Africa Digital Awards

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Africa Digital Awards [1] is an annual digital event that celebrates, recognizes and rewards digital players in Africa. The Awards recognize digital creators and developers while celebrating users in digital finance, social media, Mobile, Agritech, Media, Telecommunications, esports etc. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks. The variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available introduces challenges of definition; however, there are some common features:

  1. Social media are interactive Web 2.0 Internet-based applications.
  2. User-generated content, such as text posts or comments, digital photos or videos, and data generated through all online interactions, is the lifeblood of social media.
  3. Users create service-specific profiles and identities for the website or app that are designed and maintained by the social media organization.
  4. Social media facilitate the development of online social networks by connecting a user's profile with those of other individuals or groups.

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References

  1. ↑ "Africa Digital awards launched in Accra". www.graphic.com.gh. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ↑ Tech Nova, The 2019 Africa Digital Summit and Expo Seeks To Unlock Africa’s Digital Future. By Joseph-Albert Kuuire August 27, 2019 (retrieval Oct 2, 2019)
  3. ↑ Modern Ghana, Ghana Edition Of The Africa Digital Awards Launched, Mar 12, 2019 (retrieval Oct 2, 2019)
  4. ↑ Pulse, Africa Digital Awards: VDT Communications wins most outstanding broadband company, 08/04/2019 (retrieval Oct 2, 2019)
  5. ↑ Graphic Online, Africa Digital awards launched in Accra, Mar 10, 2019. By Getrude Ankah Nyavi (retrieval Oct 2, 2019)
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