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Internet giant; Google intends to invest in innovation and get more users online by developing an accessible, relevant and sustainable internet ecosystem. According to the Policy and Government Relations Manager for Google Africa, Ory Okolloh, this will bring about merging innovations technology and the productive technology. Speaking on Friday at the interactive sessions at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Ory said this will cater for the rising generation of innovative entrepreneur’s activists and policy makers [...]

According to the World Economic Forum; Africa is on the brink of a major transformation. Over the last decade, the continent was home to six of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies, and the outlook for the region remains bright at a time when the rest of the world is facing major political and economic challenges. About 52 per cent of the world’s populations currently live in urban areas; by 2025 this should increase to 58 per cent. Nearly all [...]

If you are serious about taking your online visibility to the next level and feel like a “newbie” or a “skeptic” when blogging/blogs are mentioned; then BlogCamp 2012 is your ideal event. The 21st century has become synonymous with social networking of which blogging plays a major role. Blogging has become a mainstream form of self-expression today. It is also a great way for businesses and brands to get their message out to their customers. When it comes to building [...]

InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile advertizing network, has released its updated network research report on how Mobile devices have change the way we consume media in this succinct infographic below: (don’t you just love infographics for the way they just make complex things look very simple?) Related articles InMobi Publishes New Mobile Insights Report (mobilemarketingwatch.com) MWC 2012: InMobi brings m-commerce to 160m users of Opera browsers (mobile-ent.biz)

Ghanaians go to the polls in December 2012 to vote in the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections to either elect a new President or maintain the current government. In other to help streamline the voter registration process, the country is now implementing its first-ever biometric voter registration — in other words, using fingerprint technology to help verify identity. Ghanaian Bloggers and Social Media Activists are also using social media to publicize the process, correct misconceptions and increase overall attention about the [...]

Very exciting to see Google and the Judicial Service of Ghana publicly announce a partnership to digitize and publish judicial opinions! For over a century, the laws of Ghana have lived in courtrooms and leather-bound books where lawyers and judges across the country can refer to rulings from years ago. Information was often out of date and only accessible to a select few. To improve accountability and expand access to this critical national information, Chief Justice Georgina Wood decided to [...]

The nominations for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards 2012 were announced on February 29th. Leading the pack is the now Notorious-Most-Talked-About-Azonto-Champ: Sarkodie with 12 nominations. Sarkodie‘s 2009 smash hit “U go kill me” is still going strong with 3 nominations at the 2012 VGMA. “U go kill me” is nominated for Hiplife Song of the Year, Most Popular Song of the year, and Best Rapper of the Year nomination. He was also nominated for song of the year, record of [...]

When Bono edited the Africa issue of Vanity Fair, it included an essay written by Kenyan Writer – Binyavanga Wainaina. Through that, they became aware of another piece he’d written for Granta a number of years ago called “How (Not) to Write About Africa.” Director Jesse Dylan and his company FreeForm worked with Binyavanga and the Beninois actor Djimon Hounsou to create this filmed performance of the essay. Thanks to W Hotels for the location and Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada [...]

The Google Africa team is thrilled to announce their 3rd annual g|Ghana, happening from March 19-20 at the Alisa Hotel, Accra. They’re looking forward to engaging with the community of developers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs who are as passionate about technology as they are. Day 1: Developer and Webmaster Day 1 will focus on hands-on training from Google engineers specializing in popular tools such as App Engine, Android, Maps, Google+ and Webmaster Tools. There will also be advanced labs for [...]

On Facebook and Twitter news spreads really fast. Social Media has literally changed the way  that news is shared and reported.  So, which Organization are the most viral sources of information?. Newswhip has examined the sources of breaking news stories that received more than 100 mentions on Twitter and 100 Likes on Facebook in January. On Twitter BBC was at the top spot and a clear winner, with some 2,621 stories qualifying under the Newswhip criteria, ahead of The Guardian and Mashable. On Facebook The Huffington Post [...]

Today, the whole world is celebrating International Women’s Day for the 101st time. The 1st Women’s Day was celebrated on March 19th, 1911. The whole idea to have a day dedicated to women was first established in Copenhagen in 1910 by Clara Zetkin. March 8th was chosen and kept as the official International Women’s Day in 1913. This day was officially recognized as an International holiday by United Nations in 1975. Every year a different theme is dedicated for Women’s [...]

Apple on Tuesday; 28th February, 2012 sent out official invitations for a media event to be held next Wednesday, March 7, in San Francisco where it is expected to introduce its next-generation iPad (iPad 3 or iPad HD) The March 7 event will be held at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern in San Francisco, Calif., the same place the last two iPad unveilings have been held. The invitation features a finger pushing down on an iOS calendar icon with [...]