The State of Social Justice and Digital Media in Africa

September 28, 2009 at 6:19 pm (Digital Democracy, Presentations, Social media, Technology, World News)

As of Spring 2009 researchers found only 3.4% of Internet users in Africa creating a digital separation from the developed world and its technology innovations.  With various digital media platforms available, civil participation and citizen journalism is uprising in Africa at a growing pace.  Many non profit organizations working in African countries are now using social media websites to fundraise, educate and share information across the world from rural villages to inner cities bridging the digital gap.

Here is an excellent slide from Cameroonian blogger and digital media expert Dibussi Tande who delivered teh keynote address at the 4th annual “Digital Citizen Indaba” in Grahamstown, South Africa.

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Digital Advertising Expected to Rise in 2010

September 23, 2009 at 11:10 pm (Technology, marketing) (, , , , , )

With the decline in traditional media outlets like newspapers, and magazines more companies are opting for the the digital media approach.

A recent study by WPP’s GroupM, said digital advertising is expected to rise 7 percent to $24.4 billion in the USA. Last year digital ads accounted for 15.4 percent of spending and has seen a steady growth moving in the future.

Many of these increases are coming from search and video, who are benefitting from the severe decline in traditional media, particularly print media. Since digital spending represents 15% of all shared media globally I suggest that if you are a non profit, small business or start up that you look at your current marketing strategy and make sure to include digital advertising in it for 2010.

To read more on this topic here is a article

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