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Kilonshele.com is switched off, not switched on!

By Loy Okezie ≡ October 30th, 2009

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Kilonshele.com is a new e-commerce site that provides ticket sales, marketing and distribution services as well as connects the world to live entertainment events in Nigeria by providing up-to-date information on live events and giving fans opportunity to buy tickets conveniently.

The word “Kilonshele” (pronounced – kee-lone-sheh-leh) is a Yoruba word meaning “what’s happening?” or “what’s going on”?

While writing this post, the site was not accessible, so I guessed the founders deliberately put it off until the official launch today (6pm) at the Silverbird Galleria. So I couldn’t check out their features, technicalities et al. But my colleague over at Web Trends Nigeria did a review of the service.

However, I found that Kilonshele’s logo has an icon (on/off button) that is ubiquitous: too common, too popular. It can be seen everywhere: on phones, laptops, etc Again, the icon on the logo should have been a green colour, instead of red, since red signifies switching off, while green denotes switched on. Plus, the green colour represents anything Nigerian.

Beyond this, Kilonshele.com seems like a start-up to watch!

Update: When you register as a member, the red button switches to green. That’s when you’re switched on!

Tags: entertainment, events, kilonshele, logo, nigeria, yoruba

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  2. Jide Browne says:
    November 3, 2009 at 16:39

    Hi Loy, nice write up. Concerning the kilonshele icon (the switch), it appears in red when you visit the site. However, when you initiate a transaction (e.g. buy a ticket) you are requested to register then the colour turns to green…meaning, you have now "switched in on". Try it out.

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    • LoyOkezie says:
      November 4, 2009 at 17:23

      Hey Jide, thanks for stopping by. Tried it out….looks cool;-) Updated post!

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  3. techmasai says:
    November 10, 2009 at 01:00

    hey loy wasup, this is a great review. Will do what I do best and write another one at Techmasai about the same company.

    keep up the good work man,

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    • LoyOkezie says:
      November 10, 2009 at 16:29

      Hey dude! Thanks for dropping by. Nice review too! Hmm, 'Nigerian Startup guy'…Lol

      Reply
  4. TechMasai » Kilonshele Is A Nigerian “Live Entertainment And Marketing Company” says:
    November 10, 2009 at 03:04

    [...] is a company we found out about from Loy Okezie, “the Nigerian startup [...]

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Loy Okezie is an online marketing strategist and start-up analyst. He has consulted for several small and mid-size companies and has advised start-ups such as Careers Nigeria, one of the leading job portals in Nigeria.

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