In the vibrant East African nation of Uganda, where the median age remains remarkably young and unemployment rates remain a significant challenge, the digital landscape is surprisingly active. More Ugandans…
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Social media is increasingly divisive and weaponized in Kenya’s elections
In the last August elections, what happened in Kenya was a breach of the country’s electoral integrity. Tensions were all over Kenya during the August election, and social media seems…
Social Media Trends in Emerging Markets
This episode is about a very hot topic: Social Media Trends in Emerging Markets. To talk about it, I invited Andy Tian, the CEO of Asia Innovations Group – the…
WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, proving social media’s danger to democracy
Misinformation via social media played a troubling role in boosting far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro to into the Brazilian presidency. Bolsonaro did not win 55 percent of votes thanks to misinformation…
Snapchat loses in emerging markets while Facebook wins
Every single day there are hundreds (if not thousands) of articles about how Snapchat will take over the social media world. Or, how Snapchat has revolutionized social media. When Snapchat…
Start-ups eye Brazil’s ever-growing eCommerce
Despite the recent political turmoil and recession, Brazil’s eCommerce continues to grow. In 2015, online sales grew 15.3% in value and 3% in volume compared to 2014, according to ebit…
The 5 Most Visited Social Media Sites in Uganda
Read the updated version of this article here: Uganda’s Most Popular Socia Media Platforms in 2023 Poor citizens, right?, yes; youth unemployment is over seventy percent and half of the…
Social Media Spotlight: Myanmar & The Digital Frontier
Guest post by Nomfundo Msomi For digital media stakeholders in Myanmar, as well as Burmese society as a whole, the keyword of the decade is change. Ever since the country…
Uganda: How social media is re-shaping everyday life
Gmail is indisputably the greatest mailing service that happened to Uganda since the Post Office. Its sister service Google+ thus comes out as more widely known than any other social…
WhatsApp for business: the secret weapon of Brazil
Unlike in this article at the Telegraph, where it highlights how few UK small companies are using WhatsApp to build a rapport with their customers, Brazil is already having large…
