Now that we Exist in a Digital format
Now that we Exist in Digital format, there are a number of things we’d like to do, but ultimately they all lead to one thing- getting other people to Exist too in a Digital online format.
That is our mission. Our goal. Our reason for being. To put people online. Put businesses online. Put organisations and ideas and history and today- online.
Keep on watching.
Zim Restaurant Guide, Eatout.co.zw Implements Web Mapping Facility
Eatout.co.zw is a website where prospective restaurant clients can search for various restaurants across the country by cuisine, location or range. Restaurant owners also get to have a web presence.
Owned and run by Harvest International, the website is still in astringent testing and will be launched on the 13th of October this year.
According to the restaurant guide director Joseph Bunga, restaurant maps are made available on eatout.co.zw using google maps and GPS co-ordinates. Read more
Quick SEO tips for online writers
Filed under: Opinion, Analysis, Advice, Technology, Zimbabwe, For & About
The rapidly changing online environment is putting new challenges on writers of online content, with writers expected to pay attention to strategies of marketing and to increasing online visibility with keywords for purposes of search engine optimization (SEO).
For online writers and publishers, SEO is increasingly becoming a key priority to enhance Web site rankings. SEO refers to techniques used to improve a Web page’s results in a search. To be successful online, publishers need to be able to position themselves in a way that delivers what users are looking for at the click of a button.
Research shows that nearly 91 percent of all Internet users resort to a search engine to find information, making it an imperative to position your copy in a manner that helps users to easily find you. Used properly, keywords are a simple tool that can help to attract targeted online users to a Web site.
If you want to succeed as a writer online, it is necessary to keep up with the SEO buzz and establish ways to incorporate the strategies into your writing. Read more
Opportunities abound on the Internet!
Filed under: How Zimbabwe can be better, I was just thinking, Technology
Unveiled!
In March this year I started a journey that would lead me to this page, making this post. But then again maybe I started that journey in a little room in Mount Pleasant in 1998.
That journey has taken me through thousands of websites and seen me witness technological wonders unfold before my very eyes.
My realisation, over and over again, is that the Internet is a place of great opportunities. Opportunities to meet new people. Opportunities to make new friends. Opportunities to make a living. Opportunities to create wealth. Opportunities to learn, to teach, to share knowledge, to collaborate, to dream, to make dreams come true. Read more
Reclaim your inbox the Thunderbird way
Everyone who has used an email client like Outlook knows that it makes email tasks like composing and formatting messages and even attaching files to your emails enjoyable, quick and easy. The problem is some of us operate on a shoe-string budget, we cannot afford to by Mr Gates’ email client and to pay for a personal email account with the commercial email service providers.
Well the good news is for starters, as I know we all know, you can open a free Gmail account from Google. Now Gmail enables you to access your email from an easy to use desktop client like Outlook (or even your phone). Ah but we can’t afford Outlook, you say. That’s where open source software comes in. Read more
A Nobel Idea
The Nobel prizes are being handed out again and already we know the winners in the two categories of Medicine and Chemistry. We still await announcements for Physics, Literature, Peace and Economics. By nationality Medicine has been awarded to three Europeans and Chemistry to two Americans and a Japanese scientist. Will there be an African laureate in physics Read more
On The Zimbo Jam- Zambezi Express Wins Edinburgh Fringe AwardIn June last year, commenting about their now famous show, The Zambezi Express, on their Facebook profile, Bulawayo production company Siyaya said, "We aim to be the best original arts company producing original work of art that is unique to Zimbabwe, Africa and the world at large." They got one step closer to that dream at the end of last month when they were recognised for their outstanding performance at the Edinburgh Fringe in the UK.
- Akon Arrives in Harare Amid Hysterical ScenesThere was chaos at the Harare International Airport earlier this afternoon as hundreds of Akon fans waited for their icon to land. When he finally appeared from the terminal- not through the normal exit- just after 1400hrs, there were scenes of hysteria as people screamed his name, reached out to touch his hand and some burst into tears.
- The Akon Countdown...It is now just a matter of hours before Hip Hop icon, Akon, lands in Zimbabwe for what is already one of the most widely talked about shows in Zimbabwe’s entertainment history. You can feel the excitement in everyone you talk to; they want to be there when history is made. Even people who have never been to a live concert in their lives are talking of buying tickets. If you think that’s something, wait till Akon lands this afternoon. We’re expecting a show of fanaticism the likes of which we have never seen before…
- Zambezi Express Wins Edinburgh Fringe Award