US Ambassador Gene Cretz’s Remarks at Blogcamp Ghana 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen, Bloggers & Social Media Enthusiasts, friends in the Media, Thank you for inviting me to Ghana’s first ever Social Media Awards ceremony. I agree with Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Tara Sonenshine that: “social media has evolved into the most powerful, galvanizing catalyst of our time – for better and for worse. It is arguably as significant an event in our shared human histor...
Africa’s Mobile Technology Revolution In Numbers
Mobile Technology is taking Africa to the next level. This is very evident in the mobile penetration rate in Ghana which currently stands 100%. There are now more than one million Ghanaians using Facebook, almost 90% of whom access the social networking site via their mobile device. The total number of active mobile phone lines in Ghana as at November, 2012 stood at 25,344,745, which is marginally higher than...
BBC’s Komla Dumor Talks to Nigerian Music Icon Wizkid.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="574"] BBC's Komla Dumor Talking to Nigeria's WizKid. Credit: Komla Dumor's Facebook Page.[/caption] Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor this week interviewed Nigerian Musician Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid, in a session that largely focused on his successes in music and the journey so far into the top leagues of the trade. “Is the younger generation of Africa’s m...
Google+ African Brothers Commercial
Google is out with a new internet commercial Google+ African Brothers which aims to encourage families to sign up on Google+ -- Google's social network. Google Plus is part Twitter, part Facebook and part Beluga. It gives you yet another way to build a social network and share information with other people. Google first launched Google Plus as a private beta with limited invites according to HowStuffsWorks [y...
Live-Blog: Monitoring Election Activities Across Ghana
As part of my civic duty as a Ghanaian blogger, I'm helping curate and aggregate content about Ghana's Elections which is underway across the country. On this blog, you'll find live updates from trusted sources and Ghana Decides team members on the ground. You can follow the hash-tag #GhanaDecides and #LetsVote for more on Twitter. Once you've voted, you can tweet a photo of your finger as evidence to show you vote...
In memoriam across the globe: Chinua Achebe | african perspectives says:
[...] Mac-Jordan Degadjor (Ghana) – Chinua Achebe: The Sad Passing of Africa’s Most Influential Author [...]Glynn Swindon says:
Great job, Mac-Jordan. I like how you're able to use digital media in your articles. I look forward to the partnership between BloggingGhana & Internews. I think it will be a great one. Thumbs up & enjoy your stay in the US.macjay10 says:
To be honest, I don’t value Valentine’s Day. I see the day just as a normal day, hence no significance to me. Maybe it’s a day to value, but love should exist every day. It is important that we value the people we love on a daily basis, especially in our society, where there is so much abuse and hurt.Oh Canana says:
I look forward to any day that allows me to show my loved ones how special they are and how much I appreciate them. Days like Valentine's day allow me to tell them that despite all the challenges of life and our hectic schedules, I dedicate this "Thursday" to them. I have nothing to loose by bringing a little joy to the face of a loved one that I may not have had time to appreciate recently.Africa's Mobile Technological Revolution In Numbers says:
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