The African media landscape is growing ever more diversified. Brands and broadcasters no longer need to make decisions based on outdated information, risking valuable advertising dollars. GeoPoll has released ..
Media lay-offs have lately become the norm in the Kenyan mainstream media, all in the name of shifting to digital. This is a good step in the right direction for business and also to align the hierarchy ..
Facebook is keen in growing its Live Video platform and the only way to do this is by making it easier for publishers to set up their Live Broadcast. Initially, publishers could use one of three ways to go Live. ..
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has launched the competition for the BAKE awards to be held later this year. The competition that kicks off today will see submissions accepted this coming weeks ..
Facebook is always working towards giving its community more and more to ensure they remain engaged at all times. Sometimes maybe we need a little less. Thankfully, Facebook also understands this. This ..
Facebook will now allow you to add background colours/gradient to your posts. This new feature will only work with text-only posts. As of now the feature does not work for link, image or video posts. This ..
First it was Video Calling. Ability to have face-to-face conversations with another party. It was only a matter of time before this feature evolved to reflect our habits. People engage more in group settings. ..
Back in October we reported to you that Twitter was shutting down Vine. There were even allegations that Pornhub was interested in purchasing Vine. Pornhub intended to restore Vine “back to its NSFW ..
Live Video is the most exciting way to consume media. This is probably the most immersive way of experiencing what is taking place in different parts of the globe. It literally turns the world into a global ..
Yahoo is asking its users to change their passwords, review all their accounts for suspicious activity after identifying a new system breach where hackers are believed to have stolen data from more than ..
The Facebook owned company, Instagram, has followed in the footsteps off its mother company and launched Live Video broadcasts. You can now share a live video to connect with your followers in real time ..
Language barrier is a hindrance to communication. Skype knows this and that is why back in 2014 the company introduced Skype Translator. Skype Translator makes it easier for you to connect with people ..
360 degree videos are awesome. They enable you to re-live an experience as if you were actually there in person. With Facebook’s new feature you can experience the moment when and as it happens in 360 degrees. ..
Facebook has introduced a new initiative called Facebook Instant Games. This is a gaming platform that will let Facebook users play games both on their Facebook Messenger app and in the Facebook News Feed. ..
The role played by technology in helping people across the world to connect with their loved ones can obviously not be overlooked in the modern era. As the festive season fast approaches, it will be important ..
The first thing that comes to mind when you talk of blogging is WordPress or Tumblr. For you start blogging on this platforms you have to go through some form of registration. Once you are done with that, ..
Instagram seems to be on steroids this year. There have gone all out to diversify from been referred simply as the photo sharing platform. The presence of Snapchat has forced Instagram to move away from ..
The African media landscape is growing ever more diversified. Brands and broadcasters no longer need to make decisions based on outdated information, risking valuable advertising dollars. How much the audience ..
In the beginning Instagram was an avenue where individuals shared photos with filters on them. With time Instagram has evolved to incorporate other features heavily borrowed from SnapChat. This time round ..
WhatsApp seems to be on adrenaline, at least for the beta version. So far we have written about two new features that were introduced to beta testers within a gap of three weeks. There was the video calling ..
Well, yesterday we wrote a story about WhatsApp’s new two-step verification feature. Basically when you have two-step verification enabled, any attempt to verify your phone number on WhatsApp must be accompanied ..
Security is paramount. One should endeavour to secure their online accounts at all costs. How often do you review your security options for the different services you are subscribed to? WhatsApp Messenger ..
With Twitter’s plans to shut down the Vine app, another firm is keen in preserving your Vines. That company is Giphy. Giphy announced a tool that Vine users can use to convert their Vines to GIFs. This ..
Twitter don’t seem to find a way to monetize the social platform. They tried to sell the company last month but all the big firms eventually bailed out. The likes of Tech giant Google and Salesforce ..
Last week on Thursday, 27th October, 2016, Twitter shocked many when it announced it will be shutting down Vine. Vine has been the go to place for creators of short-looping videos. This move comes barely ..
Amnesty International took matters into its own hands and embarked on a journey to determine which among the pool of messaging apps available is more secure. The firm was most importantly searching for those ..
Last week we wrote to you that WhatsApp had enabled video calling feature for Windows Phone users running the latest beta version. Well it caught many by surprise that a developer would choose to release ..
You will agree with me that the performance of the official Facebook app for Windows 10 Mobile is wanting although feature wise it is a great app. SlimSocial for Facebook is an attractive alternative ..
WhatsApp has done what many have been anticipating for. Some time back WhatsApp introduced the voice calling feature on its platform. This is a move that was applauded by many. The big question was when ..