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An Interview With The Innovative Ikenna Orizu, The Man Behind Truspot The Music Centred Social NetworkAn Interview With The Innovative Ikenna Orizu, The... We had the great pleasure to get the chance to Interview Mr. Ikenna Orizu, the founder of one of the few African success stories in African web 2.0. Mr. Orizu founded Truspot, a music centred social network. . TechMasai:...

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NaijaLingo Is An Online Dictionary Of Nigerian Pidgin NaijaLingo Is An Online Dictionary Of Nigerian Pidgin... Naijalingo is an online dictionary of Nigerian pidgin founded by two Nigerians.  The main idea behind Naijalingo is to provide definitions of Nigerian pidgin or slang terms. Signing up to NaijaLingo...

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An Interview With The Founder Of Microblogging Platform... Noel Hwande is a tech entreprenuer who founded one of my favourite Southern African start-ups, Qiqima. Qiqima call to fame is the heavy emphasis they place on SMS and text. This concept is especially...

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Gatorpeeps The Microblogging Platform From Afrigator Is Experiencing A Technical DifficultyGatorpeeps The Microblogging Platform From Afrigator... Gatorpeeps is one of the many microblogging platforms competing for market share in the African web 2.0 scene. The popular South African microblogging platform, created by the same people who created...

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Tru Spot Is One Of Africa’s Largest Music Platforms. They Are A Success Using Any Criteria You Could ChooseTru Spot Is One Of Africa’s Largest Music Platforms.... Truspot is a music platform with one of the largest user-base in Africa. The main idea behind Tru spot, is to provide a one stop place where people can come and share music from the motherland. The...

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Google Pulls A Power Move And Launches Google Maps In Sub-Sahara Africa

Posted by Munashe Gumbonzvanda | Posted in Pan-African | Posted on 18-02-2010

Tags: Afican start-ups, African web 2.0, google, google africa, technology

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Google continues its journey into the African tech market by launching Google Maps in over 30 Sub-Sahara African countries. Quoting their Press release

As of today new detailed maps of 30 African cities and towns are accessible on Google Maps through any web browser or via Google Maps for mobile on data enabled handsets.  The new service means that Google Maps users will now be able to search online maps, look up businesses, advertise for free via Google Maps Local Business Centre, create their own maps and even check locations while they’re on the move.

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We Too Are Buzzing About Google Buzz

Posted by Munashe Gumbonzvanda | Posted in Pan-African | Posted on 13-02-2010

Tags: Africa, Africa and Google Buzz, Buzz, google, Google Buzz, Google Buzz and Africa

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Google Buzz is the trending topic at this  moment.Since everyone seems so excited by the buzz from Google, it would only be fitting to write my perception on Googles’ new product.

Google Buzz is a mixture of good and bad.

The good is that everyone now has a new Twitter, and since Twitter is the main method of discovering content about and by Africans. A better upgraded version of Twitter, which I assume Google Buzz to be, can never hurt.

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