Tag: Google

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July 5, 2013

Opinion: The Okada Books revolution and what it means for African authors

by Kemi Ogunniyi Something new and exciting has just happened in the world of books. It happened in Africa. The ...

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July 4, 2013

Stop using search engines if you fear US spying, says Germany

If you are worried about the US spying on  you, you need to stop using Google and Facebook, Germany’s top ...

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June 18, 2013

Keeping our children safe: Google pledges $5m to battle child porn on the web

Google is to spend $5m (£3.1m) fighting child pornography and abuse, the company will announce today, after criticism that it ...

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June 5, 2013

Too late? Google bans porn apps from Glass devices

It’s an easy truism in tech that whenever a new platform arrives – whether it’s VHS tapes or the Internet ...

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May 31, 2013

Child Internet safety: Google, others urged to block more online porn sites

  Search engines such as Google should do more to restrict access to online pornography, a government adviser on child ...

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May 10, 2013

Femi Longe: Talent – The Achilles’ heel of Nigeria’s IT revolution (Y! Policy Hub)

by Femi Longe In a country with high levels of unemployment, jobs far outnumber skilled developers in the sector. The best ...

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May 6, 2013

British-Nigerian, Femi Oke to host Al Jazeera’s ‘The Stream’

by Isi Esene International broadcaster Femi Oke has been revealed as the new host of Al Jazeera English’s hit social ...

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May 5, 2013

Opinion: People who think ‘Russia is Nigeria with snow’ don’t know anything about Russia or Nigeria

by Mark Adomanis As you can see, they are extremely different countries at extremely different levels of development that have ...

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March 19, 2013

Chairman moves: MI, Africa’s number 1 rapper returns with world-wide premiere

by Isi Esene In his usual spectacular fashion, Chocolate City Vice President for Music and Loopy Music CEO, M.I Abaga ...

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March 19, 2013

Happening now! MI’s worldwide premiere of the single, Chairman [WATCH LIVE STREAMING]

MI Live premiere of single, Chairman on Google+. The Chairman does not watch the throne, dust it… the king is ...

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March 19, 2013

#Chairman: M.I’s Google+ Hangout and single release with Agbani Darego, Waje, Ice Prince, more set for today

by Isi Esene Rapper, MI Abaga will be releasing his new single, Chairman, on Tuesday March 19 with the event ...

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March 9, 2013

Juliet Ehimuan, Akintunde Oyebode, Franklin Ozekhome … SEE our top young corporate players #YNaijaPowerList

by Rachel Ogbu These are no ordinary white collar workers; they could easily be referred to as super heroes in ...

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February 4, 2013

PHOTOS: BellaNaija, YNaija, OloriSuperGal, and more at Google’s Bloggers Forum in Lagos

by Isi Esene What: Google Bloggers Forum Where: Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos When: Febraury 1, 2013 Photos by Taiwo ...

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January 23, 2013

Eric Schmidt, Google chairman visits Fashola in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman was in Lagos recently to discuss the use of ICT to drive growth ...

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January 9, 2013

Who wants to take this concoction? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze I would suggest that the Senate while trying to perform its oversight duties should once in a ...

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January 5, 2013

Kay Aishida: Sleepless in Lagos (Y! Superblogger)

For days now, I’ve been thinking which of these books to pick up but I couldn’t help but feel the ...

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December 29, 2012

Opinion: The way we acquire and share knowledge is changing

Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin Although many people have fears about these electronic alternatives and even some erroneously think an end to ...

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December 24, 2012

Oluwatobi Soyombo: The rise and rise of digital influencers

by Oluwatobi Soyombo Influencers are not necessarily stars offline. In fact they may not be known by the neighbours next ...

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December 19, 2012

These 6 harsh truths will (almost surely) make you a better person

by David Wong If you want to know why society seems to shun you, or why you seem to get ...

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December 14, 2012

Try Bing! Google makes it harder to find porn in search

Searching for porn on Google just got harder. The company tweaked its SafeSearch filter so users are less likely to ...

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December 13, 2012

Ezekiel Solesi: Entrepreneurship 3.0 – Where business meets social change (Y! Superblogger)

Make your organisation fun to work in or risk losing most or perhaps all of your best hands.  The world ...

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December 12, 2012

A Google Christmas: Holiday Hangout Zone comes to Nigeria for the first time – and it’s free!

by Rachel Ogbu Christmas is the season to spend time with family but if you can’t make it home this ...

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November 25, 2012

When shall we testify? New Google Internet service is faster than a bullet

Forget Usain Bolt: Google’s new Internet service might be the fastest surprise of the year. Google Fiber may banish buffering ...

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November 12, 2012

Opinion: Facebook may soon become the company you don’t recognise

by Dr. Boyce Watkins A more consumer-friendly company might be able to take its time. But now that they are ...

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October 10, 2012

#ThankGodIt’sThursday: Google celebrates Nigeria’s top 100 Google+ users

by Stanley Azuakola Google Nigeria would be hosting 100 Nigerians on Google+ on the 18th of October, at an event ...

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October 8, 2012

Opinion: The smartphone of the future will be in your brain

by Stewart Scott-Curran 50 years later, wearable phones make a comeback in the form of wristbands. The wristphone, as it ...

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July 16, 2012

Technology 101: How to control what Google is saying about you

by Oluwatobi Soyombo My friends call me the tech guy not because I told them so but because they stumble themselves ...

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July 9, 2012

Technology 101: What is Google saying about you?

by Oluwatobi Soyombo photo; Tech news now Just as a company manages his or her reputation in the market, it is ...

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July 7, 2012

British Airways to Google passengers before they fly

by Seyi Lawal British Airways  says its new “Know Me” program involves a thorough Googling of future fliers, so that ...

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June 11, 2012

Technology 101: On digital Iiteracy, I write

by Oluwatobi Soyombo I have a friend who can help you. His name is Google, he’s an oracle. He answers ...

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