Readers, we’d like to introduce Gerald to you. We learnt about him from this comment on a previous Like Chapaa article. Gerald is an Internet entrepreneur who has a network of 15 websites. He is also part of the team that runs Mara Gates which is a local tours company that relies on the web […]
[Continue reading…]Learn Programming – The New Literacy
March 8, 2012 by 4 Comments
A while back, I had written this: In case you have not realised it yet, computer programming skills are as necessary for success today as reading and writing have been for the past few centuries. In fact, “You’re a second-class citizen if you don’t know how to read and write today, and in twenty or […]
[Continue reading…]How To Make Money From Nothing But Numbers!
March 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
This is a free online course about Cryptography. In the video below, the course instructor mentions that he will teach you how to use cryptography to “make money from nothing but numbers”! Sounds great, ama? Cryptography means “secret writing”. It is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third […]
[Continue reading…]Daktari Mtanzania … Now in The US of A
February 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
You remember those ads you see on the streets that go like: “Daktari Mtanzania anayetibu magonjwa 75…..? Well, have a look at this: I will cast a powerful SPELL to get you whatever you want for $5 Spell Caster, Master Shaman Crystal Indigo will perform an extremely powerful spiritual spell for ANY need that you […]
[Continue reading…]Aroma Cafe
February 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
The brilliant, curious, story of how one establishment in Mombasa has used the on-going debate on “husband battering” in Kenya to do some brilliant marketing: From NTV Kenya: The upsurge in the number of husband battering cases continue to dominate debates in various parts of the country but in Mombasa the issue has been captured […]
[Continue reading…]Learning Marketing from Email Spammers
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A little Gem from DoshDosh: Imagine you’re a email spammer. Your strategy is to send out thousands of unsolicited emails everyday hoping that some unassuming individual will purchase your product or inadvertently get infected by your malware/virus, so you can phish for credit card and banking details. So here’s the situation. You’re dealing with millions […]
[Continue reading…]7 things you can tell your readers if they don’t like an article on your blog
February 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
Most of the times, bloggers create blog post with good intentions. Some of the posts may make people raise eyebrows. Some articles may push readers to express their dislike or hate for the author and their work. What is a blogger to do in such instances? Before you go ahead and to defend yourself, you […]
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