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Appfrica.net

http://appfrica.net/
Last activity: 08.09.2010
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Categories: DesignDevelopmentSoftware
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Location
Uganda, Kampala

Mentions in press and media 6

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Sep 8, 2010Kenyan startup proposes solution to modern-era information overloadIn an age of information abundance, curating meaning is key. Nine months ago that is just what Jon Gosier set out to do as he took over the reins of the SwiftRiver initiative at renown crowd-sourcing activism site, Ushahidi. Recently he ann...
Aug 14, 2010Tech For (And By) AfricaThis article was written by Leila Janah, the founder and CEO of nonprofit outsourced services firm Samasource. You can watch my recent video interview with Janah here. Also see her recent article The Many Bottom Lines Of Businesses. This we...
Apr 1, 2009April Fools: YouTube Flails, Amazon Cloud Computing In A Blimp, 3D Chrome Browsing, Google Masters A.I.Wow. April Fools Is In full swing. The Guardian goes all Twitter, ditching the printed version and the website. “Experts say any story can be told in 140 characters.” Amazon launches a brand new cloud computing service called Floating Amazo...
Dec 24, 2008Facebook Developers Garage: UgandaFacebook senior engineer Charlie Cheever flew to Kampala, Uganda, a couple of weekends ago to lead a Facebook Developers Garage and teach 100+ East African students how to take advantage of the growing Facebook economy using the company’s a...
Oct 2, 2008Social Media in Africa, Part 1Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not completely absent from the Internet. In fact, the continent at large is undergoing a connectivity revolution unlike anything it has ever seen. Mobile phones in particular are propagating at an incre...

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What has the press written about Appfrica.net?

Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Appfrica.net, among them “Kenyan startup proposes solution to modern-era information overload” (Sep 8, 2010) and “Tech For (And By) Africa” (Aug 14, 2010).

Is Appfrica.net still active?

Appfrica.net is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2010.