Exactly one year ago, in the blog post "Pause", I went on a hiatus from my regular posting schedule of an article every week. Like Captain America, Digital Crossings remained on ice while the tech world moved on. Man, did it move on! RIM struggling in its traditional markets, while exploding in Nigeria? Google buying Motorola? Apotheker (NOT HP) giving up on hardware? An age ending as Steve Jobs takes a bow? And I wasn't on hand analysing what impact any of this might have on Naija? That's virtually a crime.
Well, the hiatus is officially over and I ask you to join me as I reboot this blog over the coming weeks.
PLAY!
Dejo Fabolude.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Elections 2011: Now that we have all this data, what do we do with it?
There is some serious data out there and we may be missing an opportunity to gather it, curate and use it to significantly transform the way the Nigerian nation functions.
Nigerians have taken to mobile technology like fish to water. Initially, it was just voice and SMS data. Information that is locked up in the data stores of the telcos. Over time, Nigerians began to adopt the mobile web and systems like Facebook, Twitter and the Blackberry with the eponymous blackberry messenger. The explosive adoption of this across the country was debated by many as a great opportunity for business, education and social change, while others sneered at social media in particular as having no real power to change the status quo – especially politically.
Monday, March 7, 2011
BarCamp Lagos is this Weekend
BarCamp Lagos is happening this Weekend. Find the press release By WebTrends Nigeria, the organisers, below.
It's finally here, Barcamp Lagos… We are so excited to make this happen this year. Last year was super-successful and we surely believe we can replicate and surpass that this year. Last year, we discussed about local content, this year we will focus on start-ups, mobile revolution, e-payments, business and monetization. We do recognize these are some of the challenges we are facing in the industry. We will bring those who have experience building technology business from scratch to taking it public.
We have confirmed attendance of Chika Nwobi, Founder of Mtech communications, Stefan Magdalinski of MIH Internet Africa, Lola Masha of Google. We will update you as we progress but in the meantime, we do recommend that you register to attend, remember; your registration is your entry ticket.
If you wish to sponsor us, talk to us now. barcampnigeria@gmail.com or call 08096880957
Date: 11-12th of March 2011.
Theme: Technology Business Models; from Idea to Profitable Business.
Venue: University of Lagos
Oladejo Fabolude
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