Originally published at senaquashie.com on April 28, 2016. Because of the (very) fast changes to the ecosystem of technology in Africa, I avoid making predictions. But in terms of the online publications, I am convinced that the bloggers who decide to put it in a professional effort will take over many local publications. And thus […]
Originally published at senaquashie.com on April 27, 2016. Today, a website is very important for a company. This is a factual statement. I don’t even need to back it up with statistics. Many successful business have been built online; an yes many are undoubtedly extreme cases of usages of websites (and web-apps), but most African institutions […]
There are lots of reasons why African developers should start to develop applications for the various existing Apps Store. Here are 5 that I consider to be the most relevant. Development of mobile applications requires very little human resources: One developer alone can develop a mobile app in no time. Lack of African content online: To […]
Advertising is highly effective — we might not realize it, but it works on our subconscious so that we want to buy things. It plants desires in our minds, and creates a mindset that, whatever our problem, buying something is the solution. It creates the mindset that buying is the norm, and there’s no other choice. And […]
Why is Bishop Dag Heward Mills calling on the young people in his church to get married early so they can have sex? Before I start this post, I’d like to start very clearly that I identify as Christian. SIMPLY, I am a Christian, I may not conform to the very fanatic ideas expressed by some […]
The standoff is not over between Apple and the FBI. If the FBI has managed to break the iPhone’s security, others may do so in the future — this could undermine the trust between Apple and its clients and even impact iPhone sales. A court ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone used by Syed […]
Since 1944, every 10 years, a major innovation changes everything. There was the first computer in 1944, the first mainframe in 1954, the first minicomputer in 1964, the first personal computer in 1974, the Macintosh in 1984, the Web with Netscape in 1994, social networks in 2004. And now we have the Internet of ME […]
Like its ugly cousin fat-shaming, the ultimate goal herein is to make someone feel bad about the body they were born with and to use social pressure to make them conform to what people think they “should” look like I didn’t grow up in a fully West African family, but I spent most of my conscious […]
In life and even in death, Dumor was an inspiration to many, a clear example that there is no such thing as overnight success, but success was a sure thing with hard work and perseverance Exactly two years ago today, Ghanaian born UK based broadcaster and journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Komla Dumor […]
With the internet, we all know the existence of self-absorbed narcissists is inevitable. Many people prefer not to associate themselves with these kinds of people since they are emotionally draining. They feed off of your sympathy for them. But you know what? If you want a be a self-centered prick online go ahead, I’ll probably […]