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What Is Happening in CallCamp? Guys, Put A Note On Your Site

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The winner of the Garage48 Lagos, CallCamp looks quiet these days. Guys you cannot be that mute. Post a message so that we will know what is happening.

 

CallCamp (Customer Service Aggregation Agency) – customer service is terrible in Nigeria. A service for companies to employ students to be used as call center agents. People can sign up as potential call center workers have a training (learning about the company and the product) – makes the call service available for smaller businesses.

Team members: Temitayo Giwa, Ibrahim Lawal, Bankole Oluwole, Adedeji Adetunji, Awelenje Wale, Aguda Olabode, Damilare Onajole

 

 

URL: callcamp.net

Twitter: @CallCamp

Facebook: CallCamp

Google Acquires The #96 – Buys Sparkbuy, A Search Tool That Finds Laptops Based on Criteria

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Google buys a new startup, Sparkbuy,  a website that helps customers to find laptops, based on personal criteria.

 

We are pleased as punch to announce that Sparkbuy has been acquired by Google.
I know, right? We can hardly believe it ourselves.
When we built Sparkbuy way back in the waning days of 2010, we wanted to make it really easy to find the gadget that’s perfect for your needs. Our idea was that you could combine huge piles of structured data with an intuitive interface, et voila: a few clicks to find the electronics widget with exactly the features you want. Have you tried to find a great laptop or TV recently? Crazy hard.
But when people started actually using Sparkbuy, we started to see that the opportunity was bigger. In fact, it was much,muchbigger. There are so many “crazy hard” search problems out there we know it could take ages for us to deliver what our customers are asking for. So when Google showed up and suggested we could work together to turbocharge our efforts, we just couldn’t pass it up.
We’re stoked about the opportunity to share our vision for search with a broader audience. And while we won’t be offering services at sparkbuy.com any more, stay tuned for truckloads of new awesome from our team at Google.
Thanks for coming by!
Sparkbuy Inc.

This means that the list keep increasing. We blogged the other, Google has acquired 95 companies within a decade. Now, it is 96.

 

Between February 12, 2001 and April 26, 2011 Google has acquired 95 companies. The rate at which Google is going is serious!Even now that Google is trying to expand to Africa, there is high possibilities that most Africa startups would be acquired by Google. (exploit, TIF)

 

Google is a computer software and a web search engine company. Each acquisition listed is for the respective company in its entirety, unless otherwise specified. The acquisition date listed is the date of the agreement between Google and the acquisition subject. The value of each acquisition is listed in US dollars because Google is headquartered in the United States. If the value of an acquisition is unlisted, then it is undisclosed. If the Google service that is derived from the acquired company is known, then it is also listed here. (wikipedia)

Twitter Adds A New Product – A Notification System. Now More Spams From Twitter

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Twitter that does not need an introduction, yesterday, introduced an email notification system. In an official tweet, Twitter stated thus:

 

Starting today, we’re rolling out an email notification that lets you know if someone you follow retweets or favorites one of your Tweets.

 

This is in addition to the present trend where they notify you when someone follows you.

 

Tekedia thinks this is a very poor product. Twitter should make it optional. For some very influential Twitter users, they would be sure to be deleting emails hourly. It does not add much value. They already have a way of letting users see what is happening on their tweets from Twitter console.

 

We are going to see more email spams and Twitter will end up encouraging many people to cancel. Think of users like Lady Gaga,; does it mean she has to worry about 10,000 emails if few thousands of her users decide to re-tweet her tweet. We understand that email notification is sent when a new user followers, but that one is once and for all. This new feature can be difficult for some very huge users.

FUTO Has a New Vice Chancellor – Professor C. C. Asiabaka

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FUTO is a top technical university in Nigeria

Champion reports that Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has announced the appointment of Professor Chigozie Cyril Asiabaka as the new Vice Chancellor (VC). He takes over from Professor Celestine Onwuliri whose tenure will expire in June.

A statement from the university signed by the Registrar Mr. C.O. Omeire said Professor Asiabaka was appointed the 6th substantive Vice-Chancellor of FUTO by Engineer Vita Abbe-led Governing Council at the council’s 133 meeting held on Thursday 19th May 2011.

According to the statement, the council in accordance with the powers conferred on it by the provisions of the University (Miscellaneous Provision) Amendment Act 2003 considered the three candidates recommended to it by the selection board and appointed Professor Asiabaka.

“By this appointment, Professor Asiabaka, the current Dean of the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology will assume office as Vice-Chancellor when the tenure of the current Vice-Chancellor, Professor C.O.Onwuliri, expires on June 18, 2011”, the statement said.

Asiabaka has held several administrative positions in the University including Chairman Committee of Deans, member 8th Governing Council of FUTO, Director Center for Continuing Education and Head Department of Agricultural Extension before occupying his current position as Dean of School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology. He is international consultant on Agricultural Extension and has over 133 scholarly publications.

As expected, his appointment as substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution has sparked off jubilation in FUTO community as well as his home town Ideato which also produced the incoming governor of the state Chief Rochas Okorocha.

Does HP EliteBook Notebook Come Up Greatly? – Who Has The Answers

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We reported about HP EliteBook few days ago. We are yet to hold a hand on it. Has anyone tried this machine? We want to know how great or bad it is. Share with us what makes it great. We are very interested to know. If you have used  the device, does it measure up?

 

It seems that HP is working hard to get more market share in Nigeria. It just launched three series of its Elitebook notebooks in Nigeria. The cost of this machine makes it purely for business users, as they rightfully noted. At excess of N100,000, it is expensive for average home user.

 

Overview

Corporate Elite. For mobile professionals who need manageability, security, upgradeable wireless and enhanced system and graphics performance in a business-rugged notebook with a 14.0-inch diagonal display.

Features

Durable design:

• The HP EliteBook 8440p Notebook PC features a brushed-aluminum platinum finish and business-rugged construction to protect your notebook on the go. A magnesium/aluminum display enclosure and magnesium alloy chassis provides increased durability.

Industry-leading battery life:

• Get up to 24 hours of battery life on a properly configured HP EliteBook 8440p with Ultra Capacity Battery.
• From increased battery lifespan to extended computing time, the HP EliteBook 8440p offers optional battery life solutions to meet your needs, including the HP Long Life Battery, the HP Ultra-Capacity Battery or the HP Extended Life Battery.

Graphics choice:

• Choice of UMA or discrete graphics deliver responsive performance and rich media capabilities.

Easy to use:

• HP Power Assistant lets you take control of your notebook PCs reported power consumption! This tool allows you to conserve power, stretch battery run-time, accurately monitor your reported power needs and report workforce power consumption.
• Whether you’re across the street or across the country, HP’s integrated wireless technologies have got you covered. Experience faster connections in more places than ever before and get more done with HP Mobile Broadband powered by Gobi.

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Our notebooks are designed to help boost your productivity. For example, use HP QuickLook 3 to access e-mail and contact information in seconds without booting up, and HP QuickWeb to access the web in seconds even if your notebook is turned off.
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