Google’s social network, Plus has just over 75,000 users in Nigeria since its launch in June 2011, according to a recent report. But it seems that Google+ growth is very slow or stalled when compared to Facebook growth between June 2011 to December 2011. Facebook has added about 700,000 users, while Google+ only has an estimated 75,000 users in Nigeria since June 2011.
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has said that if he were to do it over again, he would keep his company, Facebook — which he started in his Harvard University dorm room — in Boston.
“If I were starting…
Manchester United, the English Premier League Football Club is said to be launching its own social network for its identified target of more than 500 million worldwide fans.
The idea is to “drive engagement with the club’s fans and tap…
Teleios Consulting is organizing a Consumer Engagement workshop themed: “Harnessing the power of social media for brands”.
The workshop is structured to be highly engaging and seeks to bring together bloggers, internet marketers, social media and brand communication
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Nollywood diva, Omotola has gained over 2,000 fans more than President Jonathan recently and seems more popular on the world’s largest social networking site, Facebook.
The actress and singer now has 560k…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Saheed Adepoju, Co-founder & CEO of Encipher Group where he shares insightful analysis into Google’s possible strategy towards merging the recently unveiled Chromebook with android-powered devices. He argues…
Perhaps the most memorable royal wedding to date is that between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer who got married on the 29th of July, 1981 at St Paul’s Catheral before an invited audience of 3,500 and an estimated…
Twitter has launched local trends in 70 new locations around the world, including Nigeria. The feature which launched in a few countries back in January 2010 exposes what people are talking most about on a state…
President Jonathan may be described as a ‘Facebook President‘, or perhaps, ‘the man that brought Facebook to Nigeria’, as one of his ministers gaffed last year, but would this guarantee his winning the 2011 Presidential polls this April.
A…
#WhatAboutUs? – Nigeria’s First Ever Youth-Focused Presidential Debate To Stream Live on YouTube
Today, Nigeria’s first-ever youth -focused, youth-driven presidential debate spotlighting priority issues for young Nigerians will hold at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja.
The ‘WhatAboutUs?’ debate would be a direct conversation with the Nigerian youth, inviting presidential candidates to…
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