Tag: Google

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EzinneAugust 10, 2017

The Thread: “It’s embarrassing when dirty laundry is aired” | How Google entered ‘hot water’ for firing a staff

Recently, Twitter chewed Google up with relish and spat it out for good effect after the company fired a staff ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiAugust 8, 2017

Google sacks employee for “making incorrect assumptions about gender”

According to reports, Google has fired a male engineer at the center of a racket in Silicon Valley after he ...

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EzinneAugust 5, 2017

The Thread: This is how to make “international exposure” work for you

Tola Sarumi made the term “International exposure” popular on Twitter NG. Since the CEO of Google, Sundar Pinchai paid Lagos ...

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ToluJuly 31, 2017

YouTube Go, Google.org grants | 5 reasons you should be excited about Google’s emergence in Nigeria

Google CEO, Sundar Pichai was in Lagos days ago for the final lap of the Google for Nigeria event and ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 27, 2017

Watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai dance to Small Doctor’s Penalty

The Chief  Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc., Sundar Pichai who is currently in Nigeria was recorded dancing to Small ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJuly 27, 2017

#GoogleForNigeria: Google CEO currently in Nigeria (WATCH)

The Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., Pichai Sundararajan, also known as Sundar Pichai, is currently in Nigeria. The multinational technology ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 17, 2017

The Media Blog: America’s newspapers are begging government to save them

The irony of all of this, especially under Donald J. Trump. Newspapers in America have run to the government to ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 27, 2017

EU fines Google $2.7bn for breaking competition rules

The European Union (EU) has imposed a record €2.42bn ($2.72bn) fine on Google for breaking rules by giving illegal advantage ...

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ItunuoluwaJune 20, 2017

Zuckerberg snubs White House invite to meet with President Trump and other tech CEOs

President Trump is asking the CEOs of the world’s largest tech companies for help in modernizing the American government system. ...

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ToluMarch 14, 2017

Jobberman best 100 companies to work for in 2016

Google and Konga emerged as the best places to work in 2015. In 2016, Jobberman Nigeria conducted yet another survey ...

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RoqeebahMarch 3, 2017

This Snapchat IPO might just be a waste of time and money

So Snap Inc. a.k.a Snapchat has just gone public and has risen almost 45% in stock value from its guide ...

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AzeezJanuary 29, 2017

We would not exist without immigrants, Apple, Google tell Trump

Top American companies have protested against the decision by President Donald Trump to ban entrance if Muslims from 7 countries ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 23, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Technology and my radical year of freelancing

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that ...

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RoqeebahDecember 21, 2016

FactCheck: It turns out ‘sended’ is an actual word

If you laughed so hard at this, well… sorry it's not incorrect. #loGoEveryday @ayosogunro @Omojuwa @Chude pic.twitter.com/eKTP2j3bLg — FourthCanvas (@FourthCanvas) ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 16, 2016

Opinion: The price of free

by Elutidoye Oluwagbenga Free is one of the most used adjectives on the internet because of our inclination for free things or ...

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Media BloggerDecember 16, 2016

The Film Blog: These are Nigeria’s most searched movies and TV shows in 2016

A quick search on google trends reveals the top 10 most searched movies and TV series in Nigeria in 2016. Most ...

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Media BloggerDecember 5, 2016

The Media Blog: You heard the news where again?

This clip is astounding. Tens of millions of Americans believe these same things. https://t.co/OqK1xtyVub — Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) December 1, ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 29, 2016

Opinion: How I lost a job with Google

by Viola Ifeyinwa Okolie I had a friend in school, the “most likely to succeed” type. She was brilliant – ...

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ToluNovember 11, 2016

Google celebrates African creators at first African YouTube Awards

Google tonight announced the winners of the inaugural Sub-Saharan African YouTube Awards. Held in other regions since 2007, the YouTube ...

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Isime EseneOctober 26, 2016

The Media Blog: People of God, please which one is Bing TV?

So we we minding our business when we saw this in the press release for Innoson Group’s latest investment – ...

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Isime EseneOctober 20, 2016

The Media Blog: Ah, TechPoint has helped us explain the Google spend – somehow sha

So we asked here about why Google is spending money on traditional advertising when it is supposed to have KILLED ...

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Isime EseneOctober 20, 2016

The Media Blog: Please, who knows why Google is spending money on TV ads in Nigeria?

At first, we actually disbelieved what our eyes saw. That usually happens when we see social networks – the very ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 29, 2016

We checked out the new Google Assistant and here’s what we found out!

Guys! We are not even joking about this sexuality of a thing. Obviously Google cannot carry last on such a ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 22, 2016

Lagos NIPR to deepen communicators’ skill-set with Digital PR Summit

Lagos State Chapter, the flagship branch of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has unveiled plans to deepen the ...

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RoqeebahAugust 31, 2016

Good news: FG to invest in the technology industry

On Tuesday, August 30th, vice president Yemi Osinbajo at the flag-off ceremony of Google Digital Training for Youth Empowerment announced that ...

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Isime EseneAugust 26, 2016

The Media Blog: How 6-year-old Emmanuella is the only Nigerian CRUSHING it on YouTube

The first video that opens up when I search for Emmanuella – the 6 year old comedy sensation who has ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 17, 2016

PODCAST: Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade is convinced your business needs Google

“Technology should make life easy,” says Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, the Communication and Public Affairs Manager for Google, West Africa. For the ...

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Isime EseneAugust 6, 2016

Ukinebo Dare, Ime Archibong, Adesoji Solanke… look who made the #YNaijaPowerList for Corporate Nigeria

As the annual #YNaijaPower List enters its 5th year, we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 4, 2016

How Linda Ikeji became the most vilified woman in Nigeria

by Mazi Emeka Seriously, there is something about Linda Ikeji and no one seems to know what exactly. What is ...

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Isime EseneJune 23, 2016

Opinion: The debate about Nigeria’s economic diversification

by Ayodele Adio The debate about the diversification of Nigeria’s economy seems to have elicited keen interest within and among ...

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