Chris Kweku Bennett » technology http://www.chriskwekubennett.com Bridging The Gap Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 My Thoughts On Barcamp 2009 http://www.chriskwekubennett.com/2009/12/22/my-thoughts-on-barcamp-2009/ http://www.chriskwekubennett.com/2009/12/22/my-thoughts-on-barcamp-2009/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:42:56 +0000 admin http://www.chriskwekubennett.com/?p=312 This year’s Barcamp was held at  MEST “Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology“. Their vision is to create wealth and jobs locally in Africa, by training and mentoring young Africans to start their own software companies that compete successfully in the global marketplace. They are currently located in Accra.

I am having a chating with Google UK Rep

I am having a chat with Google UK Rep

The theme of this year’s Barcamp was “Leadership for our times – cultivating change makers”. I had other appointments earlier in the day and for that reason I was not able to attend the panel discussions which I was told included personalities like Patrick Awuah founder of Ashesi University, Dr Sodzi Tetteh and many more.

Google Ghana Country Manager and Me

Google Ghana Country Manager and Me

Because of other commitments last year I was not able to be part of the breakout sessions, but made up for it this time attending three breakout sessions mainly Google Apps Sessions, Ghanablogging Sessions and Google Adsense Sessions.

Participants

Participants

In my naive view I think last years Barcamp was more well organized even though it started very late. I also believe the choice of venue played a major role, for example. Last year’s panel discussions were held indoors which added some class to the whole show. Contrast to this years panel discussions which was held outside the MEST building.

In all I think the organizers did a very good job, well done to the Team. Visit barcamp 2009 official website for more.. http://www.barcampghana.org/

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Accra, Ghana, December 1, 2009 – On Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 8:00AM – 6PM GMT, the inaugural TEDxYouthInspire conference will be held at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Accra, Ghana. The one-day, free event will be the first TEDx event dedicated exclusively to young African visionaries ages 14-25.

Tasked with inspiring young people to make sustainable transformation, the conference will utilize the theme “A Good Head & A Good Heart”, from former South African President Nelson Mandela’s 1995 autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, to exhibit how radical thought and integrity of spirit combine to create unlimited possibilities for a brighter future.

“It is important that young people are aware of their power as local and global community leaders,” says Raquel Wilson, event curator, “TEDxYouthInspire will encourage participants to collaborate and embrace their shared passions for change.”

Space for TEDxYouthInspire is limited. Young people interested in attending should apply online at www.tedxyouthinspire.org/attend. Eligible applications must be received by Sunday, January 31, 2010 to be considered for admission.

Individual and corporate sponsorship packages are available. Additional information about TEDxYouthInspire can be found by visiting www.tedxyouthinspire.org. You can also follow along on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tedxyouthinspir or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tedxyouthinspire.

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  • The deal will bring new innovation and competition to mobile advertising, and will lead to more effective tools for creating, serving, and analyzing emerging mobile ads formats.
  • This deal will benefit developers, publishers, and advertisers by improving the performance of mobile advertising, and will provide users with more free or low-cost mobile apps.
  • The mobile advertising space will remain highly competitive, with more than a dozen mobile ad networks. The deal is similar to mobile advertising acquisitions that AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo have made in the past two years.

    • Mobile advertising is a rapidly growing and competitive space, and Google and AdMob are currently specializing in different areas. Though Google offers many forms of mobile advertising, its focus to date has been on mobile search ads, while AdMob’s focus has been mobile display ads and in-application ads.

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