Earlier in January, Yrn.me’s founder, Ahmad Mukoshy described his “next big thing” as ”a micro discussion platform that allows you to create discussion threads…
Will Yarnable Be Just Another Twitter Clone?
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Posted in Startup Freeviews | 9105 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2010/03/03/will-yarnable-be-just-another-twitter-clone/Will+Yarnable+Be+Just+Another+Twitter+Clone%3F2010-03-03+06%3A29%3A38Loy+Okezie
Yrn.me – Nigeria’s first URL Shortener Service
Monday, February 8th, 2010Nigeria has made its own mark in the url shortening space with the launch of Yrn.me on February 4th, 2010.
Since…
Posted in Startup Freeviews, Web 2.0 | 84816 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2010/02/08/yrn-me-nigerias-first-url-shortener-service/Yrn.me+-+Nigeria%27s+first+URL+Shortener+Service2010-02-08+08%3A08%3A28Loy+Okezie
Nigeria is 9th Largest Country in Opera Mini Usage
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010In the recently released State of the Mobile Web Report by Opera.com, Nigeria is the 9th largest country in the world…
Posted in Mobile Web | 8162 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2010/01/26/nigeria-is-9th-largest-country-in-opera-mini-usage/Nigeria+is+9th+Largest+Country+in+Opera+Mini+Usage2010-01-26+17%3A33%3A56Loy+Okezie
Nigerian Computer Student Seeks to Improve Google’s Search Results
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009A Nigerian MSc in computing student based in the UK has found a new way to improve the performance of…
Posted in Google Nigeria | 7291 Comment »http://www.loyokezie.com/2009/12/09/nigerian-computer-student-seeks-to-improve-googles-search-results/Nigerian+Computer+Student+Seeks+to+Improve+Google%27s+Search+Results2009-12-09+06%3A28%3A23Loy+Okezie
Another 1st from Starcomms!…Isn’t that MTN’s line?
Monday, October 26th, 2009After about two weeks of announcing the launch of a new feature that allows their subscribers send Twitter updates via SMS…
Posted in Social Media, Twitter, facebook | 5781 Comment »http://www.loyokezie.com/2009/10/26/another-1st-from-starcomms-isnt-that-mtns-line/Another+1st+from+Starcomms%21...Isn%27t+that+MTN%27s+line%3F2009-10-26+16%3A10%3A15Loy+Okezie
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Live Webcast Launched
Monday, October 5th, 2009It seems you can now find out about breaking news and the latest and top stories of the last 24…
Exclusive: Preview and Screenshot of Nigeria 2.0 Events Platform Released
Saturday, September 19th, 2009If you have been wondering what the term ‘nigeria 2.0′ (coined by Francis Oghuma) is, let me announce to you…
Posted in Industry News, StartupsNigeria, Web 2.0 | 4964 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2009/09/19/exclusive-preview-and-screenshot-of-nigeria-2-0-events-platform-released/Exclusive%3A+Preview+and+Screenshot+of+Nigeria+2.0+Events+Platform+Released2009-09-19+08%3A52%3A26Loy+Okezie
MTN Nigeria, Arik Air Tunes to Twitter
Thursday, September 17th, 2009It seems that Nigerian companies have started going crazy for social media platforms especially Twitter. I’m not surprised since Twitter has…
10 Reasons NEXT Should Be Newspaper of the Year
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009I wrote about NEXT sometime early this year at the Startups Nigeria blog, and have been an avid reader and follower…
Posted in Digital Media, Industry News | 4293 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2009/09/02/10-reasons-next-should-be-newspaper-of-the-year/10+Reasons+NEXT+Should+Be+Newspaper+of+the+Year2009-09-02+07%3A43%3A23Loy+Okezie
Has UBA Group Gone Social Media Crazy?
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Since I started using and talking about social media, I’ve always thought that Nigerian companies would start adopting these online…
Posted in Social Banking, Social Media | 3697 Comments »http://www.loyokezie.com/2009/08/12/has-uba-group-gone-social-media-crazy/Has+UBA+Group+Gone+Social+Media+Crazy%3F2009-08-12+13%3A19%3A05Loy+Okezie
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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.
He currently works as Content Manager for a branding and advertising company based in the U.S and Nigeria, and is helping to start-up a search and information portal similar to Yahoo!
In this blog, Loy writes about companies and their use of new and emerging technologies as well as their brand marketing and advertising campaigns seen on traditional media and digital media.

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