Emerging Markets

What actions can we take to bridge the digital divide?

Every day we wake up in the morning and take a glance at our smartphone devices to monitor social feeds and happenings around the…

Getting the next billion online: why emerging markets need a lighter internet [Tech4Africa]

There are so many high profile initiatives to bring free or affordable internet to countries in the developing world that it’s difficult to keep…

Facebook launches Internet.org in Malawi

The Internet.org project by Facebook is now available in Malawi through the TNM and Airtel Malawi. The project is an initiative by Facebook to…

Could Stellar be the answer to enable financial inclusion around the globe?

When the internet first came round in the mid-nineties, people didn’t expect to see impactful tools like open-source libraries like Wikipedia or renting sites…

Possibilities for Bitcoin’s social value in developing world discussed at SXSW

A US non-profit charity is using Bitcoin to build on Mpesa’s existing infrastructure, making the transfer from US Dollars to Kenyan Shillings that much easier. Connie…

What Twitter’s ZipDial buy tells us about mobile in emerging markets

The chirpy blue bird has just acquired India’s ZipDial, which is a popular mobile marketing and analytics platform for emerging markets. TechCrunch estimates the…

3 tech phenomena you only encounter in the emerging markets

There’s a stage when, after travelling too much, or meeting too many people from the emerging markets, your perception of the world shifts. At…

9 huge investments Koos Bekker could make if he cashed in his Naspers shares

Here at Memeburn we have massive respect for Naspers CEO Koos Bekker. Aside from the fact that he heads up a multi-billion dollar media…

Facebook, Tencent and why Naspers’ Koos Bekker doesn’t need a salary

I was recently asked why it was that emerging markets media giant Naspers has had such a run, why the stock price was up…

China’s internet wars: who’s sided with who?

The battle between China’s internet giants is only becoming more contentious, and the nation’s major companies seem to be making acquisitions and partnerships at…

Could MOOCs help democratise education in emerging markets?

There is no doubt that information is the power of a progressive society. Access to knowledge is the first step in a society’s journey…

Why digital natives need to leave their ivory towers: the DStv example

I recently had an interesting discussion on an email group I’m part of discussing the merits of Netflix over pay TV and Naspers‘ Africa-wide…

Smartphones on the cusp of overtaking feature phones in Thailand

Thailand has been known to be a huge feature phone market, just like Indonesia. However, a release published by GfK Retail and Technology Asia…

Internet properties bump Naspers profit up 23%

Emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers saw its profit jump 23% on the back of seriously strong internet sales. The Cape Town-based company…

Battles beyond the Great Firewall: India shuts out Chinese tech companies

Late last week, news broke that India’s Intelligence Bureau had fingered Chinese chat app WeChat as a potential threat and that the app was…

What on-demand TV needs to work in emerging markets

Of the hundreds of channels from your cable or satellite provider, how many do you actually watch? I watch 21. On an exam, that…

Amazon finally launches in India, but only sells books and DVDs

E-commerce in India is heating up today as Amazon has finally launched its site in India – albeit very quietly. The Amazon India site…

Google to launch blimps to carry wireless networks across Africa and Asia

Google has made it public knowledge for some time that it wants to connect the world to the internet. The challenge of facilitating this…

It’s not over yet: why ecommerce giant Alibaba’s future looks bright

With founder Jack Ma stepping down from the role of CEO, skeptics will doubt whether Alibaba can continue to grow strongly without its founder’s…

Amazon Appstore (finally) launches in China, paving the way for the Kindle Fire

In a surprise move, Amazon has opened its Android-oriented Appstore in China. That’s despite the fact that China wasn’t listed on Amazon’s Appstore expansion…

Tech industry offers support for victims of Chinese quake

The recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left more than 200 people dead or missing, 11 800 injured and around 100 000 homeless in Sichuan,…

China needs to stop worrying about Apple, Google’s the real threat

When Google left China’s search market back in 2010, it seemed like an end to the company’s attempts to seriously engage with the China…

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