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Alba		#21 Posted : Sunday, May 14, 2017 5:39:06 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa		I see that masukuma never gets tired of his old photoshop jokes. No new ideas?
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2012		#22 Posted : Sunday, May 14, 2017 6:57:05 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi		masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT... it's a GOOD THING!! Wacha wajaribu hizo vitu zikipiga mawe - they will still have skills!! The one thing we as kenyans in africa are accepted to be great at (except athletics is IT). Whether those honours are justified or not is a totally different matter. Just today one of my Mzungu collegues who has worked in the development world said - You kenyans are like the 'Indians' of Africa. when it comes to IT. I suggest we milk it. Bulgerians and Russians maybe better at comps but india is reaping the most out of this whole thing... perception is greater than reality! By the way, how did Bulgarians become so good in IT? I've always wondered... I don't really know... but cultures are funny... where you have most of your people going... you tend to get great at it! there is really no reason Tanzania cannot win a single gold medal at the olympics... really! but since they don't expend their resources in a targeted way - they don't become 'great'! My take on IT is that having many people doing it... will not have a negative consequence on our economy... since it's very versatile skill and at the same time very needed in this age - it's a win-win solution. Very interesting outlook. You have managed to convince me. I still think we need to mitigate our youths' expectations on IT so that they know how to diversify even if it is within the IT sector. BBI will solve it :)
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2012		#23 Posted : Sunday, May 14, 2017 7:10:40 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi		murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT... it's a GOOD THING!! Wacha wajaribu hizo vitu zikipiga mawe - they will still have skills!! The one thing we as kenyans in africa are accepted to be great at (except athletics is IT). Whether those honours are justified or not is a totally different matter. Just today one of my Mzungu collegues who has worked in the development world said - You kenyans are like the 'Indians' of Africa. when it comes to IT. I suggest we milk it. Bulgerians and Russians maybe better at comps but india is reaping the most out of this whole thing... perception is greater than reality! By the way, how did Bulgarians become so good in IT? I've always wondered... Are you an accountant @2012? @murchr, no I'm not an accountant, I'm a marketer in future trend, we research on future marketing needs and trends and advice clients where they need to spend and where they need to cut or get out completely. I can tell you sports and music are not doing well and you'll see sponsorship going down in those areas unless a miracles happens. Social media is high and video bloggers will see good fortunes in the near future so if you are a creator of video blogs, youtube, vimeo, you'll do better than writing bloggers. BBI will solve it :)
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murchr		#24 Posted : Sunday, May 14, 2017 9:14:30 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980		2012 wrote: murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT... it's a GOOD THING!! Wacha wajaribu hizo vitu zikipiga mawe - they will still have skills!! The one thing we as kenyans in africa are accepted to be great at (except athletics is IT). Whether those honours are justified or not is a totally different matter. Just today one of my Mzungu collegues who has worked in the development world said - You kenyans are like the 'Indians' of Africa. when it comes to IT. I suggest we milk it. Bulgerians and Russians maybe better at comps but india is reaping the most out of this whole thing... perception is greater than reality! By the way, how did Bulgarians become so good in IT? I've always wondered... Are you an accountant @2012? @murchr, no I'm not an accountant, I'm a marketer in future trend, we research on future marketing needs and trends and advice clients where they need to spend and where they need to cut or get out completely. I can tell you sports and music are not doing well and you'll see sponsorship going down in those areas unless a miracles happens. Social media is high and video bloggers will see good fortunes in the near future so if you are a creator of video blogs, youtube, vimeo, you'll do better than writing bloggers. Your earlier statement contradicts you. Quote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT Youtube vimeo are not the future they are the now, it is imperative that the youth invest their time in creating the future. The next big thing. "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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2012		#25 Posted : Sunday, May 14, 2017 9:51:40 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi		murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT... it's a GOOD THING!! Wacha wajaribu hizo vitu zikipiga mawe - they will still have skills!! The one thing we as kenyans in africa are accepted to be great at (except athletics is IT). Whether those honours are justified or not is a totally different matter. Just today one of my Mzungu collegues who has worked in the development world said - You kenyans are like the 'Indians' of Africa. when it comes to IT. I suggest we milk it. Bulgerians and Russians maybe better at comps but india is reaping the most out of this whole thing... perception is greater than reality! By the way, how did Bulgarians become so good in IT? I've always wondered... Are you an accountant @2012? @murchr, no I'm not an accountant, I'm a marketer in future trend, we research on future marketing needs and trends and advice clients where they need to spend and where they need to cut or get out completely. I can tell you sports and music are not doing well and you'll see sponsorship going down in those areas unless a miracles happens. Social media is high and video bloggers will see good fortunes in the near future so if you are a creator of video blogs, youtube, vimeo, you'll do better than writing bloggers. Your earlier statement contradicts you. Quote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT Youtube vimeo are not the future they are the now, it is imperative that the youth invest their time in creating the future. The next big thing. No contradiction at all. If you are familiar with this space, then you know that less than 1% make it there. It's brutal. But also by illusion, I was referring to other disciplines too like software and apps development. On youtube and vimeos, they are 'now' in the world but the corporates here have not gotten into it as they haven't realised how this can add value into their brands. They are still putting their money on copy bloggers. Video blogging is still not there yet, they are also not getting the hits yet. BBI will solve it :)
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masukuma		#26 Posted : Monday, May 15, 2017 12:00:45 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,823 Location: Nairobi		Alba wrote: I see that masukuma never gets tired of his old photoshop jokes. No new ideas? All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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murchr		#27 Posted : Monday, May 15, 2017 12:20:17 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980		2012 wrote: murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: murchr wrote: 2012 wrote: masukuma wrote: 2012 wrote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT... it's a GOOD THING!! Wacha wajaribu hizo vitu zikipiga mawe - they will still have skills!! The one thing we as kenyans in africa are accepted to be great at (except athletics is IT). Whether those honours are justified or not is a totally different matter. Just today one of my Mzungu collegues who has worked in the development world said - You kenyans are like the 'Indians' of Africa. when it comes to IT. I suggest we milk it. Bulgerians and Russians maybe better at comps but india is reaping the most out of this whole thing... perception is greater than reality! By the way, how did Bulgarians become so good in IT? I've always wondered... Are you an accountant @2012? @murchr, no I'm not an accountant, I'm a marketer in future trend, we research on future marketing needs and trends and advice clients where they need to spend and where they need to cut or get out completely. I can tell you sports and music are not doing well and you'll see sponsorship going down in those areas unless a miracles happens. Social media is high and video bloggers will see good fortunes in the near future so if you are a creator of video blogs, youtube, vimeo, you'll do better than writing bloggers. Your earlier statement contradicts you. Quote: Kenya's biggest problem affecting the youth in the current market is what I call the illusion of being Mark Zuckerberg. All the youth I know btwn 20 - 24 are in IT Youtube vimeo are not the future they are the now, it is imperative that the youth invest their time in creating the future. The next big thing. No contradiction at all. If you are familiar with this space, then you know that less than 1% make it there. It's brutal. But also by illusion, I was referring to other disciplines too like software and apps development. On youtube and vimeos, they are 'now' in the world but the corporates here have not gotten into it as they haven't realised how this can add value into their brands. They are still putting their money on copy bloggers. Video blogging is still not there yet, they are also not getting the hits yet. Youtube is an app, facebook is an app. To corporates youtube facebook, twitter, vimeo, snapchat, instagram is a flat-form to showcase what they have to offer. The youth as you call them can in the best have a page...most do. Your page does not give any value to you if it is not bringing business to you. If you have been seriously watching the trends, advertising is moving from companies like yours to people with enough followers like celebrities (Mutoko, thisisess, joy kendi, Msalame, Janet Mbugua, IdrisSultan etc), and the only way a company would approach anyone (youths) to brand their stuff(marketing influencers is the term they are called) is if you have an audience (followers, likers) and palatable content. The other bunch in this information world of automation, can only be absorbed by IT professions(analysts, auditors, creators, dbwarehousing, miners etc), . You know those apps collect data which can best tell the trends, and guess what, data is a commodity. Thats why every company is turning to Mark zuckerburg because he has captured the concept of target marketing very well. Am not suprised that the corporates are no longer into our musicians, what content do they offer anyway? "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore .
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Lolest!		#28 Posted : Monday, May 15, 2017 10:53:25 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma		masukuma wrote: Alba wrote: I see that masukuma never gets tired of his old photoshop jokes. No new ideas?
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Alba		#29 Posted : Tuesday, May 16, 2017 4:14:22 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/27/2012 Posts: 2,256 Location: Bandalungwa		masukuma wrote: Alba wrote: I see that masukuma never gets tired of his old photoshop jokes. No new ideas? OK I will leave you in your playpen with your toys
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2012		#30 Posted : Wednesday, May 17, 2017 12:02:21 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi		Stellah Today is May 17, and the name Stellah is, once again, on the lips of Kenyans. About 30 years ago, a young man fell in love with a young girl who was then a student at Kenyatta University. SHOCK That young man was named Freshley Mwamburi, and his love was a bright, ambitious girl named Stellah. He came from Taita, she came from Kangundo. The relationship took off well, with the two enjoying the little trappings of youth and, every now and then, riding around town in Mwamburi’s aging car. But, just as he was considering settling down for an enchanting life with the girl of his dreams, Mwamburi got the shock of his life when, in the early 1990s, Stellah ditched him for another man. And then, one day, Stellah informed Mwamburi that she had received a scholarship to study in Japan. Stellah came from a poor family and could neither raise the fare to Japan nor the money for upkeep. Mwamburi, seeing a chance to prove his love, and riding on the naïve promises made in the midst of the madness of youthful romance, decided to step in and prove his worth. He sold his car and a few personal belongings and gave the money to her to travel abroad. Stella travelled to Japan, from where she kept Mwamburi well apprised of her progress via mail. But the regularity of the communication soon became an agonising trickle. Stellah would, much later, confess to Mwamburi that she had started dating her college principal, “a stout, short man. On May 17, 1992, the day she was scheduled to return to the country, Mwamburi took a colourful entourage to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to receive her. His heart, however, sunk to his knees when Stella, now married, approached him carrying a child from her relationship with her college head. Heartbroken, he went to the studios and, together with his Everest Kings bandmate Abdul Muyonga, recorded the hit song "Stellah", released in 1995 as an album cover. -----Now, this was great Kenyan music! Still relevant even today. BBI will solve it :)
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