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Mobile/Web technology & Social Progress in East Africa

Here is the Whive.com Mobile Web East Africa Presentation.
MOBILE WEB TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
Social Progress Social Media
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INTRODUCTION
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and thank you for coming to my presentation, which is about mobile/web technology and social progress in East Africa.  As you have heard i am John Karanja the Founder of Whive.com a [...]

Electronic Money Wars: Zain vs Safaricom

Zain has recently launched international transfers (Zap Money) similar to western union that allows individuals to sent money from international accounts to local mobile phones in Kenya. Though this technology is a prospective game changer for e-commerce in East Africa, it remains to be seen whether mobile phone users will be ready to switch to [...]

Tulipe! An innovative online/mobile payment gateway.

Tulipe! An innovative online/mobile payment gateway.

I rarely excited about start ups in Kenya because like many of mine they dont seem to get enough support from industry players and government. However just when you think innovation is dead someone somewhere unleashes a stunning and brilliant idea. This someone is Kenneth Ngetha 22, a 4th year student at the prestigious Strathmore [...]

African Internet and Mobile Growth

African Internet and Mobile Growth

Watch Mark Shuttleworth, President of the Ubuntu Foundation,and June Arunga, Open Quest Media, speak about opportunities and challenges business and individuals face in developing parts of the world.This a lovely talk of African Prospects with historical occurences being put into context. June Arunga has travelled Africa from Cairo to Capetown and is an expert in the Mobile [...]

Stocks to Watch this week

My friends,  I discovered some really nice tips on Smartbiz which i thought i should share with you. I really think Safaricom is still the best Stock to acquire as the company has a lot of growth prospects. Anyways without further ado here are the tips. What do you think?
The Nairobi Stock Exchange showed signs [...]

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