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,…
Fans of social media know that Twitter is often entertainment itself!
How To Engage Your Online Community
Let’s take a step back, especially if you missed the previous post on ‘How To Build Your Online Community’, as you can’t engage what isn’t in existence. In brief, plant your seeds in many places with your social account and presence; always think of building big data, as it gives you guaranteed reach to people interested…
A lot of things have changed since social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, Linked-in, Yahoo and Google+ became a part of our lifestyle. Aside from managing personal accounts every business owner these days wants to be the star of their social media platform of choice. 1.According to a recent study social media platforms now have a…
Op-Ed: In$tagram: When Moving To Monetize Goes Wrong
If you haven’t heard about the recent internet explosion caused by angry Instagram users you may have been living under a rock. The uproar, fueled by the announcement that the popular photo sharing site planned changes to its user service agreement sent bloggers, photographers, models and regular everyday people into a spiral. The new service agreement planned…
We haven’t posted an installment of #WTLagos in a while — apologies! Below is just a small handful of recent happenings that Lagosians are talking about online! Our last #WTLagos of 2012 is pretty music/entertainment-heavy — it was a big year for the Nigerian music scene! #KokoConcert D’Banj’s Star-studded Koko Concert: Nigerian entertainer D’Banj joined…
Not to state the obvious or anything but Africa has long gone past being the “dark continent”. With the infamous Western influence seeping through at a steady rate- which is for once actually a good thing-our continent is quickly becoming a social media society. It’s astounding to think that the same people who for centuries…
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…
Nigerians + Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
Need to brush up on your Nigeria factoids before Social Media Week Lagos? Let us help. Use our infographic to get a quick idea of just how prevalent social media and technology is in our great city! Download: Nigerians + Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC] via Social Media Week Lagos Right-click the link and select “Save…
