S Africa tweeters most active on continent

S Africa tweeters most active on continent

by Helen Dunne on 27/01/2012 | del.icio.us | digg | reddit |

South Africans are the most active tweeters in African generating more than five million tweets during the fourth quarter last year, according to a new report by Portland Communications and Tweetminster.

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