Social Media in Kenya

Talk or Walk: A Social Media Story

September 27, 2010
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If you have ever walked, then you must have experienced this awkward moment. You are walking and for some reason you find yourself beside someone you don’t know, walking with the same pace as you. Something happens; you become self conscious, you feel almost obligated to talk to them or do something, anything, just to [...]

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Social Intelligence in Social Media

September 22, 2010
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At the University where I studied Economics and Sociology, we were taught that social intelligence is the ability of an individual to relate to social situations of daily life. Further, we were taught that social intelligence comprises the ability to understand other people and to react in such a way toward them that the desired [...]

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Social Media, Telling Stories and Sharing Experiences

September 17, 2010
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Source: MyExtraLife Whenever you hear about social media, phrases like “shared experiences” are usually around the corner. And this is as real and as tangible as a bill board on Uhuru Highway, but more potent. Almost a fortnight ago, on a Sunday, I wrote a tweet saying that my girl goes to church for both [...]

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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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Kenya Tourism Board Slaughtered at E-Tourism East Africa Conference

September 8, 2010
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The E-tourism East Africa Conference came to an end last Friday and in a very dramatic fashion if I may add. Kenya Tourism Board was the reason behind these heightened emotions at the conference. To the naked eye, KTB had a very good presentation. They hit all the high notes. They talked about the work [...]

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E-Tourism East Africa Conference

August 31, 2010
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The E Tourism East Africa Conference will be commencing on the 2nd of September and I can’t wait. The press release sent to me partly reads: East African tourism industry stakeholders are set to benefit immensely from discourses on e tourism to be presented at a regional e tourism conference set for early next week. [...]

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Safaricom’s New Media (Twitter) Customer Care

August 11, 2010
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If you doubt that social media has already become an indispensable tool for communication and customer care here in Kenya, Safaricom’s recent activities on twitter should convince you otherwise especially as a business owner… Their official twitter account is @SafaricomLtd. Customer care is where most companies get it wrong. Twitter and the various social networks [...]

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KPLC Debuts on Twitter but having it Rough!

July 30, 2010
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A while back, I wrote an article here called “what if KPLC was on Twitter?” and sure enough, they have just recently officially set foot on Twitter (@kenyapower) but are having a rough time there. I would like to think they read my article but given their activities on Twitter, apparently not. I took it [...]

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Reevaluating the Facebook Fan Currency

July 28, 2010
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On Thursday while in the office, Mark Stephenson, the MD of Sandstorm Kenya, cracked me up with what he referred to as a Facebook Moment. A friend of Violet, the lady in charge of social media for Sandstorm Kenya told Mark “I am your Fan on Facebook, what is it that you do?” I agreed. [...]

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