Tag: mark zuckerberg

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ToluFebruary 27, 2017

Facebook’s Chief Product Officer speaks at Social Media Week and meets local entrepreneurs and creatives

Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook was in Nigeria today to speak at the Lagos edition of Social Media ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 30, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Nigeria’s innovation has found fertile ground in its tech hubs

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

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 28, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Serena Williams, Mark Zuckerberg, Missing girls (Veronica Otogo and Bisola Mohammed) and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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AzeezJanuary 28, 2017

America is a country of immigrants, Zuckerberg tackles Trump

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to bar nationals of some countries and refugees from entering ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 9, 2017

#YTech100: Nominations are open to choose the best and brightest in the Nigerian tech-ecosystem

It’s been another year of amazing feats within the technology space in Nigeria. Without doubt, the past year has been ...

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Isime EseneDecember 29, 2016

Osarumen Osamuyi profiles The Nigerian Techie: Selling Gala in a recession (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

It has been brought to my attention that Gala now sells for ₦70. Please permit me to say, “hay God. ...

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RoqeebahDecember 24, 2016

YNaija’s 12 days of Christmas: Mark Zuckerberg’s visit

In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...

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AzeezDecember 21, 2016

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg shows us what his AI assistant Jarvis can do (WATCH)

Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has created his own AI assistant known as Jarvis. Zuckerberg had promised to build ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 9, 2016

Afam Ade-Odiachi: The rise of the fitness culture in Lagos

Writer and Journalist, Afam Ade-Odiachi, has a short documentary film starring  from the Lagos Road Warriors (Mark Zuckerberg ran with them ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 7, 2016

Celestine Omin: We all don’t know what we are doing

by Celestine Omin From the outside, it always looks like people have it all figured out and they are just ...

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Media BloggerNovember 14, 2016

Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (8)

1.  It’s been quite the sobering week, hasn’t it? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/elections/to-our-readers-from-the-publisher-and-executive-editor.html 2. On Facebook and fake news: http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/13/13613566/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-misinformation-hoax-media 3. If video ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 13, 2016

Opinion: Making sense of Pres. Buhari’s body language

Anthony Ademiluyi A rumour had it that Ambassador Joseph Patrick Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s father hurriedly sold his shares when ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 6, 2016

Nigerian education startup, Tuteria wins Facebook sponsored innovation challenge

Nigerian startup Tuteria has emerged as one of six winners of a Facebook sponsored internet challenge. Tuteria, founded by Godwin ...

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Isime EseneOctober 3, 2016

Reading material: What you should reading if you work in media content (2)

1. Maybe or maybe not. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/clinton-emails-media-coverage-proportion-overblown-214298 2. Jack Shafer is an authority today and everyday. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/shafer-he-said-journalism-false-equivalency-214276 3. Uncle Mark Zucker(burger) ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Opinion: The true secret of becoming successful

by Tony Ogunlowo We all want to be successful in life; whether it is in our professional or private lives. ...

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AzeezOctober 1, 2016

Facebook adds Hausa, Fula to its list of languages

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on Friday added Hausa, Fula and two other languages to the social media platform. Zuckerberg while ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 26, 2016

Opinion: 3 tech products we need built in Nigeria

A few weeks ago Mark Zuckerberg came Nigeria sightseeing and checking up on his investments (Andela and the millions of ...

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Ada IgboanugoSeptember 25, 2016

“You’re highly respected by world leaders, including myself” | See the top 10 quotes from last week

It was all praises for President Muhammadu Buhari this past week, from U.S. President Obama Obama to United Nation Secretary-General, ...

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AzeezSeptember 15, 2016

‘Yemi Alade, Chidinma are not Nollywood artists’ – Femi Branch to Zuckerberg

Nollywood actor, Femi Branch has registered his displeasure over what he called misrepresentation of Nollywood stars during Facebook founder, Mark ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 11, 2016

PROFILE: Raphael Afaedor is one techpreneur who simply gets it right

by Usman Alabi The first time Raphael Afaedor was in Nigeria, he came in as a staff of the Notore ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 10, 2016

#AsoVillaDemoDay: The amazing ideas that exist in Nigerian minds

#AsoVillaDemoDay (AVDD) is a Federal Government entrepreneurship encouragement platform, not unlike the Goodluck Jonathan You Win initiative. The You Win was ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 7, 2016

Opinion: What if Mark Zuckerberg were a Nigerian?

by Okey Ndibe Last week, Nigeria hosted one of the central deities in the global revolution called social media—in the ...

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Op-Ed EditorSeptember 6, 2016

Opinion: Free pass for Zucky

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba I don’t mean to be a kill joy! This past week has been a social media ...

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Oreoluwa PetersSeptember 5, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Adekunle Gold lands major award | Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde upset over Mark Zuckerberg ‘snub’ ? | More stories

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning ...

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ToluSeptember 4, 2016

No end in sight for #KenyansVsNigerians Twitter war

During the recent trip of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO to Nigeria, he took a short break from the country for a brief visit to Kenya. While ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 4, 2016

Dele Momodu: In search of a simple roadmap

“In the past what we have done has been to manage the situation. I do not intend to manage ourselves ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 4, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Recession, recovery and our relapsing fever

Confirmed. The Nigerian economy is in recession, the first in decades. The official report by the National Bureau of Statistics ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 3, 2016

Twitter war: Kenyans are behind Nigerians in every aspect – Fani-Kayode

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has joined in on the Twitter war between Nigeria and Kenya over the visit of ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 3, 2016

Twitter Wars: #KenyavsNigeria tug of war over Mark Zuckerberg continues

There’s a war currently ongoing on twitter between netizens of Nigeria and Kenya. The cause of the war appears to be ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 3, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg: Not every time grey tees and jeans, sometimes proper suit and tie

by Ezinne Ajoku Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and the 6th richest man in the world , according to Forbes 2016 ...

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