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From the monthly archives: October 2009

Have You Been to Planet Google?

By Loy Okezie On October 29, 2009 · 6 Comments

As strange as “Planet Google” may sound, it really does exist. Randall Stross was probably the first man to land on that planet and has taken several people there, including me. Just got back from a 2-week exploratory visit…

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Another 1st from Starcomms!…Isn’t that MTN’s line?

By Loy Okezie On October 26, 2009 · 1 Comment

After about two weeks of announcing the launch of a new feature that allows their subscribers send Twitter updates via SMS on their mobile phones, Starcomms has today announced a new feature called Facebook…

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Announcing the Startups Nigeria Report

By Loy Okezie On October 9, 2009 · 12 Comments

Since the past one year and a half, I’ve been passionately writing about startup companies and profiling the entrepreneurs behind them. I must say it’s been an interesting experience for me!

Unfortunately, if you ask me how…

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Taafoo: Get hooked up with your favourite personality

By Loy Okezie On October 7, 2009 · 4 Comments

Whoever your favourite personality is – comedian, radio presenter, dj, actor, CEO, musician,  motivational speaker or pastor – Taafoo lets you stay up close with that person no matter their location.

Taafoo is a new (free) service that keeps…

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Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Live Webcast Launched

By Loy Okezie On October 5, 2009 · 8 Comments

It seems you can now find out about breaking news and the latest and top stories of the last 24 hours from all states of Nigeria, as NTA Live Webcast, a ‘Free to watch’ service has…

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Text2Fly: Mobile service for checking Nigerian flight schedules

By Loy Okezie On October 5, 2009 · 3 Comments

With over 5 million domestic seats sold annually, Nigeria has the most vibrant aviation sector in West Africa. But finding flight schedules in Nigeria is much more difficult than it needs to be.

But here comes Text2Fly, a travel…

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In Search of Nigeria’s Silicon City

By Loy Okezie On October 3, 2009 · 4 Comments

At a time when some states in Nigeria like Lagos and Ogun have set the ambitious goal to achieve a mega city status, one wonders if a silicon city is in their master plans.

By Silicon City, I mean…

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Starcomms Launches Toolbar

By Loy Okezie On October 2, 2009 · 2 Comments

As the telecoms war (to grab more customers) continues in Nigeria, Starcomms has just added yet another tool that helps customers to quickly and easily access the important information on Starcomms while surfing on the internet.

Starcomms Plc is…

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