[PAMRO 2012] Day 3: Measuring ROI on social media

[Carole Kimutai] Day 3 of the 14th Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO) and All Africa Media Research Conference that ended on Wednesday, 29 August 2012, in Kampala, Uganda included a session that explored ways to measure ROI on social media.

Ugandans to join online debate on internet standards

[Walter Wafula] Ugandans will be able to join the rest of Africa in an online session to discuss global internet standards in an effort aimed to obtain the continent's views on how the internet can be developed further.

YouTube pursues Ugandans with local edition

[Walter Wafula] YouTube, the popular online video transmitter has rolled out a local domain name for Uganda to enhance and ease access to relevant film content in the East African nation.

Google speaks two new Ugandan languages

[Walter Wafula] Luo and Runyakitara, two widely spoken languages in Uganda are the latest additions to Google's diction in the country. The two languages which are spoken by more than five million people, including Kenyan relatives of US President Barack Obama, were launched earlier this week at Makerere University in Kampala.

Ugandan women build alternative to YouTube

[Walter Wafula] A group of young innovative Ugandan women have set up a music video sharing website named U-2ube to provide an alternative to America's YouTube, for its audience.

New classified ads website for Uganda

[Walter Wafula] KwataDeal.com, a free classified advertisements website has been launched to help Ugandans buy and sell goods online. The website will complement free platforms like Facebook's Market Place and Iknowuganda.com which are currently the most popular free trading platform for Ugandans.