Thursday March 10th saw a meeting between traditional media and its digital counterpart. The Bloggers Media Limited, hosted the Daily Nation for a meet the bloggers forum, where they sought to demystify the lies that exist in the society and give the Daily Nation suggestions on how to best cover some truths. Bloggers Media Limited is […]
View Post #BelieveTheTruth, Bloggers Media Limited, Bloggers meet Print media, Citizen Journalism, Nation Media GroupWe shall host the Nation Media Group on Thursday 10th March, 2016 at the Nailab for an event geared towards debunking prominent lies that exist in our society. The purpose of the event is based on the premise that a lie told many times has the ability to be believed as truth. What common myths […]
View Post #BelieveTheTruth, Daily Nation, Lies, Myths, Nation Media Group, TruthWe are currently in the judging phase of the Kenyan Blog Awards 2016. This phase began on February 11th and will end on the 28th. As promised, we have a panel of judges from diverse backgrounds who are sifting through the over 4000 blogs you submitted. They will decide on the 5 blogs that advance to the […]
View Post Ahmed Salim, Aisha Ali, EatOut, Judges, Kenyan Blog Awards 2016, Kenyan Blog Awards 2016 judges, Mikul Shah, Muthoni Maingi, Qube Ltd., Safaricom, Scarlet Digital, Terryanne ChebetThe anticipated workshop on monetization for bloggers, took place on Saturday 20th February at the Nailab. The session was made up of an able panel of PR practitioners and established bloggers. We had Brian Mung’ei, the Digital Communication & Social Media Strategist, Safaricom Ltd; Naomi Mutua a Social Media Strategist, Ogilvy Public Relations; Rachel Muthoni, […]
View Post Blog Monetization, Brand Ambassador, Brian Mung'ei, Corporate brands, Digital Brands, Influencers, Monetization, Nancie Mwai, Naomi Mutua, Rachael Muthoni, Stephen Musyoka, WorkshopHeadlines have always been a journalistic art that guarantees sales. The famous ‘Headless Body in topless bar’ headline writer in the 80’s made newspapers sell. That headline was christened the godfather of clickbait. With the advent of the internet and blogs, this is an art that gives traditional media a run for their money. Headlines […]
View Post Blog posts, Clickbait, Headlines, SensationalismHashtags are a good way to track messages online. Online campaigns use hashtags all the time. Hashtags are effective for more engagement on most social media platforms like twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others. There are however some things to observe when coming up with the right hashtag for your campaign. Brevity- Shorter hashtags are more […]
View Post Blogging and social media, Dos and Don'ts, Hashtags, Internet Usage and Social Media, mobile social media appsThe just concluded ONGEA summit was really informative for people who want to make it in the music industry. Two points that cut across the panel discussions were the importance of networks and visibility. How many followers do you have on social media? Social Media is an important tool in every career. It is even […]
View Post Arts and Artivism Hub, ONGEA!, Safe Social Media engagement, Social Good, Social Media, Social Media for Music, social media influencers, VisibilityEverybody wants to be an influencer on Twitter. Twitter Influencers are people who have a huge following. Corporates nowadays are using influencers to push their messages online. The challenge with the influencer journey is the fluctuating nature of twitter. It is so easy to get unfollowed than follows. The following are a few tips to […]
View Post Followers, Hashtags, Influencers, Social Media, Social Media Ettiquette, social media influencersEvery year for the last five years, we get on this journey of the Kenyan Blog Awards. As a result, we get lots of questions from people interested in participating in the awards. This is why we compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers to them. How do I tell what category my […]
View Post Bake, BAKE Awards, BAKEAwards, FAQ, Kenyan Blog Awards, Qualification, Questions, VotingWe launched the Kenyan Blog Awards 2016 today at a breakfast event at the iHub, Nairobi. The event hosted bloggers and stakeholders in the blogging industry. The awards have been running since 2012 and this is the fifth year running. An addition to the ever growing awards is the new spirituality category, bringing the total categories […]
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