So we had an AMA ( ask me anything chat) session on BHM‘s Facebook and Periscope yesterday, and someone wanted to know why we are doing the annual Nigeria PR Report and what impact I think it’s had. It’s a question I get asked a lot. Why are you doing this? What’s in it for […]
Tag Archives: Facebook
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Aug
Aug
I am a Facebook fan. I love the platform and the thinking behind their business model. I understand the vision of the founders and believe companies like Facebook are a very important part of today’s and tomorrow’s world – in whatever way you look at it. The world will continue to get interconnected, as we all work […]
Blog, News
Nigerian Website, TheNETng Joins Facebook to Pilot New Social Features in Global Announcement
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Apr
Apr
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, has announced Nigerian Entertainment Today (theNETng), along with two other Nigerian brands, as partners to debut updates to its social plugins. This announcement was made at the 2016 Facebook Developers’ Conference (F8) during a session titled creating high quality sharing experience, which was hosted by Facebook Product Manager, Alyssa […]
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Oct
Oct
It’s 2015. It’s July 9, and almost 50 workers at BlackHouse Media, a public relations agency in Lagos, Nigeria are out of patience waiting for June salaries. A week earlier, the finance team sent a mail to all staff, explaining the delay and promising payment in one week. It’s the first time in many years that […]
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Oct
Oct
Chido Nwakanma was still president of Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria when we sat in my office at BlackHouse Media in 2014. BHM, where I’m CEO, was launching Nigeria’s first mobile application in the PR industry and Nwakanma attended with the association’s excos John Ehiguese, Muyiwa Akintunde, and others. As we demonstrated and tested […]
Facebook has introduced a new feature, which allows dead people to update their profiles and share posts with their friends. (Creepy? Yes We Know) Before now, People who die are simply “memorialised” with the word “Remembering” added to their names on Facebook. But moving forward, Facebook users can now assign a friend or family member […]