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Google has concluded plans to empower tech start-ups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and others with two scholarship programmes; developer scholarships and Launchpad Accelerator. During a media parley held in Lagos recently, Google…

YouTube is rolling out a strategy to try and fight fake news and misinformation in videos published to the site. For starters, the Google-owned video platform plans to elevate authoritative news sources and de-emphasize channels…

Brands must inject “assistive” layers into their strategies at various stages of the purchase journey, a leading executive from Google, the tech company, has argued. Jim Lecinski, VP of customer solutions at Google, discussed this…

Google has unveiled two tools that it says will help give businesses a better sense of where they stand when it comes to mobile site speed. According to Google, 53% of mobile site visits are abandoned if pages take longer than three…

Facebook's share of visits fell 8% in 2017, with Google, Pinterest and Instagram benefiting from the slide. The data, according to the Shareaholic Traffic Report. suggests that search made a comeback in 2017, after pacing behind social …

Google has today (February 21) announced AdSense Auto ads, a new feature to its adtech offering which it claims will help publishers better monetize their websites using machine learning. The online advertising behemoth claims its…

Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed to prevent "annoying" and "intrusive" ads being shown to users. Google announced the move to curtail full-page and auto-playing video ads, among others,…

The Google Digital Garage has been created by brand experience agency WRG, part of The Creative Engagement Group, and offers free digital skills training. The permanent space will have training courses for a range of…

The international tech community is nurturing Africa’s digital ecosystem by supporting skills development, technology adoption and the growth of digital businesses across the continent. Giants like Google and Facebook are…

Google, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram are expected to represent 67% of digital ad spend in Asia-Pacific in 2018, and 66% worldwide. According to Salesforce’s ‘Digital Advertising 2020 Report’, the giants continue to increase their…