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Now optimized for non-English language, low-bandwidth
October 23, 2009 ♦ Comments Off on Now optimized for non-English language, low-bandwidth

After some moderate tweaking, oAfrica.com is now ready to better serve an abnormally diverse audience. Naturally, it seems that people in closer proximity to Africa have a greater interest in the developments of African networks. Over the past week the breakdown of visits by continent was as follows:

Continent
% Visitors

Asia
38%

Africa
30%

Americas
21%

Europe
10%

Surprisingly, however, …

Designing websites for low bandwidth
October 19, 2009 ♦ Comments Off on Designing websites for low bandwidth

The lowest common denominator is the first issue a web designer needs to address. The type of connection and the type of computer used to access a websit will dictate if a website can load at all. Such forethought is especially necessary for websites that target users in developing nations, …