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Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and other Facebook services were down for many for about an hour on Friday, but they seem to be recovering. At one point, more than 119,000 users reported issues with Instagram on DownDetector. More than 25,000 users reported issues with WhatsApp on DownDetector, too. Facebook Messenger was affected as well, with more than 5,000 reports of problems on DownDetector. When navigating to Instagram’s website during the outage, some users saw a white page with the message “5xx Server Error.” While the service was experiencing issues, users also on the Instagram app who tried to log in but hit an READ MORE

For many South Africans and users around the world, searching for something, and looking up information on Google is almost second nature. However on Wednesday night Google services including search, Maps, YouTube, and Gmail were not accessible. According to Downdetector.co.za, the problems were first reported at 19:21 and persisted until as late as 11pm. Other African countries were hit by the outage, namely Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria. Google services seldom suffer outages, and when they do, they are restored in fairly a quick time. We have listed some alternatives in the event that you need to READ MORE

Twitter has introduced new rules to prevent the spread of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. Under the new policy, the company will label tweets with “misleading” information and ban accounts that repeatedly break the rules. Twitter had previously “harmful” misinformation about the vaccines, such as claims that the vaccines are harmful or unnecessary. Under the new rules, Twitter will add prominent labels to tweets with “misleading information.” There will also be stricter penalties for accounts that repeatedly share such claims. The new labels look similar to the ones Twitter used around the elections in the US: “This tweet is misleading,” it says. “Find READ MORE

MultiChoice South Africa will increase the prices of all its DStv bouquets with effect from 1 April 2021, the company’s chief operating officer, Simon Camerer, revealed in an interview with TechCentral on Thursday. Most packages will see price increases below projected consumer price inflation (CPI) for 2021, with the Premium bouquet – which has come under pressure in recent years due to the weak economy and the proliferation of alternative streaming services – seeing its price increased by just 1.2%. DStv Family gets the bigger price increase of the bouquets, with the price rising by 5.7% — above projected CPI — to READ MORE

Black Friday is the one day in November that most consumers all over the world lose any trace of sensibility. They either go out to stores, or are online for most hours of the day in the aim of making a purchase, and finding “that great deal”. However with all the twists and turns that 2020 has thrown us due to COVID-19, e-commerce sites have taken more strain then previous years. This year, in South Africa, a few online retailers experienced issues with their websites. However OneDayOnly, suffered more downtime compared to their competitors. Issues on their their mobile app, didn’t READ MORE

Social media managers dabble in multiple palettes; call them content creators, analysts, community moderators, digital strategists, writers, videographers, public relations experts, meme masters; the list goes on. The skills they have are critical in supporting marketing goals. Social networking is just that; social. It’s about building a community around your business, listening to the conversations surrounding your industry, engaging with those conversations, and providing an authoritative voice people can look to for guidance and advice. So, how does social media marketing affect small businesses? Social media networking can help small businesses in many ways. Generate leads, attract new customers, share READ MORE

When it comes to good web design, first impressions count! When looking for a product or service online, individuals are always going to look for the best option, it’s just human nature – we all want the best deal available. They’ll consider reputation, price, word of mouth, and how your business is presented. Good web design helps you establish this trust with clients and customers. You’re going to be compared to your competition (which you will be, let’s face it) having a good website is a must to capture the trust of the user within those vital few seconds of READ MORE

Not all web designers are the same If you’re starting a new business, creating your first website, or looking to update your existing website, your mind might be reeling as you try to figure out which web designer in Durban to hire. There are tons of options out there, but you don’t need to be overwhelmed by all your choices. We’ve come up with a go-to checklist that will make finding the perfect web designer a breeze. Choose the kind of site you need The first thing you’ll want to consider is what type of site you need. Some web READ MORE

It marks a six-month extension of Google’s previous plan to keep most of its offices closed through the rest of this year. Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment of the pandemic’s potential staying power from the company providing the answers for the world’s most trusted internet search engine. The remote-work order issued Monday by Google CEO Sundar Pichai also affects other companies owned by Google’s corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. It marks a six-month extension of Google’s previous plan to keep most of its offices closed READ MORE

Vodacom recently launched its 5G network in South Africa, supporting mobile connectivity as well as a selection of fixed-wireless broadband products. The company currently only offers capped 5G products, although this will change as the technology evolves. This is according to Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub, who was speaking in an interview with MyBroadband following the publication of the company’s financial results for the year ended 31 March. Vodacom currently offers 5G fixed-broadband products on 24 or 36-month contracts with monthly data caps ranging from 100GB to 400GB. When asked whether Vodacom planned to launch uncapped 5G products in the future, Joosub READ MORE