Kenya gets YouTube domain as internet users grow[Carole Kimutai] Online video sharing site YouTube, has announced the launch of a Kenyan domain, www.youtube.co.ke. YouTube Kenya will offer video content from around the world through a local interface that will promote the most relevant content to Kenyans. Already Kenyan broadcasters Nation Media Group, the Standard Group Limited, and Homeboyz Entertainment Limited are among the top YouTube channels viewed. | |
Kenya: African Laughter launches service for media[Carole Kimutai] African Laughter has launched an online news and information centre for the Kenyan media. The website is a press release news service for journalists and editors seeking extra news leads, or who want to stay abreast of the day's media events and releases. | |
Kenyan company launches social media monitor[Carole Kimutai] Globetrack International (GTI), a Kenyan media monitoring company, has launched a social media monitoring service. Social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace and others, have become very popular in Kenya. | |
Kenyan ISP grows its bandwidth by 150% in one year[Carole Kimutai] AccessKenya has contracted to purchase 250Mbps of international bandwidth. As part of this contract, they have now strategically installed three uplinks and three downlinks in Nairobi to create extra redundancy on their international network. |