Comments on: Twitter is Slowly Coming Back to Africa

By: Africa: Opportunity Awaits.

Africa: Opportunity Awaits. — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:49:47 +0000

[…] Facebook rolling out a sim-based app, radio talk show hosts asking listeners to text in and Twitter starting SMS services in Africa, it is clear the point needs no […]

By: Mobile in Africa: from SMS to Android.

Mobile in Africa: from SMS to Android. — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:17:16 +0000

[…] Market creation and customer education will drive each other in tandem. Operators such as Safaricom in Kenya and MTN in UgandaÂ are trying to hit just such a sweet spotÂ with the launch of the IDEOS, an Android based, Huawei built smartphone available for less than US$100. Easy to use and bundledÂ with enough airtime and data to last a couple of months of regular use, its popularity in Africa is already beginning to resemble that of the latest iPad in the United States. On the other hand, Facebook has taken the democratic approach ofÂ attempting to reach every single GSM phone in the worldwith the recent launch ofÂ a SIM embedded applicationÂ that works by SMS, while Twitter isÂ slowly enabling SMS-based access again in Africa. […]

By: Internet Startups in Africa. Part III: The playing field

Internet Startups in Africa. Part III: The playing field — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:12:57 +0000

[…] phones.Â M-FarmÂ (Kenya) allows farmers to retrieve pricing information.Â EvenÂ FacebookÂ andÂ TwitterÂ can be used based on text […]

By: Whither the “African Spring”? « Landmines in Africa

Whither the “African Spring”? « Landmines in Africa — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:15:02 +0000

[...] that Twitter is not available via SMS text messaging outside of Nigeria, Madagascar and Kenya? (The White AfricanÂ Blog).Â Twitter was supposed to be available in Cameroon, but Paul Biyaâ€s regime (he has since [...]

By: Wie kann man wo in Afrika twittern? | Touring-Afrika: Afrika Blog

Wie kann man wo in Afrika twittern? | Touring-Afrika: Afrika Blog — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:02:02 +0000

[…] Davon erfahren bei Whiteafrican.com. […]

By: ICTD.de » Social Media and Democratisation in Africa â€“ Starting the Conversation

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:49:51 +0000

[…] White African blog: whiteafrican.com/2008/08/14/what-twitters-global-failure-means-for-africa/ and whiteafrican.com/2011/03/09/twitter-is-slowly-coming-back-to-africa/ , accessed May 2011 as well as http://www.oafrica.com/web/twitter/ , accessed May 2011. [6]Â For an […]

By: HOW TO TWITTER WITH A DUMB PHONE IN KENYA (and how to twitstalk someone) « ProduSoul

Fri, 06 May 2011 13:12:36 +0000

[…] Twitter is Slowly Coming Back to Africa (whiteafrican.com) […]

By: Africa: Opportunity Awaits | Afrinnovator

Africa: Opportunity Awaits | Afrinnovator — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:06:25 +0000

[…] With Facebook rolling out a sim-based app, radio talk show hosts asking listeners to text in and Twitter starting SMS services in Africa, it is clear the point needs no […]

By: TulipGirl

TulipGirl — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:01:20 +0000

I only used twitter with my smart phone in the US. Now I have a more standard mobile phone here in Nairobi, so I guess I need to figure out how to use it with twitter…

By: How will African leaders continue to view twitter? « myweku.com

How will African leaders continue to view twitter? « myweku.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:41:32 +0000

[…] probably unlikey to happen,Â due toÂ low numbers of twitter users.Â However, inÂ his post – Twitter is Slowly Coming Back to Africa – Hash puts forward some convincing arguments that the service is experiencing a resurgence.Â […]