“I see dead people …..” New technology currently being researched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces Group is set to revolutionize the way we work with information and connect with one another. “Sixth Sense”, as it is called, is the brainchild of Pranav Mistry, a Research Assistant and PhD candidate at [...]

If you logged in to your Facebook account this morning, you would no doubt have noticed the glaring “Terms of Use Update” which read; : Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return [...]

When Craig Newmark started his “email list for friends and co-workers about events going on in the San Francisco Bay Area“ in 1995, he probably never thought that his hobby would grow to become one of the “busiest sites on the internet, helping people with basic day-to-day needs such as finding a job, an apartment [...]

Whenever Search Engine Marketing is mentioned, terms which readily come to mind (apart from Google that is) include;  meta tags/page content optimization, Link Building, and Site Submission. Most people tend to focus more on Link Building. Of course you can’t blame them- as it is a well known fact that Google’s ranking algorithm (Page Rank [...]

I made an astounding discovery today. I never knew it was possible to send Postal letters through the Internet. What! Postal letters? Yeah postal letters. You know; write your letter, insert it into an envelope, rush to the nearest post office, buy some postage stamps and drop the letter in a post box. That kind. [...]

The long debated issue of the “digital divide” between the rich and the poor was brought to the fore once again with news coming in from different sections of the global media of plans to release “a low cost” Laptop computer, which would be the centerpiece of India’s National Mission on Education through Information and [...]

Friday, 30th January marked the end of a revolution. Like most unsuccessful revolutions, this one lasted for only a short while, and was abruptly ended by a much more powerful force. Julian McIntyre tried to make it as an investment banker, but fell in love with Africa instead. He worked at Deutsche Bank in his [...]

It has been said time and (time) again that the Sales Copy is a major decider in the outcome of a business’ marketing campaign. The same goes for your website. At a time where millions and billions of websites popup on a daily basis, the terms website, sales copy, marketing and business have never been [...]

“Marketing is fundamental to the growth and development of any business, regardless of its size, nature, financial strength, location, or anything else for that matter” (it’s fast becoming a cliche, but it’s true nonetheless.) Though the fundamental principles of marketing remain the same, the approach to marketing has and always will be the underlying factor [...]

Problems affecting the development and use of Information Technology in West Africa have been a major topic of discussion and concern for eons, encompassing  discourse from various IT experts the world over, and even the average individual. Over the years, in most parts of West Africa, the development of Information Technology has been hampered, largely [...]