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Busy month for Google in Africa

March 26, 2012  »  UncategorizedOne Comment

From March 10th to March 21st there were no fewer than five events in SSA. And the action wasn’t limited to one region; developers and entrepreneurs from Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana all took part in exploring the Google platform. A calendar of events from Google visualizes the action (missing is g|Nigeria in advance of G+Hackathon – Lagos):

google-gafricaGoogle+ Hackathon: Follow the results, learn about the apps, and check out images from the events under the hashtag #hackgplus on Google+. LifeSavers, the winning application at the Nigeria Google+ Hackathon now has its own site. The Hackathons are the third, fourth, and fifth in Africa, after similar events were held in South Africa and Kenya earlier this year.

G|Ghana: The event consisted of two days: Day 1 targeted developers and webmasters, Day 2 eyed business, marketing, and entrepreneurship. Techy Thoughts Under the African Sun blog. A selection of comments, images, and links can also be found under the Google+ hashtag #gghana.

G|Nigeria: The third such event for Lagos attracted over 2,000 entrepreneurs and developers. Notable was the launch of Gmail Chat SMS – a new feature that allow users to use Gmail Chat to communicate between all mobile phones and platforms, even if they are offline or have an SMS or voice-only phone.

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  • […] “Busy month for Google in Africa” on OAfrica Google, never wanting to miss the action, has been hosting hackathons across Africa’s tech hubs from Ghana to Nigeria to Uganda. The events engage entrepreneurs and developers who are working on their own initiatives to explore the Google platform. […]