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SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK LAGOS 2013: OPEN & CONNECTED
February 2013 will mark the first time Social Media Week takes place on the continent of Africa! Social Media Week Lagos brings together thought leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens from Nigeria -and throughout the continent and the diaspora- to explore how people and organizations are connecting to share new ideas and information.
Social Media Week Lagos is produced by Dragon Africa and AFRIKA21.
The SMW Lagos Team is happy to announce the release of our SMW Lagos 2013 Report. In preparing the report the huge impact of SMW Lagos became quite clear. As a first time host city and the first African city to host SMW we met and surpassed numerous milestones to deliver a week that was truly historic. SMW Lagos was a game changer for Lagos and the continent of Africa. View + Share The SMW Lagos 2013 Report Here:…
Social Media Week Lagos’ Flickr Page is LIVE!
Social Media Week Lagos’ photostream on Flickr.
Every year hundreds of thousands of people head to Austin, Texas to participate in the largest Music, Interactive and Film Conference in the world. South by Southwest (SXSW) is an awesome opportunity to engage an audience eager to learn about new ideas and trends around the world. SMW Lagos Executive Director Ngozi Odita and Advisory…
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Often quoted around the world, the words first spoken by the late global music icon Bob Marley speak to the transformative qualities of music. From historical to contemporary, the music of Africa is certainly no exception. On Wednesday, February 20, Billboard Africa…
Social Media Week for me is still on, after all you are here reading this post. Perhaps the most anticipated event in the tech space, for 2013, even though it is still February. I loved every bit of the 5 day period, that featured over 100 events from music, sports, e-commerce, fashion, governance, tech, banking,…
After three days of investigating areas of interest. The teens at the Ovie Brume Foundation started working on their year long photo documentation series. Esther, Age 10 Focus: Self Portraits, Everyday life Street Scene by Esther, Age 10 Goddfrey Age 18 Focus: Everyday life in Lagos Atinuke, Age 16 Focus: Young People and…
Photographer Delphine Fawundu in collaboration with the Ovie Brume Foundation launched a youth photography workshop as a featured event during the Africa’s first Social Media Week in Lagos, Nigeria. Nokia generously provided the youths ages 10-18 the opportunity to use the Lumia 920 mobile phones as their documentary tool in this dynamic workshop. On Wednesday, February…
