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Yes, any Nigerian publicity is good publicity. Nigerians are numerous. That 1 out of 5 Africans is a Nigerian is only legend, but with Ethiopia coming next to Nigeria with only about half its population, it is not far from the truth. While Nigeria’s population might be in doubt, the Nigerian happiness is renowned. Tagged…
Mark Essien’s online hotel booking platform, Hotels.ng is now offering a chance to win free hotel reservations to people who participate in the in the upcoming national elections. The startup is giving this incentive to encourage and improve participation in the coming polls. Participating in the competition is simple, post a selfie of you alone,…
Facebook Messenger has been updated to include a new peer-to-peer feature that will allow users send money to friends free of charge. Facebook is hoping you can use this new feature to settle debts and bills without having to leave the Facebook Messenger app, as users can tie their debit or credit cards to Facebook Messenger. The…
I’m not sure if this is good news for anyone, or even good news at all, but Instagram ads which were previously unclickable because Instagram wanted people browsing photos, not the web are now openable. Why? Because Instagram advertisers demanded more vivid ways to influence people who “lead to meaningful results for their businesses.” So for…
Yesterday night, I took a break from my TV show marathon to see what was going on on Twitter, you know, like every young person. And I came away with a headache. There was an argument about the color of a dress and it had taken the world by storm. Looking at the above…
I have never found any reason to use BBM stickers rather than smileys or emojis; and the fact that there’s an extra step to be taken to get smileys is not even helping but I’m guessing stickers are still around because some people, some place use them. Anyway, for the first time since the introduction…
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It’s no news that Africa’s Largest Tech and News Media Conference (Social Media Week Lagos #SMWLagos) has started and Techpoint writer, Daniel already picked 7 events he thinks you should attend; you should know, by the way, that they’re awesome events – no dull moments at Social Media Week. Social Media Week is an event where…
Facebook is still the biggest social network by a considerable margin, and it remains, for many small and large businesses alike, an important marketing tool. Facebook ads give you the ability to zero in on your target market and scale beyond inbound traffic. Every startup CEO should know not to underestimate the power of Facebook…
UPDATE: The @NotGoodluck account, from yesterday night, is now back up and intact! So the inference should be that revealing the supposed administrator of the account led the person to deactivate the account. Thank God he had a change of heart. We say welcome back to the best parody account since Chuck Norris’. About a…
It’s no secret that Blackberry has been in a rut lately. They seemingly started getting out of that by monetizing the BBM app and putting ads in feeds and invites, not disrupting the chatting experience but certainly disturbing for some people. So if you’re like me and you find the ads bothersome, you might have…
Opera Mediaworks, the first mobile ad platform built for brands, just released a new report highlighting the state of mobile advertising in Africa, and while the entire report is pretty great and evidently well researched, what really stood out to me, was the segment that shone the spotlight on how important social media is to…
Facebook is a place to share and connect with friends and family. And now, Facebook also recognizes that for some, it’s also a place to remember and honor those we’ve lost. Often when a person passes away, their account can become a memorial of their life, friendships and experiences. The social media giant introduced a…
Facebook has implemented improved new ways for people to buy and sell things on the platform – aimed at selling goods. As an alternative to services like eBay, Facebook users sometimes turn to Facebook Groups to make purchases. Previously, however, this was mostly done informally. According to the social media platform: “For Sale Group members can…
About a week ago, we reported about Twitter Video, Twitter’s new in-app tool that allow users directly upload 30-second videos to their timeline. The new feature, which was only available to a select few at the time, has started to rollout for both Android and iOS users. https://twitter.com/JesseOguns/status/562888767917555712 If you haven’t received the notification yet,…
While apologizing for the relentless repetition in the headline, I would like to point out that it was – in fact – a necessary evil. Facebook recently opened their African offices in South Africa, that was huge news as there had been , you know, no physical representation of the social media giant in Africa.…
Parody accounts are as old as Twitter itself. Anyone and everything that has the potential to inspire a meme will eventually get parodied on Twitter.The usual “victims” of Twitter parodies are public figures and brands but it can often extend to events, fictional characters, animals and even inanimate objects. Every once in a while, parody…
Social media and chatting platforms seem to be all the rage and why not? Everyone is glued to their phone nowadays anyway. And as far as social media is concerned, another platform has joined the list, VOISS is a social media platform created to provide a channel of communication among students in tertiary institutions. Cloudshot,…
Twitter is way, way more than it was yesterday. The social media giant had previously complained about people sharing Instagram links instead of ‘twitpic’-ing the actual pictures. And now, they have made moves giant leaps to change that. https://twitter.com/twitter/status/560072509211410432 Starting yesterday, Twitter began offering two new tools: Taking, Editing, and Sharing Videos and Photos on…
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Are you experiencing difficulties accessing your Facebook and Instagram pages, on both a Web and mobile? You’re not the only one. Both websites are currently down. It is yet uncertain what caused the challenges, but we can surely say that the companies are working over time to resolve this. However, Facebook-owned Whatsapp is working as…
Facebook has launched Facebook Lite, a new Android Facebook app targeted at low-end mobile devices and designed to work on 2G networks especially in developing countries. Facebook Lite has had only about 10,000 to 50,000 installs since January 20 when it launched on the Google PlayStore which is probably because Facebook has not yet officially…