The Daily IIJ

A local version of the world’s biggest online video sharing platform YouTube has launched in South Africa. The internet search giant Google announced that – http://www.youtube.co.za – is to give South Africans a way to easily discover local content and content producers. The feat comes on the heels of the fifth anniversary of YouTube.

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Some video making tips I consider before doing web videos. There are no hard and fast rules but following simple rules can help you come out with great videos. Enjoy!

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Despite the lack of electricity in Oboadaka – a rural community in West African nation Ghana – locals would watch most of the World Cup matches live with the help of solar energy. According to the World Future Council – a Foundation that works to secure the rights of future generations – the open-air public [...]

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His dream is to develop the African version of Flickr or Facebook. His photographs epitomize the true reflection of nature and walks you through natural sceneries. Kwaku Chintoh, who is in his late 20s, began as an amateur photographer but is now revered as one of Ghana’s top tourism photographers.

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Drivers in selected African countries especially Kenya, South Africa and Ghana can now use Google Maps for directions to their destinations. Sounds awesome. Africa is now getting its fair share of technological transformation across the globe. I became awestruck when I first visited Europe some five years back and sat in the front passenger seat [...]

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Ghana is the first African country to use the Free Google SMS – the latest product of the Internet search giant that allows Gmail users to send text messages to mobile phones at no cost. “These people keeps surprising and you never know what they would come up with next,” a fascinated Gmail user Adjei [...]

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Twenty-five years ago today – March 15, 1985 – the first dot-com domain name – Symbolics.com – was registered and appeared on the internet. It ushered in the commercial age of the World Wide Web. Then development was deadly slow and it took over two years for the first 100 sites to go online and [...]

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The Halo Phenomenon taken from my office window A halo phenomenon emerged in the skies on Wednesday morning in West African nation Ghana. Hundreds of people poured on the streets to catch a glimpse of it. Dozens believed the end times is near. A halo also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole is an [...]

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