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Nokia-Microsoft Partnership: from the pan to the fire?

Last week, Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop sent a note to its employees around the world that they were in trouble as regards the smartphone market. A couple days later, Elop stood with Microsoft CEO, Steven A Ballmer to announce that Nokia will be discarding its ...

Isis Nyongo new MD, Inmobi Africa

I have just learnt that my friend Isis Nyong'o (@inyongo), formerly the Google Business Development Manager has been appointed VP & Managing Director of inmobi Africa. In the Press release, it was said that has come on board to drive InMobi’s African business strategy, facilitating the ...

3 reasons why Customer is King. Always.

  (Republished from the Evolution Africa blog. Evolution Africa is a consultancy formed by a passionate, committed and talented group of highly successful professionals whose focus is on introducing global best practice across Africa.) There’s a reason why the common saying the ...

How not to automate taxation processes

(This article was published today in the Daily Nation.) I don’t particularly like the tax man, but reports that the Kenya Revenue Authority has improved in its revenue collection efforts in the last year find me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I feel choked because ...

Pay attention to the Mobile Web

Recently, White African posted on his blog that we should pay attention to the Mobile Web in 2011 in a way that I need not say much more. Here's more evidence: (click to view highest resolution image) of this.

Digital Knowledge

I have just noticed this blog post by Bankelele about research released by TNS Digital about digital Content - usage of the internet, what people are doing with the internet, etc. Interesting information and extremely useful. I am willing to say that the data regarding ...

China & Me: We start here

This year, I have resolved to learn how to speak and write in Mandarin, China's official languange. I have also resolved to try my damnedest to go to China on holiday in 2012. Why? Because it is fast becoming clear to me that China is ...

China & me: the beginning

This year, I have resolved to learn how to speak and write in Mandarin, China's official languange. I have also resolved to try my damnedest to go to China on holiday in 2012. Why? Because it is fast becoming clear to me that China is ...

Kenyan Pundit new Google Policy manager for Africa

The best news I saw while on holiday at the close of 2009 is that Ory Okolloh, better known as blogger Kenyan Pundit, is to be the new Google Policy Manager for Africa. This is very good news for Africa, because the former Executive Director ...