If the only thing I told my kids about sex was to use protection, would you think I was a good parent? If I never said more about drugs other than “don’t,” would that have been OK? Then why is it all right that the only thing I told my kids about social media is [...]
Cuba Accuses U.S. Of Trying To Undermine Its Government Via Internet
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Cuba has says the United States is helping Cuban dissidents access the internet as part of a scheme to undermine the communist government. In a foreign ministry statement, Cuba accused the U.S of “promoting… financing and supplying” opponents of the government using “diverse media.” The release blamed staff at the U.S. Interests Section at the [...]
Shift in Government Policies Threatens Africa’s Digital Revolution
October 3, 2012 | Posted by
Back in the 1990s, before everyone had two mobile phones and Skype was still a distant dream, if you were an African living elsewhere, with a need to call home, you either made frequent visits to a local call centre or you bought an international calling card. Getting through to your loved ones or business [...]
Study: Young People More Trusting of Internet than Seniors
June 28, 2012 | Posted by
The startling rate of growth seen on the web and in technology within just the past few years has revolutionized the way that we communicate, and has begun to affect the way that young people develop their views on the world. According to a study commissioned by The Atlantic, 59 percent of people between the [...]
Social Media Continues to Boom As Google to Purchase Meebo
June 5, 2012 | Posted by
Google is currently working to close a deal to buy social media startup Meebo Inc. for approximately $100 million. Meebo, founded in 2005, allows users to interact and share content through multiple social media networks at the same time, including Facebook and Twitter. This makes the Meebo platform appealing to advertisers looking to spread their [...]
Nigerian Entrepreneur Launches African Netflix With $8 Million
May 1, 2012 | Posted by
Jason Njoku has been busy. The Nigerian Internet entrepreneur just completed what is being called possibly the largest fundraising round in the West African tech world. Njoku, founder of Iroko Partners, recently landed $8 million from NY-based Tiger Global Management. Iroko Partners is the world’s largest digital distributor of Nigerian movies and African music. It [...]
For a Half Million People, July 9 May Be Internet Armageddon
April 25, 2012 | Posted by
On July 9, your world could go black. The world of your computer, that is. According to the Associated Press, the problem began when international hackers ran a malicious online advertising scam to control infected computers around the world. In response, the Federal Bureau of Investigation set up a safety net to prevent infected computers [...]
