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Social Media uptake by Kenyan Journalists

January 24, 2011
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If there is one tweet that made my day this year, it is the one by Jeff Koinange where he tweeted that “This Titter Stuff is DaBomb.” During an interview with one of my favourite Kenyans, Mutahi Ngunyi, I wondered why Jeff did not have a twitter account yet he is one of the most [...]

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Global Peace Convention comes to Nairobi – Let’s hear your voice…

October 25, 2010
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In December of 2007, Kenyans came out in large numbers to vote for their electorate in what would have been a truly historic election.  It never was, instead it was a moment in history that most Kenyans would want to put behind them. Right after the election the country was almost torn apart by violence [...]

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Bounce Rates and Stunning Women

September 14, 2010
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If there is anything that is hardcoded into a man, it is appreciation of a good looking woman. There is no man I have seen who has not let his eyes wander at the sight of a stunning beauty. Different things draw us to them. It may be their curvy shapes, beautiful faces, seductive eyes, [...]

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Financial Industry Blogging in Kenya

August 9, 2010
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I wrote on why you need a Corporate Blog but for some reason I feel the need to reiterate the point once more but with a focus on the Banking sector. Finance has always been very close to my heart. Economics was my favourite course at the University, closely rivaled by sociology. I have read [...]

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Content is Storytelling

June 7, 2010
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The best parts of the meeting with Jesse Soleil were the aaaaaahh moments as he let us in on some company secrets. Content is Storytelling When you look at any content that we have online, we are each trying to tell stories; his story, her story, my story, our story, their story etc. These stories [...]

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It’s not my Fault that I don’t know you!

May 17, 2010
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The Myth that most businesses are coming to terms with when it comes to their websites is that the “build it and they will come” philosophy has never worked. These businesses are realizing that building it is just but a small part of the bigger picture. And today, that bigger picture comes with the creation [...]

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The Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation – Overview

May 10, 2010
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The Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation took place on 6th May 2010 at the Kenyan National Museum – Louis Leaky Auditorium and it was a great event for those who attended. For those who could not make it, the following is an overview of what took place… I got to the Tandaa Symposium a [...]

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The Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation

May 3, 2010
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The following is a write-up on the Tandaa Symposium on Film and Animation that will be taking place this Thursday, the 6th at the Kenya National Museum – Louis Leakey Auditorium. I will be speaking on how social media affects marketing and distribution of Films today – specifically through targeting the fanbase and monetizing the [...]

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Monetizing Local Digital Content

April 19, 2010
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­­­­ Local digital content comprises many online platforms and spans across just as may industries. Anybody can create local digital content but the entire “local content buzz” in Kenya around it will never gain any traction unless people clearly see the monetization channels. I read Techcrunch every waking day and the tech deals that are [...]

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