Click on the link above to watch my interview on how to Make Social Media Work For You. Learn something new today to improve personal branding.
-
-
Implications of the High Court Ruling on WhatsApp Contracts for Uganda’s Digital Marketing Sector
The High Court in Kampala, Uganda made a novel ruling that affirmed the legal validity of contracts executed through WhatsApp. Judge Patricia Kahigi Asiimwe of the Commercial Division ruled that under the Electronic Transactions Act, the definition of a data message is something that has to be stored by a computer. And then went ahead and declared that WhatsApp messages are considered legally binding agreements under section 3 of the Contracts Act, as they qualify as data messages created, transmitted, received, or stored through computer systems. This precedent-setting decision emerged from a case filed by Dr. Rodney Mugarura against Paramount Hospital Kampala Limited and its Director, Dr. Simon Begumisa. Dr Mugarura…
-
Alternative marketing, the death of cookies
It is important for all businesses to review how they are harnessing the marketing trends so they can apply the latest innovations through the 70:20:10 rule of marketing focus. The rule has it that 70% of the time we focus on things that are very core to our business, 20% is where we are trying to push the boundaries, the known unknowns; and the last 10% is the true crazy experimental stuff where we figure out how to do uncomfortable things that we are going to fail at more than we will succeed at. But with every success, you build a competitive advantage. This is the long version of the…
-
#PKTechWeekly; Zimba Women, Drone Technology, Remote Controlled BMW, FinTech, Tech Investment and Support
Can drone technology help Africa overcome developmental challenges?
-
Facebook brings its Internet.org Innovation Challenge to Africa
Recognition for African developers who are working to deliver apps, websites and services for learning/education and economic empowerment; $US150, 000 awards for winners in two categories. Have you heard yet? Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic health in their communities. All developers across Africa are invited to enter the challenge. The Innovation Challenge Award is worthy US $150,000 for the app, website or service judged to be the best in two categories: learning/education (apps, websites or online services that make use of technology to inspire and deliver learning) economic empowerment (apps,…
-
Project Link Launched, So No More Digging for BlueRedYellowGreen Cable Laying?
#KoikoiUg…. Google project launched last week in Kampala with a promise of improving our internet speed and experience. According to this statement on their site, they have built the first metro fiber network in this, our city Kampala, that was limited to pre-broadband speeds. They continue to say; In Uganda, we also offer wholesale last-mile Wi-Fi access. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can leverage our network to bring high-quality Wi-Fi to homeowners, small businesses and mobile users on-the-go. We continue to explore opportunities for expanding Project Link Wi-Fi networks to future markets. According to Dignited, the new infrastructure allows local providers to use Project Link’s Wi-Fi hot zone…
-
Blogging on Facebook
After #UgBlogWeek, (still reading and re-visiting those beautiful blogs) I was asked if Facebook can be used as a blogging platform and if so how can one do it. This is what I think in regard to that. And these are not comprehensive views that are a must follow, we all blog for different reasons. So if you are going to start using Facebook as your blog platform, blog meaning; (Picks definition from Google) blog bläɡ/ noun: blog; plural noun: blogs 1. a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. verb: blog; 3rd…
-
One Year as an online freelancer; lessons learnt.
If you can’t record or remember your lessons, you learnt nothing from the great experiences life has to offer. Everyday there is something new to learn, to fail at and to aim at. For the last year I have been learning, failing and aiming; below are my lessons learnt…. Never forget your passion – not matter the money or the struggle, if you have passion for what you do, you will enjoy and love it during the bad and good days. Find your niche – do everything until you find that one good thing you are better at. Hold on to that and never let go. That better thing will pay…
-
Google is being bombarded on all fronts
Google my best search engine is at war on all fonts of its business. Earlier in October the company disappointed shareholders with underwhelming quarterly results. The amount of money it makes each time somebody clicks on an ad has steadily fallen for the past three years. Then a concern rose about the disintermediation of search by apps and how it could impact the core search growth of Google. While this is extremely difficult to quantify, qualitatively, it is believed that consumers’ increased dependence on mobile and apps is negatively impacting GOOGLE’s core search engine. Earlier this month, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch downgraded Google stock from “buy” to “neutral,” citing “search maturity, lack of product catalysts,…
-
Big Data Facts and Sources
I know you have heard this ‘Big Data’ gospel that is taking over the world already, but do you know these facts about it? That; Every 2 days since 2003 we create so much information more than we did from the beginning of time [Source], Every minute we send 204 million emails, generate 1,8 million Facebook likes, send 278 thousand Tweets, and up-load 200 thousand photos to Facebook [Source], Google alone processes on average over 40 thousand search queries per second, making it over 3.5 billion in a single day. [Source], Facebook users share 30 billion pieces of content between them every day. [Source], Around 100 hours of video are…
