Hundreds of thousands of tourists are flocking to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. In order to meet the shortage of hotel accommodation, the city has made the online rental platform Airbnb an official partner for the games. The company now lists 25,000 units in Rio—a massive rise from only 900 in 2012.… via…
Lebron James to Re-sign With Cleveland Cavaliers in $100 Million Deal — TIME
Lebron James is making good on his hometown-hero status, agreeing to a new deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and becoming the highest paid basketball player in the process. James made the announcement via Twitter Thursday, telling Bleacher Report’s the Uninterrupted that he was re-signing with “the land.” “I just want to let y’all know I’m… via…
As of today, we have used up all the Earth’s resources for 2016 — Quartz
Earth Overshoot Day isn’t one of those fun holidays, like International Cat Day or Squirrel Appreciation Day. Instead, it’s a depressing reminder that we humans are living well beyond our means. Today (Aug. 8) marks the point when humanity as a whole has used up the resources needed to live sustainably for a year. The… via…
The Newspaper Association of America is mad at John Oliver for telling the truth about journalism — Quartz
On Sunday (Aug. 7), John Oliver aired a segment on his HBO TV show lamenting the demise of local newspapers due to financial pressures. “Sooner or later we are all going to have to pay for journalism,” said Oliver, “or we are all going to pay for it.” The segment was widely discussed and shared… via…
Huh?! Social Media is not Media?! Howly?
28 mind-blowing facts about Uganda! via @marysebz
The Versatile Blogger Award – 7 Facts about me
men and nipples…. via @apiowinnie
My Insights on Social Media Influencers
There has been a lot of talk about social media influencers and their work ethics, plus the brands that hire them; for the last few months by Ugandans On Twitter (UOT). And this prompt me to share my insights on this topic in the best way possible. I broke down how influencers can best worked with,…
Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Tweets via @time
It would be a huge change considering Twitter is currently testing a version of the product in which tweets appear the same way they do now, displaying just 140 characters, with some kind of call to action that there is more content you can’t see. Clicking on the tweets would then expand them to reveal more…
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Let's cut to the chase…what do you want?
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Partaking Of An Inspiration From The #African #Woman(#IWD)
