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Internet Buzz in Nigeria, Africa and worldwide for the week |
| Posted: 10, Oct 2009 by Possicon | |
Nigeria Internet Users tops 11 Million We reported on Thursday that Nigeria internet users has risen to 11 Million with an Increase of 10% from last review. Most visited Nigeria Sites for September, Punchng.com finally drop off top 10 It has become our culture here to rank Nigerian website with report on how they feared, this month is no different except for an improved method of reporting. We on Tuesday reload this site with great features to help you make better sense of the Nigeria Internet sphere. Features like, web ranking with historic trending, Influential Nigerians online, Web News and Nigeria Internet report. Worldbank to invest $215 Million in Africa We reported on Wednesday that the world bank will boost the internet usage in Africa with an injection of $215Million Nigerian Internet Report to be out next week Having been following the trends on Internet in Nigeria, we are set to release our analyst report for your perusal. This we believe we help you make better sense of the buzz around the internet sphere in Nigeria. This report will cover Q3(July, August and September), while a comprehensive one for the year will be available in December, we encourage that you subscribe to this here. First this month in Johannesburg is Barcamp Jozi 10/11 October 2009, then in Douala Cameroon. Barcamp Jozi will be holding its third edition while Cameroon will be holding its inaugural barcamp. Loy Okezie set to profile Startups Loy is one of Nigeria’s top personalities on the internet in the Startup Arena. He is the founder of Startupnigeria.org. In his coming report, He planned to collate all startups in Nigeria with their respective analysis. A Conversation With Sergey Brin And Eric Schmidt Journalist gather in a room to throw questions at Google Executive. Question ranging from their strategies; Google Books settlement, antitrust scrutiny, Android, Chrome, innovations in search and the “evil room”. Facebook Testing Yet Another Homepage Redesign As Facebook continues its refinement, has set to redesign its home page giving room for a FriendFeed-live update (A new acquisition by Facebook) “Top News”. Google, Bing Reps Talk Best Practices In the ongoing SMX East event, representative of both Microsoft (Bing) and Google advised site owners of the need to protect their sites. They also warned of spammers hijacking their website. While the common practice as to SEO remains the same, security was an issue stressed by both companies. Online Ad Revenue Tops $10 Billion Internet advertising revenues reached $10.9 billion in the first half of 2009, a 5 percent decline from the same time in 2008, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Social Media Will Not Replace Search? Nielsen has shared some interesting findings from its research on how Internet users discover content. The research mainly focused on how content is found through search, portals, and through social media. Half of Social Media Users Connect With Brands Marketers may be adopting social media in droves, but are consumers reciprocating by following or becoming a fan of companies and brands on social media sites? According to recent data, the answer would seem to be a resounding ‘yes’. More Than Half of Employers Now Block Twitter, Facebook, MySpace Can’t check Facebook or Twitter from the office? You’re not alone. In fact, you might be in the majority. |
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