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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…
Ever walked into a store and walked out with nothing because you were confused by the tons of options/ information you had coming at you from all angles? Research has shown that too many options can lead to one making poor decisions, leave you feeling tired, mentally drained and dissatisfied. Eek! We wouldn’t want that…
Fans of social media know that Twitter is often entertainment itself!
Get the Beat: Meet Nokia’s Beatrice Olumhense
We hope you’re as excited as we are for SMW13, powered by Nokia. Looking over the incredible list of activities around the world, we know it’s going to be one of the best yet. As we finalize preparations, we want to make sure you meet Beatrice Olumhense from Lagos. You’ve already met the other Nokians…
Diarize this: Billboard Music Day
Just a little after the world (read America) caught up with our clannish day to day threads and hailed them as last season’s fashion phenomenon of tribal prints, it seems that while in Africa they also caught up with our music. Jumping straight into the Afrobeats bandwagon that ushered many into the New Year before we’d even begun to…
We put out the call and the community responded! Back in early November we asked you to Get Involved and you did! When we asked for individuals and organizations from around the world to submit their ideas for Africa’s first Social Media Week, we had no idea what to expect. In the past month, we’ve…
#PicYourCity: A Photo Contest!
In anticipation of Social Media Week (powered globally by Nokia, February 18-22, 2013) yesterday our global team launched an awesome mobile photo contest called #PicYourCity! Using tools like Nokia Creative Studio, Lightbox, Hipster, Instagram and StreamZoo (or none at all!) people around the world get to showcase the uniqueness of their hometowns. The contest asks folks to show off…
