OLX Social Media Awards are Now Open

The inaugural OLX Social Media Awards (SOMA) are now open to users of Facebook, Twitter and bloggers. You can nominate someone or yourself in the categories below before June 30th.

The awards are expected to be held on August 9th with winners promised to bag cash, hi-tech electronics and other fabulous prizes.

Online classified, OLX has promised to award Ksh100,000 to the Most influential Facebook personality.

Here are the categories;

 1.   Social Media News channel of the year

•     Television show/programme
•     Radio show
•     Print magazines
•     Digital channels

President Uhuru Becomes the First Kenyan to be Verified on Facebook

President Uhuru Kenyatta's Facebook Page is now the first and only Kenyan page that has been verified by Facebook.

The president who also boasts of the most liked Facebook page in Kenya (standing at over half a million likes) has employed social media as a key tool in his administration.

Here is a part of an earlier statement on his support of this key media;

"We wish to assure Kenyan bloggers that when the Jubilee Coalition wins the 2013 elections on Monday, the new government will mainstream Social Media in governance and administration."

Facebook Unveils Verified Pages

Facebook recently announced the launch of verified pages for celebrities and high-profile people, to curb the high number of fake sites on the largest social media network.

Kenya's Own Twitter Trend

Kenya is soon to be the third country in Africa, after Nigeria and South Africa to get tailored local trends. Kenyans on Twitter preferably #KOT have had a glimpse and many have confused the local trend to Worldwide trend.

Below is a snapshot from twitter's tailored trend

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Kenya officially joins Twitter Trends

Thursday, April 11, 2013
Kenya which boasts of being the second most active country on Twitter in Africa was among over 160 countries and cities included in Twitter Trends.

About twitter trends

Trends are an easy way to find out what people are talking about right now –– around the world, in your country, or in your city. By checking out Trends, you can easily find breaking news and current hot topics that are most relevant to you. To find these new locations, click “Change” in the Trends sidebar on twitter.com, and select the city or country you’re most interested in.

Mutahi Ngunyi Trends Worldwide On Twitter

Famed political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi has received a bit of global recognition, as Kenyans on Twitter (#KOT) managed to make #DearMutahi a trending topic worldwide.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential political scientist in Kenya today, he's recently noted for his tyranny of numbers theory.

Waititu Goes Worlwide on Twitter

Nairobi County gubernatorial aspirant Hon. Ferdinand #Waititu on Saturday trended worldwide immediately after winning the The National Alliance (TNA) ticket.
The Member of Parliament for Embakasi who uses unconventional methods to articulate his constituents' issues sparked wild discussions in the twitsphere.
#Waituti took the number one position trending tropics globally ahead of Australia Open #AUSOpen and Justin Bieber