Loy Okezie
According to reports, Google has fired its Country Lead for Kenya, Olga Arara-Kimani, following investigations over allegations of data scraping and misrepresentation of Kenyan start-up, Mocality. Although, there’s no official Google statement yet, I think that an “appropriate action” from Google would mean firing those responsible or involved with the Mocality data scrap saga.
The National Sports Commission (NSC) reportedly spent N1.2 million in opening a Facebook account. Just so happens that opening a Faceboook account doesn’t cost a dime. My take: it is possible the Commission may have hired a consultant to create and manage the page for a fee or another smart way of embezzling funds.
If you read TechLoy, you’ll know that we love breaking technology news as it happens. And as such, we always want to be the first place you hear that news. We also love to-do in-depth coverage and analysis of stories. In fact, that’s my favourite favourite 
Where were you when TechLoy.com shot up to top 100 on Alexa, and it’s not a music, movies, fashion, style or gossip site? Maybe it’s because the New Nigeria’s passing you by? And with all the change the…
Nollywood movie lovers all over the world will soon have a new destination for watching movies as IROKOtv launches on December 1, 2011.
Iroko Partners, the company that acquired the exclusive rights to distribute all of Nollywood movies online, currently…
In the mid-morning hours of November 3, I woke up to the realisation that Google Adsense (Ads by Choice, if you like) were no longer displaying on my technology blog.
I quickly signed into my Google…
Today, I’m excited to announce that Techloy.com now has its own unique URL shortener, Teck.ly which has officially debuted on Twitter.
Techloy joins leading technology sites such as TechCrunch (tcrn.ch), Mashable (on.mash.to) and Engadget (engt.co) that have…
Yesterday, I was pointed to an awards site that had listed me as one of the nominees for the Nigeria Youth Merit Award in the ICT category.
At first, I said to myself, ‘Nah, there’s…
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…
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