, Twitter users and pundits rose dutifully to the defense of free speech. Critics said the company...

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Michelle Obama turns 49, opens new Twitter account @FLOTUS

From Technology Africa News Michelle Obama’s office reported on said Thursday that it had opened up a Twitter account, as the US First Lady turned 49 today. The account is @ FLOTUS, the acronym for...

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Twitter’s Vine App and How to Use It

From Technology Africa News This week’s big tech release wasn’t a smartphone, tablet, or PC. It was a video app from Twitter, known as Vine. The iOS app lets users create six-second clips, and share...

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Breaking: Burger King First, Jeep’s Twitter account now hacked, says “sold to...

From Technology Africa News   After Burger King’s Twitter hijacking the other day, we would certainly have assumed all major brands would boost their passwords on Twitter. Obviously, we were incorrect,...

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Wizkid and Banky W’s Twitter War?

From Technology Africa News Banky W’s love concert held at the Civic center and despite their alleged split (resulting from his absence on Banky’s album, setting up his own record label, indirect...

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Goldie Harvey’s twitter account Hacked and Stolen!

From Technology Africa News Why won’t they let Goldie rest in peace? The star seems to be more controversial from the great beyond than when she was alive and well. And it keeps getting more colourful....

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The hashtag coming to Facebook soon

From Technology Africa News Timeline profiles and visiting the News Feed. As the Wall Street Journal notes, Instagram already uses hashtags to let users sort photos. Given that Facebook acquired...

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Tweet War Between Eva Alordiah and Ugo of 3UD Management

From Technology Africa News Five months after parting company with Trybes Records, it looks like rapper Eva Alordiah is set to part ways her  new management company 3UD. Ugo of 3UD is  demanding that...

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Boss of Megaupload Goes on Twitter for “Freedom Fight”

Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, has become a self-proclaimed “freedom fighter” and taken his fight to Twitter as he stays on the lookout if he can be extradited from New Zealand in order to face Web...

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World’s Top Twitter Gainers July 2012

Here are the current World’s Top 30 Twitter Gainers for the month of July 2012 so far. This is a report from a Social media statistics company known as Socialbakers .   Top Twitter Gainers Winner of...

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World’s Top 30 Sports Celebrities Twitter Gainers 2012

Here are the current World’s Top Sport Men and Women Twitter Gainers for the month of July 2012 so far, with Critiano Ronaldo and Kaka at the helm of things. This is a report from a Social media...

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Peter Okoye shares new Tattoo Photos on Twitter account

Peter is the other twin of the very popular Nigerian artiste. Here are the pictures Peter Okoye, P Square posted earlier on his twitter account.

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BREAKING: Wizkid changes his name, Drops the “Kid” [Tweet]

After turning 23 , Wizkid has made it clear that he should no longer be referred to as a kid. The fear of most Nigerians is if he will be able to maintain the brand he created with the name WHIZKID....

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John Mikel Obi joins Twitter, gets verified

Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has joined Twitter. The Super Eagles player’s account came verified and his followers were increasing by the minute as at last night. His first tweet...

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Twitter’s Real Time News on 2012 London Olympics

For the first time ever, you can catch news as they happen at the London 2012 Olympics. This is thanks to one of the latest newcomers into the world of Social Networking Media- Twitter. From pictures...

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Olympics, Sport Fans & Twitter – Love Sports?

In the recent past, sports have been on the news. Spain won the UEFA title and now thousands of sportsmen and athletes are in the United Kingdom for the London Olympics. How do you catch on these news...

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Is Twitter a Dying Social Network?

Seemingly since its inception, the debate over whether Twitter will remain a viable form of social networking has been raging. In many cases, the comparison of Twitter to other sites like Facebook –...

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Twitter was hit by technical fault on eve of 2012 Olympics

Parts of Twitter became inaccessible a day before thousands of fans are expected to start tweeting about the Olympic Games. The Twitter.com site was unreachable for almost an hour, and continued to...

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Use Twitter to your advantage as a Blogger / Writer

Twitter is a great way to network with people, and share ideas and information. The best part is that it is completely free, and you can share your ideas with the world with a single click. Twitter has...

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3 Expert Tips for Generating Massive Traffic on Twitter

So you are wondering how you can generate massive traffic on twitter while only 140 characters are allowed per tweet? Well, that’s the potential of this social media platform. Twitter provides a new...

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Olympics: Twitter’s Journalist account suspension prompts serious user backlash

Twitter is facing a user backlash after suspending the account of a journalist who had criticised NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games. The US TV network had complained that Independent...

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Ice Prince, Brymo, Dencia’s Twitter Account Verified: Omotola, 2Face,...

Reports have it that Dencia and members of Choc Boys; Ice Prince, Brymo, Jesse Jagz excluding MI had theirTwitter accounts verified. In view of this they have now joined the likes of Asa, D’Banj, Osaze...

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Twitter reaches over 500m users

Paris – Over 500 million people are on micro-blogging site Twitter and Americans and Brazilians are the most connected, according to a study by social media monitor Semiocast released on Monday....

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Dencia’s Dog has a Twitter Account?

Dencia and her dog Diva Calm down…Impossible is nothing… Pop singer Dencia who recently got verified on Twitter has thought it is wise of her to get her dog a Twitter account as well. Yes, her dog...

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Top Actress, Omotola Jalade Gets Verified on Twitter

Nigerian celebs have continued to make themselves relevant in this jet age of technological advancements and social media craze. The latest gist is that Nollywood Actress, Omotola ‘Real Omosexy’ Jalade...

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Video: Twitter users stage protest in the UK

Users of the Social Networking site, Twitter, are staging their own protest in the UK against the online menace of trolling, when abusive and threatening messages are sent to other users. The call to...

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Twitter U.K Splits After Threats Against Women

Twitter is cracking down on harassing behavior on its business in response to current hazards against top-level ladies in the UK. There has been a bunch of tension on the social networking website to...

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Twitter’s New “Verified” Filter Allow Celebrities To Peacefully Hob-Nob

Life is hard for famous people. You’re trying to @ reply with your celebrity friends on Twitter, but the conversation gets drowned out by rabid fans and spammers mentioning you. So Twitter’s begun...

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