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2010 World Newspaper Congress speakers announced
Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die."
EAST AFRICA
African media awards extend categories

The 2010 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards have added sector-specific categories to reflect the important role that various industries play in economic development. Entries are free and can be on any platform - online, print, broadcast. The closing date for entries is 26 March 2010, with the awards ceremony being held on 1 July 2010 in Central London. 27 Jan 2010 12:57


EAST AFRICA
African Journalist Awards names co-host

Isha Sesay, who hosts Inside Africa, CNN International's weekly look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa, will co-host the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards, to be held in Kampala Uganda on 29 May 2010. 13 Jan 2010 08:26


EAST AFRICA
What can SishaFax do for your business? - Sisha.com Systems

SishaFax can make a huge difference to any company's bottom line. Fax2Email is an incredible cost-cutting solution which has the added advantage of both increasing efficiency and security within an organisation. 5 Nov 2009 14:24


EAST AFRICA
New classified ads website for Uganda

[Walter Wafula] KwataDeal.com, a free classified advertisements website has been launched to help Ugandans buy and sell goods online. The website will complement free platforms like Facebook's Market Place and Iknowuganda.com which are currently the most popular free trading platform for Ugandans. 16 Sep 2009 09:44


EAST AFRICA
Domain names registration: SA doing well

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] When it comes to the issue of registering domain names South Africa is doing well, with some 60% of the continent's total of registered domain names. The rest of Africa, more than 50 countries, shares the continent's other 40% of about a million top level domains. 30 Jul 2009 08:09




EAST AFRICA
Facebook launches in Swahili

[Titus Kaloki] In yet another move to affirm Swahili as a lingua franca, Facebook launched its own version in the language. The event took place at one of Kenya' premiere schools, the Starehe Boys Centre. It is among the top high school institutions for boys and has produced a large majority of the present day political and business leaders in Kenya. 22 Jun 2009 10:14


EAST AFRICA
Kenya to join the high speed internet world

[Titus Kaloki] With bated breath many in this tech-savvy East African country have been waiting to join the world of high speed internet connection. The digital divide is about to be reduced, thanks to the imminent arrival of fibre-optic cables on Kenyan shores this June. 23 Mar 2009 12:57


EAST AFRICA
Kenya's Ushahidi wins We Media Game Changers Award

Online media star ZeFrank, mobile texting service Twitter, David Plouffe, the Obama campaign mastermind, Japanese digital designer Yugo Nakamura and Kenyan mobile alert service Ushahidi are among nine winners of the We Media Game Changers Awards to be presented at the We Media Miami conference in February 2009. 10 Dec 2008 12:26


EAST AFRICA
Online media seen as Kenya's next advertising frontier

The Kenyan media landscape is no longer what it was in the 1990s; holding a television screen in your palm is now a reality; the internet continuously keeps online readers updated with breaking news at every turn. The digital era has led to renewed competition, as consumers look for comfort and speed. 31 Oct 2008 11:33


EAST AFRICA
eMarketing textbook finds its way to Kenya! - Quirk eMarketing

Tourism and online marketing have always been a likely couple. With the 2010 Soccer World Cup happening in South Africa, the need for local tourism agencies and service providers to catch up with eMarketing trends has increased evermore. 22 Oct 2008 14:13


EAST AFRICA
Tanzania urged to implement e-policy for the disabled

Tanzania has been urged to develop a strategy to enable disabled people to access information locally and globally. 25 Sep 2008 11:11


EAST AFRICA
SA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award

[Simone Puterman] Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced last night, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. 9 Sep 2008 23:48


EAST AFRICA
TSN becomes country's media trendsetter

As the electronic media deploys new technologies in the industry, there is enough evidence that print media's audience is rapidly shrinking. In order to maintain their share of readership, the latter is now striving to cope with the emerging alternative mass media communication technologies. 6 Aug 2008 11:13


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