Marketing (in general) is one of the largest expenses any company, large or small, has. It is not your customers’ job to remember you are in business! By using Social Media, any small business owner levels the playing field with the big companies. The cost to enter and participate in the social space is minimal. Compared to other forms of marketing, such as print, broadcast and online advertising, the cost to market a business and brand in social media is relatively low. Social media can be a break through to SMEs to make money and grow their business.

POPOTE MEDIA will be hosting the first social media marketing seminar in Tanzania. This is the part of our initiatives to contribute something for the society. The seminar be on Friday 28^th September, 2012, it will be a 3 hours seminar from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EAT/ GMT +3). If you will not be able to attend physically don’t worry we have something for you too, guess what the seminar will be streamed live on twitter all you have to do is to follow POPOTE MEDIA’s twitter account @POPOTEmedia.

If you are in the categories listed down CLICK here and register NOW

• Small and medium-sized business owners that want to learn how to use social media for business.
• Civil Society Organization
• High learning Students
• Any person who would be interested in establishing their own businesses

The areas that will be covered in the seminar are;

• What social media is ‘n what it’s not
• The power of social media
• How much can social media add to your pocket?
• How much time you should spend on social media
• How to launch a successful marketing campaign

We will also have a chance to learn from the practitioners to know what works in our local environment

I don’t think you can afford to miss all this….

REGISTER HERE

Some of the news won’t come as much of a shock considering the sheer volume of rumors and leaks lately (even Apple let some details slip earlier today) — I’m going to resist the temptation to pontificate on every new feature as it’s revealed (for now, anyway), so let’s get right down to it.

THE IPHONE 5

• We can finally put the debate to rest — Apple’s newest mobile juggernaut is called the iPhone 5 (despite actually being the sixth iPhone to hit the market). It’s 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S, 18% thinner, and crafted out of (what else?) glass and aluminum.
• Pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will begin on Friday, September 14, and the device will ship to lucky consumers starting on September 21. As usual, the device will be available in 16, 32, and 64GB models, which will cost $199, $299, and $399 respectively with a two-year contract from AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint.
• The long-rumored (and handsome) two-toned design is indeed legitimate, as is the new iPhone’s larger 4-inch Retina Display. And yes, that 16:9 display runs at 1136 x 640 with five rows of icons. According to Schiller, it’s “the most accurate display in the industry” because the touch sensors are embedded in the display as well.
• As expected, Apple has also unveiled a brand new chipset for the iPhone 5: the A6, which Schiller says is a full two times faster than the A5 chip in the iPhone 4S
• The iPhone 4S’s battery life wasn’t anything to write home about, but the iPhone 5 seems equipped to do much better — 8 hours of 3G talk time, as well as 8 hours of 3G and LTE web browsing to be precise.
• The iPhone’s audio system has been bolstered with a smaller (but improved speaker). There are also now three microphones in the mix: one on the front, one on the back, and another on the bottom.
• That oft-rumored miniature Dock Connector is real: it’s all-digital, has eight pins and it’s called “Lightning.” Yes, there’s an adapter for it, but no word yet on exactly what it will cost you.

CONNECTIVITY

• It’s hardly a surprise at this point, but the iPhone 5 packs support for Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T’s LTE networks here in the States. What’s really impressive is that combined that LTE support with 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi onto a single “ultra fast” chip.
• Despite what a handful of leaks pointed to in the weeks leading up to the event, there’s been no mention of an integrated NFC chip yet.

CAMERA

• Smartphone cameras are really starting to give their point-and-shoot brethren a run for their money (think Nokia’s PureView and HTC’s ImageSense tech), but instead of running up the megapixel count, Apple has stuck with an 8-megapixel camera. That said, the backside-illuminated sensor is smaller, and features much better low-light performance (finally!).
• App developers may be bummed to know that the camera now also has a built-in panorama mode. The revamped camera also supports 1080p video capture, and users can now snap photos while recording video at the same time. I wonder how HTC feels about that.

Makampuni mengi yanarahisisha mtazamo wao kuhusiana na social media marketing. Wengi wanadhania jambo la muhimu ni kufungua tu kurasa kwenye mitandao ya kijamii kama Facebook, Twitter, Youtube au kua na blog. Bila kufikiria nini watakachokua wanaongelea kwenye kurasa hizo.

Ni muhimu kwa kampuni kujihusisha katika matangazo kupitia mitandao ya kijamii lakini jambo la muhimu zaidi ni kujua nini utakionge na jinsi kitakavokusaidia kupata wateja wa bidhaa au huduma zako.

Ili uweze kujua nini cha kuongea ni lazima kuandaa mkakati (social media strategy). Zifuatazo ni hatua za kutengeneza Mkakati (social media strategy); 1. Weka malengo na madhumuni(Set goals and objectives) 2. Tambua viashiria (Determine metrics) 3. Watambua watu unaowalenga 4. Tafuta mtandao wa kijamii ulio sahihi kwako (Discover the right platform) 4. Andaa vitendea kazi na tambua majukumu (Gather resources and determine roles) 5. Tengeneza maudhui/utakachoongea (create content).

Maudhui inayoweza kukupa mafanikio ni kama kutoa mfululizo wa makala/taarifa za fursa zilizopo kwenye sekta uliopo au jinsi gani watumiaji wa huduma mbali mbali wanaweza kunufaika zaidi katika sekta hio. Pia kutoa makala/taarifa zenye ubora zinazoelezea kiundani juu a bidhaa au huduma zako, zinaweza kuongeza hamasa ya watu kua karibu na kampuni yako zaidi na pia jamii itakuchukulia kama mtaalamu katika sekta hiyo.

Kuandika juu ya ulichokula asubuhi au foleni barabarani haitawanufaisha sana wafuasi wako, lakini na wewe pia hautanufaika.

Je una mkakati tayari……..? Unajua cha kuandika kwenye kurasa zako mtandaoni…..?

NJIA ISIYOFAA

Mara nyingi njia ya kwanza ambnayo watu wengi wanatumia ili kuongeza watu wa kujiunga na ukurasa wao ni kualika marafiki zao WOTE kwa kutumia kitufe (Button) cha suggest to friends. Njia hii kwa wakati mwingine inaweza isikupe matokeo unayoyatajia. Utafiti uliofanyika na kwa watumiaji wengi wa facebook ni kwamba mtu hukerwa (Uudhika) anapopoke maombi ya kujiunga na ukurasa ambayo alishakataa maombi yake mara ya kwanza.

Kuna sababu kadhaa zinazosazoifanya njia kutokua nzuri sana kuhamasishia watu kuLIKE ukurasa wako

• Watumiaji wa facebook wanaruhusiwa kujiunga na kurasa 500 pekee, hii inawasababisha watu wengi kua makini katika kuchagua kurasa za kujiunga (Like). (Ingawa kuna uwezekano wa kuvuka kurasa 500)
• Maombi ya kujiunga na ukurasa yanaweza kuwa mengi kwa mtu mmoja. Kutokana na kwamba watu wengi wanatumia njia hii ya kualika marafiki kuLIKE ukurasa wao, hi inaweza kusababisha watu wengi kutuma kwa mtu mmoja hivo kuasabisha msongamano wa maombi

Habari njema kwako ni kwamba kuna njia ambazo unaweza kuzitumia na zikakupa matokeo;

#1 Weka ukurasa kwenye Email signature block

Ukitaka kupromoti ukarasa wako tumia email yako na ongeza LINK kwenye upande wa email signature, kila unaemtumia email ataona link inayompeleka kwenye ukurasa wako wa facebook na kama ni mteja itakua ni vizuri zaidi kwasababu atakua amepata njia nyingine ya kukufikia kirahisi na wewe utakua umepata shabiki (fan) wa ukurasa wako.

#2 Tengeneza kipande cha video kinachovutia cha ukaribisho

Tengeneza video fupi inayovutia inayoelezea a) Maudhui ya ukurasa wako b) Inalenga watu gani c) Kwa nini mtu ajiunge. Hi itakusaidia kuovutiwa na ukurasa wako kwasababu wanjua watakachokipata kutoka kwako.

#3 Tumia facebook Apps

Facebook Apps zinafanya watu kushiriki kwenye ukurasa wako kutokana na kwamba kuna Apps nyingi zinazochangamsha watu kwa mfano Kuna App ya kurushia video inayoitwa vpype. Hi inakuweza kurusha video moja kwa moja (Live streaming) na hivo unaweza kualika marafiki zako kutumia ukurasa wako binafsi na wakaja kuangalia unachorusha hii inaweza kukuongeza matangazo zaidi kwa sababu marafiki zako pia wanaweza kuwambia marafiki zao wengine.

#4 Wahamasishe mashabiki wa ukurasa wako waTAG picha zao

Kama huwa unaandaa matamashaau matukio ya kijamii piga picha kwenye matukio hayo na wahasishe mashabiki wa ukurasa wako waTag picha zao wenyewe. Hi itakuongezea matangazo ya bure kwenye Wall za mashabiki wako na pia marafiki zao kupitia news feed, hi ni kwa sababu picha zinaongea zaidi kuliko maneno.

#5 Weka matangazo ya facebook (Facebook Ad)

Hata kwa kutumia budget ndogo ndogo za wiki au mwezi unaweza kutumia njia hii ambayo inafanywa na facebook wenyewe. Matangazo ya facebook yamewezesha kurasa nyingi za facebook na websites kupata watu wengi wanaotembelea na baadhi yao hujiunga na kurasa hizo. Ili kununua matangazo ya facebook nenda kwenye sehemu ya chini kabisa ya ukurasa wako na bonyeza kwenye link iliyoandikwa “ Create an Ad” humo unaweza kujua ni kiasi gan cha watumiaji wa facebook wako katika soko unalolilenga.

Kwa kutangaza ukurasa wako na facebook kitufe cha like kinataonekana kwenye tangazo kama inavoneka kwenye picha hapo chini hivo watu wanaweza kuLIKE ukurasa wako hapo hapo kwenye tangazo na pia huonyesha baadhi ya marafiki ambao wamesha like huo ukurasa, hi pia uvutia marafiki wengine kuLIKE ukurasa.

#6 Unganisha (Link) ukurasa wako wa facebook na wa twitter

Kama una ukurasa wa twitter unaganisha (Link) na ukurasa wako wa facebook. Kama huna ukurasa wa twitter wahi kafungue haraka kwa sababu kujitangaza kwa njia ya mitandao ya kijamii (Social media marketing) itakupa matokeo mazuri pale utakapotumia mitandao mbalimbali (twitter, LinkedIn, google plus n.k)

Kwenye facebook unaweza kuandika herufi 420 wakati kwenye twitter mtu anarusiwa kuandika herufi 140 pekee. Hi inafanya unapoandika maneno zaidi ya 140 inaweka link inayomrejesha msomaji kwenye ukurasa wako wa facebook.

Pia unaweza kuutangaza ukurasa wako kwenye background ya ukurasa wako wa twitter, kwenye URL link pia kwenye twitter bio, LinkedIn bio, google plus bio na mitandao mingine ya kijamii unayojiunga nayo.

#7 Tumia machapisho (Print media)

Hakikisha machapisho yote unayoyatumia katika biashara yako yanawekewa ukurasa wako wa facebook (Na mitandao ya kijamii mingine ambayo unashiriki kama twitter na mingine).  Weka link ya ukurasa wako wa facebook kwenye Business card zako, vipeperushi, majarida ya kampuni, matangazo ya kwenye magazeti, kwenye bidhaa n.k

#8 Weka tangazo kwenye sehemu yako ya biashara

Kama biashara yako ina office maalumu kwa mfano duka, super market, mgahawa, hoteli n.k weka kitangazo kidogo sehemu ya mbele au sehemu ya mapokezi ili kuwajulisha wateja wako kua unapatikana kwenye facebook. Wahamasishe wateja wako wajiunge kwa kutumia simu zao, unaweza kutoa motisha kwa kuweka zawadi kwa wateja watakaojiunga hapo hapo. Kwa mgahawa au hoteli unaweza kuonesha ukurasa wenu wa facebook kwenye MENU za chakula pia.

#9  Tumia @Tag

Kama na wewe umejiunga (Like) na ukurasa wako utakua na uwezo wa kuTag ( @Tag) ukurasa wako wa biashara kwenye ukurasa binafsi. Mara kwa mara unaweza kuwajulisha marafiki zako kinachoendelea kwenye ukurasa wako kwa kuandika ujumbe wako binafsi na kuTag ukurasa wako kwa kutumia @Tag. Ni rahisi kufanya hivi, we anza tu kuandika alama ya “@” ikifatiwa na herufi chache za jina la ukurasa wako, na itatokea menu yenye majina na ukurasa wako ukiwemo. Chagua ukurasa wako na utajiandika hap, lisipotokea kwenye menu endelea kuongezea herufi za jina.

#10 Tumia jina la ukurasa wako kama sahihi au utambulisho wako

Pale unapokua unaandika kwenye kurasa bi nafsi za marafiki zako au kwenye kurasa za mashabiki (Fan page) zingine tumia jina la ukurasa wako “@tag”(@jina la ukurasa) kama njia ya kumalizia au kuhitimisha ujumbe wako. Hi itasaidia ukurasa wako kuoneka maeneo mengi na watu wengi.

Mwisho: Sio kwamba njia ya “suggest to friends” haifai kabisa, hapana. Hi njia inaweza kutumika kwa mafanikio kutegemea kiasi cha marafiki ulionao, uhusiano ulionao na marafiki zako, Kiasi ambacho huwa utatuma maombi ya kujiunga na kurasa kwa marafiki zako.

“Airtime, a new video chat service which connects strangers, promises an unwelcome return to the ‘Wild Wild West’ days of the early web, writes Emma Barnett.’’

Kama hujajua kuhusu Airtime,Airtime ni app mpya ya kuchat kwa kutumia video ambayo inaruhusu marafiki na watu msiojuana kuongea. Ilanzishwa na Sean Parker na Shawn Fanning, ambao wapo Napster. Baada ya kuonekana kinathamani wakaona wa izindue rasmi kwa huduma zao za kwanza katika jiji la NewYork, ambapo Airtime ilishindwa kufanya kazi mara kadhaa mbele ya umati watu maarufu. Bado haijajulikana kiukweli kwanini teknolojia hii nzuri wajasiriamali wanafikiria kuwa bidhaa/huduma hii ina soko.

Haya ni maelezo ya Airtime wa raison, raison d’etre: “orodha ya watumiaji wa huduma hii wanatoke kwenye orodha ya marifiki wao waliopo kwenye facebook, lakini lengo kubwa la huduma hii “nikuongea na mtu”(“talk to someone”) kwa kubonyeza button, ambapo ukibonyeza tu unakutana na box la chat la video.

“washiriki wanaoendana kwa tabia, ukaribu wasehemu walionao, wanaendana kwa vitu wanavyovipenda, wanaoshare vitu wavipendavyo kutoka kwa marafiki or rafiki wa rafiki ya ko. Yeyote yanaweza au yote katika hizo sifa zianaweza zisichaguliwe, kabla ya kutenda, au kufanya maamuzi.

“Watumiaji wanaweza kuona nini wao wanaweza kushiriki katika mazungumzo yao ya kawaida ili kusaidiana katika mambo magumu  na kwa kuchagua kusema, na kuonyesha majina yao.
ukitaka kujaribu app hii wewe bofya link hii airtime

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Wanted: Professional yet personable risk taker with a knack for engaging with strangers and the ability to ooze charisma and charm via the written word while adhering to brand guidelines. Strong communicator, adept analyst, skilled promoter and experienced policy maker. Oh, and intimate knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, MySpace, Pinterest and Tumblr is required. (It’d help if you can blog, too.)

Let’s be honest, when we hire a social strategist, we want that person to be everything for everybody. It’s a new position in most companies and hasn’t been succinctly and accurately defined in most cases. PR and marketing play tug-of-war with this position, both vying to get this highly valuable person on their team. Meanwhile, HR, Product Development, Customer Service and Legal are all invested because this position touches all of their departments.

So what’s a social strategist to do? This ever-expanding position engages with so many people and on so many levels of the company, it’s almost overwhelming.

In a nutshell, a social media strategist must wear a lot of hats. This position is basically about cultivating the relationships between a business and its customers online. But it’s much more than just posting on Facebook or Twitter. He or she needs to be able to juggle multiple roles and responsibilities and multitask like a mother (literally). Look at it this way—if you’ve had a challenge with integrated marketing, this job is not for you. It’s beyond integrated and crosses over many lines of business.

Here are five important roles of a social media strategist:

Risk-taker. Social media is all about innovation, so the ability to take calculated risks is essential. Most social strategists have a degree in marketing/communications, and many have some seniority in the company. This person is responsible for speaking to the public about your company and maintaining the brand, all within the realm of constant changes in technology and evolving networks. The challenge is to remain personable, consistent and engaging. Without those elements in communication, the social media strategy fails.

Relationship builder. The beauty of social media is that it’s the perfect arena for building relationships with customers short of flying them to your office. It’s where your company can form a bond with consumers through conversation on a number of appropriate topics. The danger is that these relationships can become strained, flat or negative, depending on who is at the helm of your social strategy. Your strategist must be able build and maintain positive relationships with strangers. Not an easy task.

Evangelist.Can your social strategist get people to drink your company’s Kool-Aid? Do they have what it takes to get consumers on your side and fall in love with your brand? They need to be able to speak about your company or product with passion and authenticity. If your strategist is not an evangelist, you need to find one who has what it takes to be engaging.

Policy maker. Without rules and guidelines, you can’t move forward. Every company needs to have communication standards that allow for authenticity with boundaries. You want your social strategist to be real and personable, but not without constraints and necessary brand guidelines that adhere to company policies and procedures. In other words, you need a strategist who can engage with limits and evangelize within brand boundaries.

Analytics. Bottom line—without analytics, you can’t prove that any of this works. So, in addition to the previous four roles, your social media strategist must have a knack for analysis, as well. I think what makes this position so interesting is that you can measure the impact and tie together all the programs, customer service models, employee communication, and research into one plan that helps drive efforts across the board.

Credit to: http://www.purematter.com/blog/

Re:route ni App mpya ambayo kwa sasa inapatikana kwenye iPhone, ambayo inamwezesha mtumiaji kukusanya points ambazo zinaongezeka kwa kutembea kwa miguu au baiskeli kwenye jiji la London.
Points hizo zinaongezeka kwa kutembea au kuendesha kwa baiskeli kwenda kweny Recyclebanks ambayo ni programmu iliyotengenezwa kwa ajili ya kukupa tuzo. Ambazo zitakupa ofa na pumguzo la bei kwenye vitu vifuatavyo “Marks na Spencer, Planet Organic na Champneys” ambayo vinaweza kununuliwa kwa points sasa.
Safari ya ukweli unaweza ukapata points kuanzia 5 mpaka 75 ambayo nisawa na punguzo la bei la paundi tano , £5 pale user anapo tumia paundi 25 (£25) kwenye chakula, wine na maua kwenye M&S (market na Supermarket)
Watengenezaj wa App hii watumaini kuwa watumiaji wata kuwa fiti na nakusaidia kupunguza misongamano.
Ben Plowden mkurugenzi wa mipango kwa ajili ya Usafirishaji (TFL) kwenye Jiji la London, alisema “ watu wengi wakiwa wanaendesha baiskeli na kutembea watasaidia kupunguza misongamano kwenye barabara zetu. Kwa kutumia njia kama Re:route ambayo ni njia nzuri ya kusaidia kufanikisha madhumuni TFL. Kwa sasa tunafurahi umuhimu wa hii App maana itawafanya watu waendeshe baiskeli na kutembea kwenye London 2012 Games, ambapo barabara za London na Nyanja zote za umma zitakuwa zimefurika”

Source: The Telegraph

Thor na Captain America

Avenger ni muendelezo wa baadhi ya ya filamu za marvel universe. Filamu inaanza pale Loki (Tom hilddleston) anaporudi tena dunia na kuiba “the Tesseract” an alien source of pure energy, na kutishia kuteka dunia nzima kwa msaada wa jeshi lake la viumbe kutoka dunia nyingine liitwalo “the chitauri”.

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), kiongozi wa covert government outfit inayoitwa  S.H.I.E.L.D anaunda team ya super heroes iitwayo The Avengers (Robert Downey Jr,Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett johnsson, Jeremy Renner)  kuzuia mipango ya Loki.

Badalaya kufocus sana kwenyemuhusika mmoja, mwandishi /director Joss Whedon ametengeneza The Avengers katika balance. Na kuhakikisha kila muhusika anapata at least action sequence moja,wahusika wote wanaonekana na kupata nafasi ya kuwa na sehemu zao kwenye filamu. Captain America anahangaika kuuelewa ulimwengu mpya aliojikuta, Thor anamaumivu ya kumpoteza kaka yake, Iron man anakiburi na hataki kukosolewa au Hulk na woga wa nguvu alizonazo.Hata black widow na Hawkeye ambao hawakupewa kipaumbele katika mionekano yao ya mwanzo wanapata nafasi ya kuonekana, hivyo tuna pata uelewa mzuri zaidi wa wahusika hawa kwa kutumia pia backstories.

Whedon anajulikana kwa kutengeneza wahusika wenye akili,upeo na kukua ki hisia, na filamu hii inaendeleza umaarufu huo.filamu hii pia ina furahisha  kote kwenye dialogue na hata physical humor( ambapo Loki anapambana na Hulk). Japokuwa inaanza kama imepooza ila inakuja pamoja haraka pale mwandishi/director anapo fanikiwa kuelezea story na kuchanganya high-tension fight na action sequence.

Software za simu | Source: icactive.com

Moja ya Nyanja zenye faida kubwa kwa sasa ni “Mobile Apps”, na ufahamu wa mfumo wake (Mobile Apps) na mwelekeo utakupa ujuzi wa jinsi ya kutumia fursa hii ya soko la mobile apps.Kama developer, mfanyabiashara au mwekezaji utagundua kuwa biashara katika dunia ya simu inakuwa ya faida zaidi kadri inavyozidi kuendelea.

Basi hebu tujadili ukweli juu ya maendeleo ya “Mobile App” na soko lake linalozidi kuongezeka.

Gharama za kuanzisha biashara ni za chini

Linapokuja swala la kuendeleza “Mobile Apps” katika mobile platforms mbalimbali, gharama za kuanzisha biashara hii ni ndogo na wakati mwingine hakuna gharama kabisa. mahitaji makubwa kwa ajili ya kuendeleza ya “Mobile Apps” ni timu / mtu binafsi mwenye maono ya kipekee (unique vision), mawazo yanayolenga kutatua tatizo Fulani katika jamii na kua na kipaji cha kuandika code.

Kwa mfanyabiashara mwenye ujuzi wa kuandika code kwa ajili ya simu, hii itafungulia mlango wa mapato mkubwa. Mtaji mkubwa wa kuwekeza ni muda wako pekee.

Ukubwa wa Soko la dunia la Simu

ukubwa wa soko la kimataifa la Mobile App linakadiriwa kufikia $ bilioni 17.5 (50 Bilioni downloads) kwa mwaka 2012. Hii ni pamoja na utabiri kwamba wastani wa gharama za Apps zitashuka kutoka $ 2 hadi $ 1.50. Hadi sasa, watafiti wamekuwa tathmini potofu za ukubwa wa soko la Mobile Apps na katika kila moja ya utabiri wao wametoa maelezo mafupi. Soko kuongezeka kwa kiwango cha kasi zaidi kuliko tulivyotarajia. Kuna mabadiliko dhana yanauchukua nafasi.

uwezekano wa Mobile Apps kukuingizia pesa ni mkubwa sana na hauna mipaka kwa kuwa Apps zako zitawafikia mamilioni ya watu kwa urahisi zaidi, na kwafikia mabilioni kwa mda mchache zaidi, kwa kuwa kuna watumiaji wa kimataifa.

Kitu cha kutilia mkazo hapa ni kuandika Apps zenye ubora wa hali ya juu kwa sababu mtandao una nguvu kubwa ya usambazaji ambao utakuwezesha kupata mamilioni ya downloads kwa mda mfupi.Angalia umri wa miaka 14 ambao maendeleo App kwamba alipata downloads 1 Million katika wiki 2.

Watumiaje wa smartphone wanaongezeka kwa kasi ya hali ya juu

Inasemekana kwamba idadi ya watu wanaotumia smartphones watazid bilioni 1 kufikia mwaka 2013. Kwa kampuni yoyote ambayo inajikita katika kutengeneza Mobile Apps kwa soko lenye ukubwa kiasi hiki inajiweka katika uwezekano wa kuingia mamilion ya pesa kama sio mabilioni. Pia kwasasa imethibitika kabisa kua smartphones zinaipiku kompyuta katika matumizi. katika robo ya mwisho ya mwaka jana (2011) jumla ya smartphone zilizouzwa ni million 101, wakati kompyuta zilizouzwa kwa robo hyo ni milioni 92.

Application za Simu | source: media.tumblr.com

Image Credit to: streamcomputing.eu

Kampuni itakayopata mafanikio katika utengenezaji wa Mobile Apps itapata umaarufu mkubwa na itajitengenezea jina katika biashara hyo, ambayo inaweza kuisaidia kua na nguvu na sauti ya kiushawishi. Kwa jina la kampuni yako kujulikana dunia nzima itaipa pia nafasi zingine za kibiashara na mafanikio katika uzalishaji wa bidhaa zingine.

Kwa #Tanzania na wana #EastAfrica kwa ujumla

Mara nyingi tumekua tukitoa visingizio vingi kwanini hatuwezi kufanikiwa, na hivi vimekua vifungo ambavyo tumejifunga wenyewe kwa hiari zetu. Kua mtengenezaji wa Mobile Application au kuwa mtu mwenye mafanikio katika Nyanja yeyote ni kitu ambacho kinawezekana na tunuwezo kukifanikisha. Kuwa mtenegenezaji wa Mobile Apps sio lazima upitie Darasani na usomee, HAPANA, kuna mafunzo ya bure kabisa kwenye mtandao ambayo yanajitosheleza kabisa kukufanya uwe na ujuzi huo. Unachohitaji tu ni kujitoa kimalifu na kujituma.

Sasa kwa kutumia account yako ya Facebook unaweza kusikiliza muziki unao upenda wewe pamoja na marafiki zako, na pia unaweza kusikiliza muziki kwa pamoja na Group members wako wa facebook. Kila mtu anaweza akawa DJ kwa marafiki zake na ukajihisi mpo pamoja siku nzima.

JINSI ITAKAVYO FANYA KAZI

Ili kuweza kusikiliza muziki anaosikiliza rafiki yako, Nenda kwenye ile sehemu yaku-Chart (chat sidebar) alafu angalia wale rafiki zako walioko online kwa wakati huo, hivyo kwa wale marafiki zako amabo watakua tayari wanatumia hiyo application ya muziki live kwa facebook yao, itakupa fursa ya wewe ku+Click na kuweza kusikiliza mziki huo, pia hapo hapo kwa hilo group la muziki mnaosikiliza mtaweza ku+Chat wote kwa pamoja na kumwambia DJ wenu aweze kuwapa/ kuwasikilizisha muziki muupendao. Hivyo Rafiki yenu sasa anakua DJ wenu, kwakua anajua mnachokipenda.

Listen button Inavyoonekana wakati unataka kuchagua usikilize muziki wa nanai | PICTURE SOURCE: Facebook Blog

JINSI YA KUJISAJILI KUWA DJ

Sasa unaweza kwenda Turntable.fm | Spotify au OMG na kujisajili kama mtumiaji, ili Facebook watakapo izindua hivi karibuni (Mwishoni mwa mwezi huu wa April) uwe tayari umesajiliwa na kuweza kuwaburudisha marafiki zako wote unaowapenda.

JE INA FAIDA GANI KWA WANAMUZIKI WETU TANZANIA?

Wanamuziki wetu wa hapa Nchini Tanzania na East Africa kwa Ujumla, wataweza kuweka “Listen Button” kwenye Fan Page zao, na kuwawezesha wapenzi wao wa muziki kuingia na kuwasikiliza moja kwa moja wakiwa Facebook, na kuwafanya kuweza kuelewa ni nyimbo gani haswa hupendwa na Mashabiki zao.

Mfano wa FanPage hizo kwaajili ya wanamuziki na wasanii kwa ujumla utakua kama unavyoonekana kwenye picha hii hapa chini ambapo “Listen button” itakua hapo chini kulia pembeni mwa Likes.

Mfano wa Jinsi Fanpage za wanamuziki zinakavyo onekana | PICTURE SOURCE: zdnet.com

Ni Muda muafaka sasa kwa wasanii na wanamuziki wetu wa Tanzania kutumia fursa hii kuufanya muziki wako kua Social, ambapo watapata maoni zaidi kutoka kwa mashabiki wao na wakati huo huo kuweza kuboresha kazi zao. Hivyo kuwaongezea wanamuziki na wasanii wote kwa ujumla, kuzidi kupendwa zidi na Fans wao hivyo kuwasaidia kuuza vitu vyao malimbali kama picha, cd, t-shirts, Concert tickets na vitu vingine ambavyo vitawaingizia mapato kutokana na Fans wao.

Sasa unaweza kusikiliza muziki uupendao popote ukiwa online pamoja na marafiki zako.