April 29, 2013
Dark corporate identity
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Author: Liz Lenjo
April 4, 2013
After Sliced Bread: Next ingenious invention please…
I have had the privilege to sit and chat with a few Kenyan tech-preneurs, I like to call them technovators, and it came to my attention that they are madly in love with patenting. Perhaps they are just too fascinated with the idea of exclusivity...
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February 4, 2013
Collecting Royalties from the Decks
Last year around November 13th, there was a fire that was lit on twitter, a fiery discourse between disk jockeys whom we popularly know as DJs and MCSK. The trouble began to brew when the collective management society Music Copyright of Kenya (MCSK) announced the increase...
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February 4, 2013
Efficient Nanny Services a mirage in our times…
This past week has been a rollercoaster on the domestic front. I had a nanny who almost torched my house down in the name of carelessness. When did things like fire hazards, choking hazards among other health hazards stop from being taken seriously? The blaze...
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January 28, 2013
Branding suicide
Are you familiar with the Sprite Ad? “Image is nothing, thirst is everything.” Well I beg to differ. Image is everything, especially for a ‘celebrity’. As Kenyans we have created the culture that as long as we see you on TV, hear you on radio...
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January 24, 2013
Let’s Challenge the Conventional
“I am convinced Kenya is full of idiots, starting with Sonko’s interviewer, after the much hyped Sonko interview i had to watch it. I wonder did you guys digest what this guy was talking about, or he just threw around random facts and figures and...
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January 24, 2013
For the Fame…Think Again!
During my brief stint working at the Music Copyright Society of Kenya in the licensing department, I got a glimpse on why it is a tad bit difficult to get some of the major music consumers i.e broadcasters to pay royalties. I had the opportunity to...
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January 22, 2013
Realising the Value in Entertainment
Since time immemorial entertainment based careers have hardly been appreciated especially in Africa. Even today, in the 21st Century, the value is still yet to be realised. I guess the effort put into creation of entertainment and the intellectual property invested in them is still...
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