Web Weekly Buzz, second week of February
Let’s take you through what has happen in the web world this week. The biggest event this week is Google Buzz, while it’s receiving praise so it’s receiving nocks too. Have you missed any news? Checkout highlight here;
Mobile subscribers in Africa have reached 448.1 million, this according to a report produced by Ovum Research.
Twitter Hires a CFO From Pixar
This is the year that Twitter is slated to start monetizing in a big way. Along those lines, the company has just hired a chief financial officer by way of Pixar Animation Studios.
Facebook Fixes News Feed, Still Irritates Users
Facebook has responded to a news feed issue that users have been experiencing and bellyaching about. On its Facebook Page, the company posted:
“We’ve heard from many of you who are seeing a delay in your News Feed posts. We’ve fixed this issue and you should see your News Feeds gradually return to normal. Thanks for your feedback.”
Online Retail Spending Reaches $39 Billion In Q4
Online retail spending in the U.S. in the fourth quarter reached $39 billion, a 3 percent increase compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from comScore.
Total retail ecommerce spending reached $129.8 billion in 2009, slightly lower than the previous year’s total of $130.1 billion.
How Over 400 Million People Use Facebook
Last week, as Facebook celebrated its sixth birthday, the company announced that it was surpassing the 400 million-user milestone. That’s one good reason why it pays for businesses to have Facebook Pages. That’s not the only impressive number though.
The new product Google launched to enter the social media game. It helps you share, communicate and comment on topic being discussed by your friends.
Surepay.com.ng Nigeria online payment gateway
SurePay is a payment gateway that allows website owners and businesses to receive payments on their website from Interswitch, Etranzact, MasterCard and Visa (ATM) cardholders. The platform is easy and helps websites owners accept payment both locally and internationally.
Naijacards.net is a scam stay off the site
We reported a phishing website that claims to sell recharge cards (MTN, Zain, Etisalat etc) to you at 15% discount. What it simply does is to collect your ATM card details and use it for another purpose.
Spanish Telecom May Seek To Charge Search Engines
The CEO of Spanish telecom company Telefonica might soon try to obtain some money from Google and its rivals. Cesar Alierta said today that search engines’ popularity creates something of a burden for his organization, and that he’d like Telefonica to share in their profits.
MTN will implement rate decrease on 1 March 2010
MTN will implement the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) decrease on 1 March 2010. This was revealed in a statement released by Robert Madzonga, acting chief corporate services officer at MTN South Africa.
Google Buzz: What It Means for Twitter and Facebook
So far, Google has failed to launch a successful social web product to U.S. Internet users. Orkut has taken off in including Brazil and India, but not in North America. Wave is a neat concept, but it has proven too abstract to catch on.
