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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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Exclusive: Preview and Screenshot of Nigeria 2.0 Events Platform Released

By Loy Okezie On September 19, 2009 · 4 Comments

If you have been wondering what the term ‘nigeria 2.0′ (coined by Francis Oghuma) is, let me announce to you that Startups Nigeria in collaboration with Qubestreet has just released the screenshot and…

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My Interview at DayoEdunjobi.com

By Loy Okezie On September 7, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today, I thought I should share some excerpts from a recent interview I granted over at DayoEdunjobi.com, a blog about Blogging, Internet Marketing and Social Media.

Dayo had very interesting questions about the state of the technology, startups and blogging…

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10 Reasons NEXT Should Be Newspaper of the Year

By Loy Okezie On September 2, 2009 · 4 Comments

I wrote about NEXT sometime early this year at the Startups Nigeria blog, and have been an avid reader and follower of their website at 234Next.com, Facebook and Twitter pages.

After following their incisive up-to-the-minute coverage…

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Oceanic Bank Bans Facebook!

By Loy Okezie On August 27, 2009 · 9 Comments

I got the scoop just a few hours ago that Oceanic Bank PLC (the macro-finance bank, if you like), has banned their (over 6000) employees access to Facebook, the world’s leading social networking site.

This move by the…

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Has UBA Group Gone Social Media Crazy?

By Loy Okezie On August 12, 2009 · 9 Comments

Since I started using and talking about social media, I’ve always thought that Nigerian companies would start adopting these online communication tools in the 22nd Century.

Don’t get me wrong! Nigeria is gradually becoming technology-driven, but have…

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How to Cope With an Online Brand Attack

By Loy Okezie On July 22, 2009 · 5 Comments

If your brand – personal or business – has been (or is being) attacked online, you need to work at building your online reputation.

Perhaps some false information or negative comment has been said about you, your company, your brand,…

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Top 3 Ways to Create and Build Your Brand – #1: Name

By Loy Okezie On July 11, 2009 · 8 Comments

Developing a brand image – personal brand or business brand – is one of the most important strategies for success. Corporate brands such as CNN, Coca-Cola, Google, Globacom, Oceanic Bank, Dangote, and a host of others have…

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How to Turn Online Forums into Social Media Communities

By Loy Okezie On July 9, 2009 · 4 Comments

Online forums are becoming more and more popular in Nigeria especially with the success of Nairaland. Nairaland.com has been around since 2003 and has grown to become the hottest web destination for topical and societal issues that concern everyone.…

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5 Key Factors to Creating a Startup Hub in Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On July 5, 2009 · 14 Comments

A few years ago, an ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, said

…the Nigerian government has worked out to invest 600 million US dollars (about 100 billion Naira) to establish

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