Technology never stops, and Instagram keeps pace with it in dizzying and maddening turns. Every time I think I've got the platform figured out, a new feature or algorithm update falls and serves me a curveball.
Over the span of a few years, I've seen trends rise and fall, but AI and automation? That's not disappearing anytime soon. Latest technology trends like artificial intelligence, automation, and augmented reality are transforming Instagram at a speed that’s hard to ignore.
AI-Generating Content: Double-Edged
Not so long ago, content creation took skill, patience, and a dash of luck. Today, AI tools are inserting themselves, streamlining, and amplifying at the same time. I've experimented with a few AI-generated caption tools myself, and, while decent, lack that...
Your free time is more valuable than you think. Even a few spare minutes can contribute to your financial goals when used strategically. While many turn to online surveys for extra income, there's a wide range of opportunities beyond answering questions.
Passive income streams and task-based platforms provide diverse ways to earn, catering to different interests, skills, and schedules. These options let you turn downtime into productive moments, whether you're running errands, relaxing at home, or looking for quick online tasks. With the right tools, you can transform free time into meaningful income without overhauling your routine.
Platforms to Earn Extra Income
There's no denying that online surveys are a popular way to earn. But who said they were the only option?...
Every website, small or big, wants to make it to the top of the search engine results list. To feature in the first page of search results it is important to understand how SEO works. One of the tools that websites use is blogging. Blogging is most definitely an art and science mixed in absolutely the right proportions. Writing a blog post is quite different from other forms of creative writing.
But what is blogging anyway and do you need to know how to blog? Blog posts are original and unique articles written with an intention to inform, entertain, or...
Mobile hotspots, also known as portable hotspots, are the portable devices or features on smartphones that can be used for providing wireless internet access to many devices such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, and so on.
Similar to USB modems, these devices make use of mobile broadband services like 3G or 4G and to check the speed of these broadband services you make use of a broadband speed test. However, unlike USB modems they can be used for connecting more than one device simultaneously.
Nowadays, these hotspots are becoming popular because they can be found everywhere, even in public places like coffee...
The cost of internet access in the second quarter of 2012 was relatively stable. This is in line with the trend in the last few quarters. A few networks did introduce some new bundles while others had theirs revamped, most Nigerians with internet access did not notice any price changes. Etisalat, Airtel, and Swift Networks were among the networks with some activity in the quarter.
Etisalat added some high data plans to its internet line-up. The company introduced a 10GB, 15GB, and 20GB internet plans priced similarly as comparable internet plans from Glo at N10,000, N15,000, and N18,000 respectively. These...
Swift Networks is one name synonymous with high-speed broadband internet in Nigeria. It is perhaps one of the most popular internet service providers in Lagos. Swift networks is very popular among the business crowd that require reliable and fast broadband internet, but is quickly making it into homes.
In this post, you will be seeing the different data plans offered by Swift Networks in its coverage areas and the prices. Swift Networks' broadband internet is based on 4G WIMAX and is available in 1Mbps, 2Mbps, and 3Mbps.
Swift Internet Plan Prices
Swift Budget Data Plan (7 days, 300MB, 2Mbps) - N500
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This article was written on 10th July, 2012 when the website of Vanguard was momentarily flagged by Google for being infected. The issue has since be resolved by the owners and management of Vanguard News.
The website of Vanguard newspapers, the number one Nigerian website, may harm your computer. This is according to alerts on Google search for results where pages on Vanguard website appears.
Over the past hour that I have been monitoring Google Search, I have noticed that all results containing Vanguard website includes the label This site may harm your computer. To simulate the event, just search for...
As a business's web presence expands, it is often faced with an important choice regarding the issue of web hosting. Often this choice comes down to a virtual private server, or VPS, or a dedicated server hosting service. Each offers its own set of advantages and drawbacks, and one may be more compatible with certain types of businesses than the other.
Virtual Private Servers, Explained
VPS technology has enabled small businesses to compete on the same terms as larger ones. It relies on the activities of "virtual machines," which are basically closed programs known as "cloud servers" that operate on a...
"New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too)." Steve Jobs open letter on why Apple chose not to support Flash on the company's mobile devices kicked off one of the biggest debates of the cloud computing era: Will Adobe's proprietary plug-in be replaced by the open HTML5?
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HTML5 and Flash: What's the Difference?
HTML5 is a new version of the Hypertext Markup Language used for coding web pages. This new standard is intended to merge together HTML4, Document Object Model...
Considering global records and statistics, people can now see that numerous companies offer mobile broadband services that will suit their needs and areas. Naturally, some services are only available in a certain countries.Although their services may not be available to everyone, it’s also helpful to be familiarized with their services to compare how other countries’ mobile broadband services with those offered within your area. Just how far have they improved their services?
Market competition at its finest
Mobile broadband service providers want to study their market competition. They want to know the latest technology applied in their systems and how they...
Announced with the Etisalat unlimited Facebook bundle was the Facebook SMS Service. The Facebook SMS service enables subscribers to receive SMS notifications on posts on their Facebook page as well as update their status on Facebook via SMS. The Etisalat Facebook SMS service costs N10 per SMS.
How to join the Facebook SMS service
To enjoy the Facebook SMS service, subscribe by sending fb to 488 and upon subscription, an SMS notification containing a link and an activation code is received. By accessing the link, the Facebook SMS service can be activated by providing the correct login details and inputting the...
Etisalat has introduced unlimited Facebook access bundle for its subscribers. Subscribers to the new Facebook bundles will be able to have unlimited access to Facebook on their mobile phone for the duration of their subscription. Subscription duration can be daily, weekly, or monthly.
Facebook is the leading social networking site with millions of users in Nigeria. Etisalat unlimited Facebook bundle will offer Nigerians a cost effective access to the world leading social networking site to easily share updates, chat with friends, and socialise with other users.
To launch the unlimited Facebook bundle in Nigeria, Etisalat is giving its customers a 30...
Websites are built for people. The reason you built a website, I imagine is to promote your business to people. However, you need a healthy website traffic to achieve this aim. For most business people after spending a few hundred dollars or thousands of Naira designing a business website, getting people to visit it becomes the next logical worry.
However, you should start thinking about how to drive visitors to your website from the day the thought of building a website first came to you.
This article will show you how to ensure you build a website that will get visitors...
Yahoo Axis is a new browser from Yahoo that aims to change how we search the web. It is more of a search browser than a full fledge web browser. It comes as a plug-in for your leading internet browsers like Google Chrome and Firefox. Yahoo Axis is also available as an HTML5 app for iOS devices like iPhone and iPad with Android phones and possibly Windows Phone versions in the works.
Yahoo's Innovation
To most of us in this part of the world, Yahoo is better known as an online email service. But Yahoo, does more than email, it is...
Facebook is the largest social networking site with over a billion monthly users. So, if you run a business at this time, you cannot completely ignore the phenomenon called Facebook. That is why as part of our going online series, we have added a miniseries on Facebook Marketing and Advertising.
This is because marketing on Facebook is important to any modern day business. Every day over 500 million users login to Facebook, millions of which live in the same city, region or the same country as your business. Being there and marketing your brand will give you access to these...
Facebook Ads is a must for most businesses. With over 2.8 billion monthly active users, Facebook represents a veritable goldmine for advertisers, but finding your footing might seem daunting.
Facebook supports both cost per click (CPC) and cost per thousand impression (CPM) ads. You can advertise on Facebook using normal display Facebook advertising or using a type of Facebook ads displayed on Newsfeeds called Sponsored Stories. In this article, we will be looking at Facebook ads.
Facebook Display Ads
Facebook display ads appear in the right side bar. These were the first types of ads available on Facebook. With this type of...
Facebook offers a service that enable businesses and advertisers target its huge user base. Facebook advertising enable businesses build their reputation on the social network by advertising their Facebook business brand pages or advertising their product and services. In this article, we go through the basics of Facebook advertising.
The Beauty of Facebook Advertising
The beauty of Facebook advertising is that it provides you with tools that enable you target the right kind of audience for your Ads. Facebook has lots of information about its users, and as a Facebook advertiser, marketer, or a business advertising on Facebook, you can access...
Our Premium Web Design plan is packaged to offer businesses all the essentials they need to succeed online. With this web design plan, you have full control over your online promotion and marketing. The premium web design plan gives you a website with up to 50 pages at launch with six months content marketing that will grow your online authority and presence as well as your business.
This package is recommended for medium to large businesses or businesses that have large product or service portfolios and want to get the best value. With up to 50 search engine optimised pages...
Our Standard Web design plan offers you a functional website that enables you hit the ground running. It gives you all the control you need for your online promotions and marketing. You can add new content on your website as well as edit existing content yourself, plus you get a built-in blog, which you can update yourself with marketing and promotion information about your business, products, and services.
The Standard web design plan also comes with some freebies that ensure your websites starts getting targeted visitors that will drive sales to your business fast.
The standard web design plan is recommended...
Google Places for Business is one local business listing that you must not ignore. It is owned by the world’s largest search engine and one of the top traffic sources for most websites. Google Places for business allows local businesses to supply more information to Google, which enables Google understand them better and hence offer more accurate and rich results when people search for queries relevant to your business.
With Google Places for Business you can add lots of important information about your business to Google. You can add your phone number, so that customers can call you. You can...
A Local Business Listing is a type of business directory. In fact, for some people both are one of the same things. But I like differentiating the two. For me a local business listing is a versatile online business directory. Let’s face it the likes of Yelp, Google Places for Business, Yahoo Local, or Bing Business Portal are no ordinary online business directories.
How are Local Listings Different
A local business listing can be differentiated by an ordinary business directory by the type of business information you can list on it. For example as a minimum a local business listing will...
Submitting your business information on online business directories is one of the important steps in going online with your business. Business Directory Submissions will increase the visibility of your business on the internet and could have a positive impact on sales and customer interest. Here are 3 benefits of business directory submissions.
Increase your Online Visibility
Online business directory listings spread your business information all over the internet increasing your visibility and customer awareness. To take advantage of this benefit, you need to list your business in lots of online business directories not just one or two. The more business directories...
You need the best marketing automation software to scale your business fast and convert more leads to customers.
Marketing automation software are software tools that...
Nigerian Nollywood movies quality has grown from the typical traditional English, Yoruba, and Igbo movies you knew in the 90’s to top-class and quality...
Congratulations! Your Monthly 1.5GB data plan has been successfully renewed.
Is this the kind of message you are getting? Auto-renewal is convenient, but can be...
