Local Digital Content

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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Eat Out – the new dining revolution in Kenya.

April 14, 2010
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When I came across Eat Out, I was pretty dumbfounded. Being a vocal advocate for local digital content and given the conversations I have been having lately around local digital content creation and its monetization, I decided that I must do a feature on Eat Out – the dining revolution. But better than just one [...]

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Monetization of #Makmende

April 12, 2010
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I have been having a blast watching the first viral Digital content from Kenya do rounds on the internet – traversing most social networks. Its creators have been invited to the major news stations in Kenya, their story featured on CNN and even making a debut in the Wall Street Journal blog – that is [...]

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Kenyans Doing it Right Online

April 7, 2010
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I have decided to start a series of posts whose frequency I am yet to determine but which will primarily focus on Kenyans who are doing it- right as far as social media and local digital content goes. This idea has been informed by the urgent need of am Kenyan platform that showcases social media [...]

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