Co-creation hub’s monthly developers’ meetup to hold next week and will be anchored by Google. Google wants to share it’s plan for the developers community and how its technology can help startup launch and get revenue. They will also use the opportunity to answer questions. Will Google eat my startup (Mocality, OSM?)? Date: 27th January 2012 Venue: CcHub, [...]
Today opens a new chapter in web industry in Nigeria as Google is leading the change to bring about a revolution in web presence of small and medium businesses in Nigeria. The initiative according to Google is to help businesses benefit from the enormous potentials the internet have for them. About GNBO and what Google [...]
Google, today announced winners of it’s Android Challenge Competition. The battle was fierce and well fought amongst African Countries. There were 29 finalist, including 5 from Nigeria; 8 South Africa 6 Kenya 5 Nigeria 3 Ghana 2 Uganda 1 Senegal 1 Malawi 1 Togo 1 Tanzania 1 Republic of Guinea Afrinolly, the Nigeria/Africa entertainment app, with [...]
In case you missed Google Plus launch last week, today is an opportunity for you to claim your account in the Facebook killer social circles. I suspect they saw a possitive response and want to cash in on the buzz around. Before it claimed, go get yours now! Google+ Note: You will need your Google [...]
For the question market above you can mark who’s gunning for the hearts of developers after Nokia and Google as you please or know. Generally, developers are early adopters, gadget-freaks, experts with local knowledge and influencers. This I think these 2 companies recognized and moving fast to capture their hearts before their competitors. Google has [...]
Google is staging a competition for app developer on Android Platform for Sub-Saharan African Region. The competition is sub-divided into 3; West & Central African, Eastern and Southern Africa. With winners from each region advancing to the next stage. Finalist from each of the Region will be given the grand prize and an Android powered [...]
Google turned on its search engine last year to get a new Country manager after Nyimbi Odero was employed by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The search has been a tough one I guess particularly because Google wants to a Nigerian to be the new country Manager. The choice is indeed a wise one looking [...]
By Raphael Afaedor Barcamp Nigeria 2011 was held on the 11th and 12th of March 2011 at the Center for Information Technology & Systems of the University of Lagos under the theme ‘Technology business models’. The event was streamed live via Ustream.tv and on Twitter. Sheriff Shittu of Webtrends Nigeria & Kayode Yussuf did a [...]
Facebook has surely become a power-house, big enough to take on almighty Google! Since the start of the battle to take over the social web, both companies have been slugging it out with each other. Recently, Google dropped Facebook from auto-syncing with Android contact API, sure you can say that’s the 1st in the year [...]
This position is based in Lagos, Nigeria or Ghana The area: Engineering Simply put, Google engineers make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people, our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We’re driven by Google’s mission [...]
