AFRICADeadline looms for 2008 IMAs
The Q4 entry deadline for the Interactive Media Awards is three weeks away; all nominations must be submitted online or postmarked by 31 December, 2008. The awards recognise the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honour individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements. 10 Dec 2008 14:02
AFRICAKenya's Ushahidi wins We Media Game Changers Award
Online media star ZeFrank, mobile texting service Twitter, David Plouffe, the Obama campaign mastermind, Japanese digital designer Yugo Nakamura and Kenyan mobile alert service Ushahidi are among nine winners of the We Media Game Changers Awards to be presented at the We Media Miami conference in February 2009. 10 Dec 2008 12:26
AFRICAOnline media seen as Kenya's next advertising frontier
The Kenyan media landscape is no longer what it was in the 1990s; holding a television screen in your palm is now a reality; the internet continuously keeps online readers updated with breaking news at every turn. The digital era has led to renewed competition, as consumers look for comfort and speed. 31 Oct 2008 11:33
AFRICAMicrosoft to make MS Office available online
As part of the next release of Office, Microsoft has announced that it will deliver Office web applications - light-weight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote - through a browser. With these new applications, people can use a browser to create, edit, and collaborate on Office documents. 30 Oct 2008 10:56
AFRICATunisia's only independent online mag attacked
The online news magazine Kalima, often touted as one of the only independent news sources in Tunisia, has suffered an attack that has completely destroyed its web content, reports the Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation in Tunisia (OLPEC). 16 Oct 2008 14:39
AFRICAWorld Bank Africa chief economist launches new blog
The World Bank Africa region has announced the launch of a new blog from its chief economist, Shanta Devarajan. The blog, AfricaCan.org, will serve as an online forum for the sharing of ideas about the continent's development. 13 Oct 2008 09:39
AFRICAAfrica turns to internet television
Technology is finally catching up with African television broadcasters and journalists. With the entry of A24, a new 24-hour internet television channel dedicated to telling the African story from an African perspective, IT seems set to entrench itself in the continent's media. 6 Oct 2008 11:17
AFRICAFirst African online ad network launches
Joshua Wanyama, founder of African Path and Benin Brown, editor of Cheetah Index have announced the official launch of Pamoja Media. Pamoja Media is an online advertising network that makes it very easy for marketers to reach the highly fragmented African market within the continent and in the Diaspora. 25 Sep 2008 12:39
AFRICATanzania urged to implement e-policy for the disabled
Tanzania has been urged to develop a strategy to enable disabled people to access information locally and globally. 25 Sep 2008 11:11
AFRICAWeb 2.0: paradigm shift for enterprises
A new report, 'Enterprise Web 2.0,' just published by Butler Group, one of Europe's leading IT research and advisory organisations, reveals how speed, agility, mobility, innovation, and reuse are forcing organisations globally to push aside old technologies, models, and architectures to make way for the brave new world of Web 2.0. 25 Sep 2008 11:06
AFRICAA24 Media redefines African media landscape
A24 Media on Monday, 22 September 2008, launched its online content delivery site, intending to bring the African voice to a global audience with an authentic perspective on African issues. 23 Sep 2008 12:26
AFRICAZambia media welcome online Watchdog
[Gregory Gondwe] The newly launched Zambian online newspaper, The Watchdog is expected to change the media terrain in the country, according to the paper's editor Lloyd Himaambo. 16 Sep 2008 15:29
AFRICASA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award
[Simone Puterman] BREAKING NEWS: Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced this evening, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. 9 Sep 2008 23:48
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