Comments on: Memeza: A Zambian Digg-like Site http://whiteafrican.com/2007/04/12/memeza-a-zambian-digg-like-site/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: HASH http://whiteafrican.com/2007/04/12/memeza-a-zambian-digg-like-site/comment-page-1/#comment-38695 HASH Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:05:57 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=493#comment-38695 Good point Imnakoya. I think these would be useful features on a site that already had a large community for a country. For instance, I think that Mashada.com for Kenya could do their own and it <em>might</em> be successful. Good point Imnakoya. I think these would be useful features on a site that already had a large community for a country. For instance, I think that Mashada.com for Kenya could do their own and it might be successful.

]]> By: imnakoya http://whiteafrican.com/2007/04/12/memeza-a-zambian-digg-like-site/comment-page-1/#comment-38692 imnakoya Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:46:58 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=493#comment-38692 Yet another Digg-clone , just like Joromi.com - which is on Nigerian contents. These sites lack originality to state the obvious. And the lack differentiating features on these sites put a big question mark on their longevity and overall motive. Yet another Digg-clone , just like Joromi.com – which is on Nigerian contents.

These sites lack originality to state the obvious. And the lack differentiating features on these sites put a big question mark on their longevity and overall motive.

]]> By: Concerned African http://whiteafrican.com/2007/04/12/memeza-a-zambian-digg-like-site/comment-page-1/#comment-38600 Concerned African Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:38:39 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=493#comment-38600 I have noticed many country specific digg like sites which I will "digg" for links on later. I have checked out memeza and what I dont like about it (apart from the fact that its just a pligg installation demo.pligg.com) is the content. Zambian "news" my issue is that a digg like site should refrain from being a news reason being it can never be a substitute for a newspaper website itself. From the look of things memeza is a news aggregator. Call me pessimistic but a doubt memeza would make it without a community with power to hold it high, And that community can only come in the form of Bloggers not voters. I have noticed many country specific digg like sites which I will “digg” for links on later.
I have checked out memeza and what I dont like about it (apart from the fact that its just a pligg installation demo.pligg.com) is the content. Zambian “news” my issue is that a digg like site should refrain from being a news reason being it can never be a substitute for a newspaper website itself. From the look of things memeza is a news aggregator.

Call me pessimistic but a doubt memeza would make it without a community with power to hold it high, And that community can only come in the form of Bloggers not voters.

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