Do you remember when having a great website was enough? Now, people are getting answers from Siri, Google search snippets, and mobile apps, not just our websites. Forward-thinking organizations have adopted an omnichannel content strategy, whose mission is to reach audiences across multiple digital channels and platforms. But how do you set up a content management system (CMS) to reach your audience now and in the future? I learned the hard way that creating a content model—a definition of content types, attributes, and relationships that let people and systems understand content—with my more familiar design-system thinking would capsize my customer’s omnichannel content strategy. You can avoid that outcome by creating content models that are semantic and that also connect related content…
Antiracist economist Kim Crayton says that “intention without strategy is chaos.” We’ve discussed how our biases, assumptions, and inattention toward marginalized and vulnerable groups lead to dangerous and unethical tech—but what, specifically, do we need to do to fix it? The intention to make our tech safer is not enough; we need a strategy. This chapter will equip you with that plan of action. It covers how to integrate safety principles into your design work in order to create tech that’s safe, how to convince your stakeholders that this work is necessary, and how to respond to the critique that what we actually need is more diversity. (Spoiler: we do, but diversity alone is not the antidote to fixing unethical, unsafe tech.) The process for inclusive safety When you are designing for…
In the 1950s, many in the elite running community had begun to believe it wasn’t possible to run a mile in less than four minutes. Runners had been attempting it since the late 19th century and were beginning to draw the conclusion that the human body simply wasn’t built for the task. But on May 6, 1956, Roger Bannister took everyone by surprise. It was a cold, wet day in Oxford, England—conditions no one expected to lend themselves to record-setting—and yet Bannister did just that, running a mile in 3:59.4 and becoming the first person in the record books to run a mile in under four minutes. This shift in the benchmark had profound effects; the world now knew that the four-minute mile was possible. Bannister’s record lasted only forty-six days, when it was snatched away by Australian r…
We’ve been having conversations for thousands of years. Whether to convey information, conduct transactions, or simply to check in on one another, people have yammered away, chattering and gesticulating, through spoken conversation for countless generations. Only in the last few millennia have we begun to commit our conversations to writing, and only in the last few decades have we begun to outsource them to the computer, a machine that shows much more affinity for written correspondence than for the slangy vagaries of spoken language. Computers have trouble because between spoken and written language, speech is more primordial. To have successful conversations with us, machines must grapple with the messiness of human speech: the disfluencies and pauses, the gestures and body language, a…
I’m not sure when I first heard this quote, but it’s something that has stayed with me over the years. How do you create services for situations you can’t imagine? Or design products that work on devices yet to be invented? Flash, Photoshop, and responsive design When I first started designing websites, my go-to software was Photoshop. I created a 960px canvas and set about creating a layout that I would later drop content in. The development phase was about attaining pixel-perfect accuracy using fixed widths, fixed heights, and absolute positioning. Ethan Marcotte’s talk at An Event Apart and subsequent article “Responsive Web Design” in A List Apart in 2010 changed all this. I was sold on responsive design as soon as I heard about it, but I was also terrified. The pixel-perfect designs…
“Any comment?” is probably one of the worst ways to ask for feedback. It’s vague and open ended, and it doesn’t provide any indication of what we’re looking for. Getting good feedback starts earlier than we might expect: it starts with the request. It might seem counterintuitive to start the process of receiving feedback with a question, but that makes sense if we realize that getting feedback can be thought of as a form of design research. In the same way that we wouldn’t do any research without the right questions to get the insights that we need, the best way to ask for feedback is also to craft sharp questions. Design critique is not a one-shot process. Sure, any good feedback workflow continues until the project is finished, but this is particularly true for design because design wo…
Feedback, in whichever form it takes, and whatever it may be called, is one of the most effective soft skills that we have at our disposal to collaboratively get our designs to a better place while growing our own skills and perspectives. Feedback is also one of the most underestimated tools, and often by assuming that we’re already good at it, we settle, forgetting that it’s a skill that can be trained, grown, and improved. Poor feedback can create confusion in projects, bring down morale, and affect trust and team collaboration over the long term. Quality feedback can be a transformative force. Practicing our skills is surely a good way to improve, but the learning gets even faster when it’s paired with a good foundation that channels and focuses the practice. What are some foundationa…
Are you like me, reading about people fading away as they burn out, and feeling unable to relate? Do you feel like your feelings are invisible to the world because you’re experiencing burnout differently? When burnout starts to push down on us, our core comes through more. Beautiful, peaceful souls get quieter and fade into that distant and distracted burnout we’ve all read about. But some of us, those with fires always burning on the edges of our core, get hotter. In my heart I am fire. When I face burnout I double down, triple down, burning hotter and hotter to try to best the challenge. I don’t fade—I am engulfed in a zealous burnout. So what on earth is a zealous burnout? Imagine a woman determined to do it all. She has two amazing children whom she, along with her husband who is als…
This Person Does Not Exist is a website that generates human faces with a machine learning algorithm. It takes real portraits and recombines them into fake human faces. We recently scrolled past a LinkedIn post stating that this website could be useful “if you are developing a persona and looking for a photo.” We agree: the computer-generated faces could be a great match for personas—but not for the reason you might think. Ironically, the website highlights the core issue of this very common design method: the person(a) does not exist. Like the pictures, personas are artificially made. Information is taken out of natural context and recombined into an isolated snapshot that’s detached from reality. But strangely enough, designers use personas to inspire their design for the real world. …
Beyond the severe toll of the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps no other disruption has transformed user experiences quite like how the tethers to our formerly web-biased era of content have frayed. We’re transitioning to a new world of remote work and digital content. We’re also experimenting with unprecedented content channels that, not too long ago, elicited chuckles at the watercooler, like voice interfaces, digital signage, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Many factors are responsible. Perhaps it’s because we yearn for immersive spaces that temporarily resurrect the Before Times, or maybe it’s due to the boredom and tedium of our now-cemented stuck-at-home routines. But aural user experiences slinging voice content, and immersive user experiences unlocking new forms of interacting…
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How food and beverage manufacturers are reaping the rewards of AI technologies right across the supply chain
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South Africa saw the most significant increase in backdoor detections from Q1 to Q2 – by 140% to 11,872 cases, with the share of affected users increasing by 10%
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Using consolidated data for competitive intelligence, and how to determine structured or unstructured data as well as how to address the challenges the complexities of both
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Andela, a global engineering talent outsourcing company launched in Nigeria in 2014 has secured a $200-million investment during a Series E funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the venture capital arm of Japanese mega-corp SoftBank. This latest funding round brings Andela’s total valuation to $1.5-billion, officially making it Africa’s fifth unicorn startup. According […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially launched its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) website for the eNaira. Last month, the CBN announced that it was working with Barbados-based fintech firm Bitt Inc as a technical partner to launch the West African country’s own digital coin. The eNaira is set to launch in October. […]
Cryptocurrency buying and selling platform Luno has conducted a survey of over 1000 of its customers in South Africa in August 2021, along with customers in the UK, Malaysia and Indonesia. Luno found that 82% of South Africans who hold cryptocurrency on its platform expect the bitcoin price to rise significantly, some believe as high […]
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) says that it has less than three (3) days blood stock currently on hand as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals has stretched blood supplies in the country. SANBS has also been experiencing poor collection due to, among other challenges, low donor turnout to mobile blood […]
Ukheshe Technologies, a leading fintech enablement partner, has announced a new partnership with Chipper, one of Africa’s most valuable startups and the purveyor of the Chipper Cash app, to enhance and accelerate the rollout of Chipper’s digital payment offerings. Chipper’s new planned offerings through Ukheshe include free and unlimited P2P payments across South Africa, value-added […]
Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today unveiled the 2021 Global State of Ransomware Report. The survey reveals most organizations are more concerned about ransomware than other cyber threats, it also reveals that ransomware grew 1070% year over year from 2020. “According to a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape […]
Amazon has revealed a new camera-equipped home robot that can patrol homes and investigate activity on your orders in a move that the billion-dollar tech giant is calling “a breakthrough for security and convenience.” The “Astro” robot as Amazon calls it is roughly 60cm tall and weighs around 9kgs. The motorised device can map out […]
Last week, South Africa’s Central Energy Fund (CEF) published its mid-month report showing that petrol prices in the country were set for a small decline in October to the brief relief of motorists who have been dealing with some of the highest fuel prices in SA’s history. However, the CEF stressed that the data was […]
In the field of enterprise IT, artificial intelligence (AI) is a buzzword that we’ve seen used time and again over the past few years, with the promise of making every part of a business better. What does this mean specifically for data storage? This is the question posed in a recent Tintri blog, which clarifies […]
Over and above leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services; it has been widely acknowledged that the key building block for true digital transformation is the need for businesses to become data-driven. Of course, this is a uniquely challenging task for almost every business. Dealing with the Data Challenge At the core of any data […]
If you cook the hell out of your food simply because you're afraid of undercooking it, the Breville Joule Oven Pro might be the kitchen gadget for you. Whether you're outright bad in the kitchen or you just want to learn some new skills, this smart oven can teach you how to cook, so you never need to eat food that resembles cardboard again. The latest addition to Breville's line of smart air fryer ovens takes the smart in smart oven to new heights. It has WiFi connectivity and a compatible smartphone app stocked with recipes designed for use in the oven. And it gives you step-by-step instructions, videos, automatic temperature adjustments, and more that help make cooking more of an exact science. It features Alexa and Google Assistant capability, too, to make meals even more hands-off. Th…
I can vividly remember the first time I had a yeast infection. I was in my mid-teens at school and my vulva was extremely itchy. I would excuse myself to go to the bathroom and do the very normal thing of taking photos of my vagina to find out what was wrong. I was alarmed when I saw redness around my vagina and vulva, as well as a cottage cheese-looking discharge. Naturally, as most teenagers do, I asked the internet for advice and the first thing that came up was that it was an STI. I didn’t tell anybody because I was so ashamed. The first thing I did was book myself into my local sexual health clinic and pleaded for the nurse to help me. I remember the nurse examining me and then slowly chuckling to herself. She told me that thrush was not necessarily passed on from sex. She asked me i…
A mod that removes Spider-Man Remastered's rainbow Pride flags and replaces them with American flags has now been removed from Nexus Mods itself. The popular video game modification website wasn't shy about its decision either, firmly asserting its stance in favour of diversity and inclusivity while condemning the uploader as a coward. It was very clearly done deliberately to be a troll mod, wrote Nexus Mods in a firmly-worded blog post on Wednesday. The fact the user needed to make a sock puppet like a coward to upload the mod showed their intent to troll and that they knew it would not be allowed. Nexus Mods stated that the Spider-Man Pride flag replacement mod had been uploaded by a new account made by someone who already had a main account on the website. It also used the name Mike Ha…
A Google Chrome bug of the worst variety has been discovered: Not only is it dangerous, but it's actively being exploited by hackers. Google released a fix earlier this week, meaning an update is available, which will bring your Chrome to version 104.0.5112.101 on Mac and Linux and version 104.0.5112.102/101 on Windows. It should be automatically installed on your Chrome, but if it hasn't, you can (and should) initiate the update now, by going to Chrome's About menu. The company didn't release a whole lot of info about the most critical issue (which is one of 11 security fixes that come with this update) as it typically restricts bug details until most users have updated their software. SEE ALSO: 10 Google Chrome extensions to make your life easier We do know, however, that it has to do w…
TL;DR: Pay what you want for the Advanced Python Masterclass and Automation Training Bundle. To get the whole bundle, you'll just need to beat the average price. Not every coding language is equal. That’s not to say some are outright better than others, but some do have more diverse applications. Python, for example, can be used to build desktop apps or as an automation tool. If you want to start learning advanced skills with Python, Java, Django, OOP, and more, then you may want to try out the Advanced Python Masterclass and Automation Training Bundle. Normally, this course package would cost £2,300, but for a limited time, it's up to you how much you want to spend. Pay what you want and get access to some or all of this 79+ hour Python training bundle. If the amount you enter beats the…
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Thursday is here, and with it a new Wordle. If you're a bit stuck, our daily Wordle help is here — and there's no shame in needing a nudge. The answer to the August 18 Wordle, puzzle #425, can be found at the end of this article. Before you get there, though, there are a couple of subtle clues to help you narrow it down, and as you scroll down, you'll see we've gathered a selection of the best tips and strategies from our previous reporting to help you every day. Where did Wordle come from? Former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle came up with the game in 2021 as a bit of fun for him and his word game-loving partner. It eventually became a staple of their family WhatsApp messaging, and that's when Wardle started to suspect he might have something special enough to merit a wider release. Thousan…
Quordle hints? On a Thursday of all days? I can see this sort of thing happening on a Monday or a Tuesday, but Thursdays are usually so nice and chill. I never would have expected this. Wow. Fortunately the answers you need are below, along with hints, tips, tricks, and one very silly sentence that uses synonyms of all four words. Scroll down and get it over with, or read through this whole strategy guide and maybe the answer will just come to you. What is Quordle? Quordle is a five-letter word guessing game similar to Wordle, except each guess applies letters to four words at the same time. You get nine guesses instead of six to correctly guess all four words. It looks like playing four Wordle games at the same time, and that is essentially what it is. But it's not nearly as intimidating…
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TikTok is rolling out an Elections Center to fight misinformation ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The Elections Center will connect users with authoritative election information provided by the National Association of Secretaries of State, Ballotpedia, the Center for Democracy in Deaf America, the Federal Voting Assistance Program, the Campus Vote Project, and Restore Your Vote. When users search an election related hashtag on the platform the Elections Center will be the first thing that pops up. This will come in handy as young people are increasingly using TikTok as a search engine. When you search an election related key term the Elections Center pops up. Credit: TikTok The Elections Center will also include videos that encourage users to think critically about the content they s…
Video sharing app TikTok has rolled out a new in-app-to image AI generator that lets users type in text and generate images that can... The post TikTok launches cool AI generator greenscreen appeared first on Memeburn.
Podcasting is fast becoming the preferred medium for consuming content. Podcast, a word coined from the terms iPod and broadcast is fast becoming the... The post Why Podcast’s and chill make dollars, Rands, and sense appeared first on Memeburn.
Teaching in classrooms, the same way it has been done in the past is fast becoming a thing of the past as innovation continues... The post WhatsApp bots train 100k learners, win awards appeared first on Memeburn.
Load shedding is back and will be implemented at 4 pm on Tuesday evening. Eskom issued a statement confirming a shortage of generation capacity.... The post Load shedding expected this week appeared first on Memeburn.
Dedicated password managers are ideal for family and business, and you probably don’t have to pay for one. We’ve looked at a number of... The post Why password manager could be your most valuable legacy appeared first on Memeburn.
Action-adventure-packed video game God of War is almost here, scheduled to be released in November 2022 coming to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. From... The post God of War Ragnarök expected to take over holiday season appeared first on Memeburn.
Cape Town’s new in-road warning lights to address problems pedestrians face seem to be a hit on social media. The lights were installed to... The post WATCH: Cape Town’s in-road lights receive a nod appeared first on Memeburn.
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Apple has brought back the battery percentage indicator in iOS 16 beta 5, but it needs you to enable it. The battery indicator makes... The post Apple brings back battery indicator to status bar in iOS 16 beta 5 appeared first on Memeburn.
An update for the virtual meeting platform Zoom on MacOS could have allowed a hacker to control a user’s operating system. Zoom attended to... The post Latest Zoom update on Mac had loophole for hackers appeared first on Memeburn.
Technology can now also be art. TECNO, a global premium smartphone brand, recently advanced their commitment to delivering consumers the most intuitive, stylish and well-designed smart devices by announcing the CAMON 19 Pro Mondrian Edition Gift Set with a TECNO CAMON 19 Pro Mondrian Edition smartphone, a pair of TECNO TWS SONIC 1 earbuds, and […] The post How did Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Edition take two International Design Awards home appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
TECNO has something up their sleeves, and we hear it is a special edition to the Camon 19 series, called the Mondrian Edition. This version is one that is guaranteed to blow minds away. But another interesting fact is that they will be launching it soon. In fact, the exact date is August 16th, 2022, and […] The post Tiwa Savage is Headlining the New Tecno Camon 19 Pro Mondrian Launch appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
Do you have a need for a vocals remover app to make karaoke tracks to practice your instrument prowess with? Have you ever wanted to have a simple way to separate the vocals and music tracks in a song because you like the song but not the lyrics, or vice versa? If you think this […] The post Wondershare UniConverter 14 Now Removes Vocals! Get It Limited Time Free! appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
Even as camera phones have taken major strides to make sure that users are able to take the best possible photos with minimum possible intervention, there are occasions we are left with blurry pictures in our photo libraries for various reasons. If you are looking for ways how to fix blurry pictures, you have come […] The post Use This Tool To Fix Blurry Photos Quickly And Professionally appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
We wished nobody ever came to this page searching for the best data recovery software or deleted photo recovery app to use, but that is not to be. Data loss happens every day and can happen to the best of us at the worst of times. If you want to recover lost data, read this […] The post Download this Data Recovery Software and Recover all your Data Now! appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
August 10th 2022: Jumia (NYSE:JMIA), the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, announced today the launch of a quick commerce platform in Nigeria dubbed Jumia Food Mart to meet increased consumer demand for rapid delivery. The move will enable consumers to receive their online grocery orders in a record time of under 20 minutes, offering convenience […] The post Jumia Launches a Quick Commerce Platform in Nigeria with 20 minutes Delivery in Lagos appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
The most popular app is Instagram. Millions of individuals use this app to share their life memories, and some utilize it to promote their companies. Instagram features a unique feature called Instagram Stories. This tool allows users to share little yet meaningful experiences from their lives. There is no limit to the number of times […] The post Instagram Stories: Legit or Scam? appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
With the launch of Yellow Pay, we have made it much simpler and cheaper to send and receive money across Africa. And we will walk you through the simple process here. Yellow Card’s mission is financial inclusion for all, and we are famous for facilitating easy and secure access to crypto for Africans. With Yellow […] The post How Yellow Pay is making Cross-border Payments across Africa Cheaper and Faster appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
With the launch of Yellow Pay, we have made it much simpler and cheaper to send and receive money across Africa. And we will walk you through the simple process here. Yellow Card’s mission is financial inclusion for all, and we are famous for facilitating easy and secure access to crypto for Africans. With Yellow […] The post How Yellow Pay is making Cross-border Payments across Africa Cheaper and Faster appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
LAGOS – August 08, 2022 – Infinix today unveils two new 5G smartphones in the NOTE 12 series lineup – NOTE 12 PRO 5G and NOTE 12 5G. Launching as the first 5G smartphones in the NOTE series, these models deliver 5G availability to everyone and provide consumers with ultra-fast seamless connectivity, speedy and stable […] The post Infinix Releases Stunning New NOTE 12 5G Series with Next-Level Photographic Capabilities appeared first on NaijaTechGuide.
Billionaire Realtors Group, BRG, one of the real estate companies in Nigeria, has launched its basic certificate training program in partnership with the Metropolitan School of Business and Management. This is a sequel to a partnership signed in Dubai earlier in the year with the United Kingdom-based Metropolitan School of Business and Management. The academy […]
Savings vs. Investments: Do you know the difference? Savings vs Investment – Is saving equivalent to investing money? The answer is NO. We make the biggest and the most common money management mistake by not understanding the difference between saving money and investing it. Although most of us use these two words interchangeably, saving and […]
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You can become Jumia influencer in Nigeria and make money while sitting in the comfort of your home! Indeed, influencer marketing is a thriving business model. What started as a revenue stream for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Ogbongeblog.com for the full content, other content, and more! ]]
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oAfrica remains on hold as of January 2018.
oAfrica remains on hold as of January 2018.
Cameroon’s government shut down internet access in Northwest and Southwest Anglophone regions of Cameroon 74 days ago (and counting). There is no sign of the blackout being lifted by the government and the telecom operators remain in compliance with the order. We recently heard from digital consultant Marc Stephan Nkouly, located ...
Cameroon’s government shut down internet access in Northwest and Southwest Anglophone regions of Cameroon 74 days ago (and counting). There is no sign of the blackout being lifted by the government and the telecom operators remain in compliance with the order. We recently heard from digital consultant Marc Stephan Nkouly, located ...
A recap of national ICT headlines for the end of 2015 and start of 2016.
A recap of national ICT headlines for the end of 2015 and start of 2016.
A recap of national ICT headlines for the end of 2015 and start of 2016.
A recap of national ICT headlines for the end of 2015 and start of 2016.