WhatsApp’s privacy updates have caused an uproar with many users streaming away from the popular private messaging app in favour of competitors like Signal, Telegram and Discord. Fears abound as users grapple with what happens next. media update’s Talisa Jansen van Rensburg debunks some of these myths.

Your social media presence is an essential part of your brand. This is because it is becoming nearly impossible to connect, engage or build consumer relationships without it. media update's Pamela Manzenze takes you through the five pivotal ways to buff up your social media presence.

Instagram has finally updated its ‘keyword search’ feature on the platform! This update means that posts can now be discovered without having a keyword listed as a hashtag or account name. Life-changing, no?

Facebook recently shared its global year in review and top moments results. The platform has also shared some of the ways that South Africans used its platforms in 2020. The Facebook review aims to give insight into some of the key social media moments of 2020, which have been sorted into themes to offer context into the ways people shared and experienced them.

Social media marketing proved to be one of the best ways to reach consumers this year and this will only continue to be the case in 2021. media update’s Talisa Jansen van Rensburg takes a look at what this industry has in store for brands this coming year.

Deciding on the perfect times to post on social media is enough to boggle any marketer’s mind. This is especially true considering how the world is changing on a constant basis. So, how do you stay ahead of the curve? The team at amaSocial provides their insights — infographic style.

There were many memorable social media hashtags in 2020, but which ones made the Facebook walls quake, the Twitter threads rumble and the Instagram Stories snowball their way across the digisphere? media update’s Christine Beukes is here to spill the tea on 10 of the most noteworthy hashtags of the year.

Facebook has launched its JoziPlug Community City Guide, with Johannesburg being the first city on the continent where Facebook is launching the global initiative. The Johannesburg edition of the initiative has been compiled and co-created by local Facebook groups featuring inspiring content about the city. 

Social media news comes at you at a breakneck speed, making it easy to miss interesting tidbits from time to time. But no need to stress, we’ve got you covered!  From the boom of video to the rise of ephemeral content, we’ve got the scoop on the biggest social developments of 2020.

Many brands utilise competitor tracking to keep abreast of their opponents, as well as one up them in their own individual industries. In order to get the most out of this tool, we spoke to Petrumarie Jacobs, client and brand experience manager at amaSocial, to understand its do’s and don’ts.