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Making Advertising Better – Nigerian Startup Bloovue Finds A Niche In Multiple Platforms

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There website is unbelievably simple and direct to business. No Contact (we did not see any). But they have a business idea. They want to make a better sense in the Nigeria ad business. Make it better, relevant and fun. Bloovue helps advertisers connect with their audiences by providing simple and affordable online advertising on the largest online publishers in Nigeria.

These are their key product features:

  • Wide Reach

    Bloovue publishers currently deliver about half a million pageviews every day; and that number is increasing as we work with more high-quality partners.

  • Simple & Easy to Use

    Bloovue is designed to be easy to use for anyone. You don’t have to be a technology guru or an advertising expert to get started.

  • Advertise on Mobile

    With about 50% of the local audience viewing from the web, you can’t afford not to advertise on the fastest growing medium of the moment.

  • Multiple Ad Formats

    Display, hybrid or mobile ads. You can pick which format you’ll use for your ads – and you don’t need a degree in graphic arts to start.

Bloovue: Bloovue helps advertisers connect with their audiences by providing simple and affordable online advertising on the largest online publishers in Nigeria.

Myspace is Myspace Problem – We Want to Purchase Myspace and Run It with Personality

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There is news all over the web that Myspace is looking for a buyer. By this piece, Tekedia submits a bid. We are ready to pay N10,000 (ten thousand Nigerian Naira) to acquire the domain – only. We do not need the staff and underlying technology behind Myspace. We are very certain that Myspace has been poorly managed and the owners missed the direction of the Internet evolution.

The web began with anonymity and then moved to identification. Myspace did not anticipate and understand how the internet had interacted with humanity. That was why they are allowing dogs and chickens to how profiles thereby killing a very promising web phenomenon.

I recalled the day I created an account and logged into Myspace. It took few minutes to see some very troubling profiles. I left and have never gone to the site except to bookmark it for this article. I know what to do to get Myspace back to live. Forget about Facebook, that is not the problem of Myspace. Myspace is the problem of Myspace. If they can agree on it and do what is right, that engine will come back.

Of course, we do not give unsolicited advice. If they need help, they can contact us at Tekedia and we will help. But we want to buy and within three months transform it into an engine of growth – as it used to be. The first part will be cleaning the ultra conservative heritage of the News Corp that offended many liberals. Many could not just stomach helping Fox News – many have this sentiment. News Corp killed Myspace and if they go, the site will be back. I know of five people that left just because News Corp bought it.

Tekedia will send the cheque immediately if Myspace can email tekedia@fasmicro.com and we take delivery of the domain. Let us help you get over this tough time. We are certain we will revitalize that product and position it for growth through four simply ways.

Pitch Your Idea at Nigeria Tech Open Day, May 5, Lagos

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Nigerian web entrepreneurs will host a Tech Open Day through which they they will introduce their products to Sarah Lacy – an  editor at TechCrunch .  It will also be an opportunity to network with other active members of the Nigerian startup community.

Date: Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Some selected startups that will demo on the day include:

Bloovue: Bloovue helps advertisers connect with their audiences by providing simple and affordable online advertising on the largest online publishers in Nigeria.
Pagatech: Paga is an innovative, open, secure, and interoperable mobile payments platform that allows any person who has a mobile phone to transact electronically – thus turning the mobile phone into an electronic wallet.

Precurio: Precurio is a complete intranet solution designed for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is an open source intranet platform that combines a comprehensive package of collaborative and social networking tools with robust reporting, workflow and enterprise content management.

 

This is free program and registration is here

 

Remembering Cuil – The Search Engine That Went .gone

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As the world reads about the death of Flock – the social medical browser, Tekedia will like to recall the death of Cuil – the search engine that imagined annihilating Google. Of course that did not work out.

However, most of the brains behind Cuil are working in Google today. That is just the best part. Yes, some were ex-Googlers before they conspired to bring down the house that housed them. They failed, badly

Cuil was a search engine that organized web pages by content and displayed relatively long entries along with thumbnail pictures for many results. Cuil said it had a larger index than any other search engine, with about 120 billion web pages.  It went live on July 28, 2008. Cuil’s servers were shut down on September 17, 2010, with later confirmations the service had ended.

Cuil was managed and developed largely by former employees of Google, Anna Patterson and Russell Power.  PC Magazine reported that on the morning of September 17, 2010 “employees were told about Cuil’s demise […] and the servers were taken offline five hours later.”Laid-off employees were told they would not be paid. The shutdown reportedly came after an acquisition agreement fell through earlier in the week.

Your Look Changes When You Find Your Soulmate. How a Nigerian Company is Making Women Love Their Hairs- The Story of Soulmate Industries Ltd

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Soulmate Industries is one of the lending cosmetics firms in Africa

On their website, there are faces of pretty and happy women – all African queens. One thing is common among them. They love their hairs. They truly do. And one company is making sure it stays that way.  Soulmate Industries Ltd is the iconic Lagos company that has brought many women to appreciate the joy and the glory God has given them. And they are making them take the hairs as their soulmates.

The company has a very simply mission as stated on their site:

Our vision is to be dedicated to researching and developing high quality and effective products that contribute to restoring and maintaining the hair’s health and beauty. With much understanding of the importance of healthy hair, Soulmate range of hair products are uniquely formulated to promote, restore and maintain your hair for a more beautiful you.

 

The Founder of this company is Ndukwe Osogho-Ajala with mantra that “there is no limit to enhancing quality, skill and packaging”. This belief, which is practiced through a continuous research as the basis for insured standard, has emerged as the culture of Soulmate Industries Ltd.  Very interesting – practicing Japanese Kaizen live in Lagos.

Innovation lives in Soulmate and that is demonstrated in the products which are winning new women over. They continue to innovate by bringing researchers and professionals as they push to give women a hair experience with the touch of Africa. This is certainly what Africa needs as we push to move from Africa 1.0 to Africa 2.0 where innovation will be our only strategy. By focusing on quality, Soulmate sees that it meets present needs, expectations and works in the domain of meeting those women’s perceptions by creating great products.

The company at present operates six main product lines – Hair Conditioner Plus®, Herbal Hair Grow®, Hair Grow Bergamot®, Sulfur Anti dandruff®, Soulmate Relaxer® and Endys Family Hair Cream®. The Hair Conditioner comes in ten sizes; the Herbal in seven sizes, Bergamot in seven sizes, Sulfur Anti dandruff in 5 sizes and Endys Family Hair Cream in 4 sizes.

And the entire Soulmate range of Haircare products is fully approved by National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Federal Government’s agency responsible for food and drugs administration and control in Nigeria and Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON). The product’s trade mark is equally registered.  The company is also a full member of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) as well as Cosmetics Manufacture and Ethics Association of Nigeria (COSMEAN)

Soulmate Industries Ltd has also signed the vibrant, talented artist, Mo’Cheddah as their Brand Ambassador. Awesome!

From  A Recent Newsletter

Soulmate Neutralizing Shampoo is a hair detangling, concentrated shampoo formula which ensures complete Hair Neutralization.  Its unique colour indicator lathers in pink colour if hair is not completely neutralized.  Excellent for both natural and chemically treated hair.  The product contains natural botanical extract (tetranyl and humectan) to moisturize hair

Benefits
Produces rich lather to effectively cleanse and eliminate all residual
relaxer traces.
Colour indicator turns lather from pink to white when normalization or
neutralization is complete.
Ensures that newly relaxed hair returns to the normal PH range
Reduces Hair Porosity
Eliminates static electricity.
Decreases inter-fiber friction
Economical to use.
Repairs damages along the hair shaft.
Helps to re-align and close cuticles.
Leaves hair tangle-free and manageable.
Visit any retail shop near you. Your look changes when you find your Soulmate.

For more about Soulmate

www.Soulmateltd.com