Web & Social

I like to call them domain mafias, not investors or brokers as some would refer them. 22 gTLDs (generic top-level domain ) were launched from 1985 to 2012 these include .com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, .int among others. 617 new gTLDs launched in 2013 only. gTLD... Read More

Forget about Ellen DeGeneres' all-star group selfie  at the Oscars' that went viral earlier on this year. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni just took his first selfie. Armed with Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, like Ellen's, the president took a selfie with a subtly lit facial expression and... Read More

The case of tablets -- ipads and gadgets alike-- revolutionizing mobile usage in Africa is no cause of debate. It's a no-brainer. In academia, for example, the use of tablets could potentially be the game changer in enhancing e-learning. Whereas the young lads easily find... Read More

It's quite unlikely to talk about renown world leaders who are active on social media without mentioning Rwanda's controversial President, Paul Kagame. With over  260k followers  and following nobody, @PaulKagame's stray tweet, according  to The Washington Post, could  have pulled off  the veil regarding so... Read More

The international media has been awash with the ephemerality of Snapchat -- an application for smartphones that allows users to send each other images and videos that “self-destruct” from servers after 10 seconds of viewing. For many, the use of this fast-growing app --Snapchat-- is worrying... Read More

When it come to events in Uganda, you will be surprised that there is actually no Ugandan mobile app (For Android, iPhone or Windows) that helps you know about events happening in and around Kampala or even Uganda. So if you want to know about... Read More

Many have named 2013 as the "year of social media!" Whereas tweeting or facebooking  that update may be dead simple, the repercussions of  a social media fail may be immensely negative. On social media controversy sells like hot cake. In fact, a controversial story will... Read More

A friend narrated how she went to a room and euphorically talked about her newly opened online diary. After her speech, everyone burst out laughing. It was a blonde joke. Privacy as an integral part of the internet? Unheard of. It is common knowledge that... Read More

Tagging has become the norm now days, everything goes or comes with a hash tag. This norm was bought on by mainly twitter to keep track of the different topics happening around the world of tweet-vile. So Instagram has created this to help keep like... Read More