Cyber Security: Policing Unmarked Borders (1)
One of the contents I like to throw into discussions about the cyber world is my regrets of a late initiation into cyber space. Knowing the endless capacity of the Internet today, I have often dearly rued my late admission. On the flip side however is also my fear of the darkness an early adoption […]
Social Enterprises and New Media
Last weekend, Twitter and Facebook went abuzz for a creditable social cause. Courtesy of a non-governmental organisation, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), the issue of “constitutionalism and the rule of law in Africa” became the subject of the online consultation. It was an archetypal use of social media for social good and […]
You And Your Phone Are One!
It was 5.30am when she hit the street with her earphones on. Light was beginning to shove darkness away. Panting, and with her mind fixated on her weight loss strategy, her feet hit the ground in quick succession, even as she regaled her mind with music from her Blackberry phone, using her earphones for convenience […]
As Social Network Flogs the English Language
Man would be nothing without language. The evolution and development of language is one of mankind’s most outstanding efforts. It is through language that we express our emotions and concerns. English, Mandarin, Nupe, Kanuri and others are all means of communication that have been transferred over years. The world currently parades about 6,500 spoken languages, […]
A Conversation with Skype at 10
Skype clocked 10 years last month. Earlier this year, it reported that users were now doing 2 billion minutes daily on the platform, connecting with one another. That’s enough time to ‘watch 1.6 million movies’ according to Microsoft. Despite its run, it is continually battling competition from Google Hangout which offers some of Skype Premium […]