Posts by: Amma Baffoe

2013 #MEST48 Grand finale!

By Amma Baffoe On January 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

It all came to a close last Wednesday at the MEST Campus with almost 100 participants from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, Ashesi University College and the Open University West Africa. Out of this, 11 teams pitched their ideas after an intense 48hour session.

In no particular order:
1. Idea Resolution: A…

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‘Social Media Tracking Centre’ deployment at Ghana’s 2012 elections

By Amma Baffoe On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

 

SMTC Team in Accra

The African Elections project has just concluded another successful election coverage with the deployment of a Social Media Tracking Center (SMTC) during Ghana’s just ended general election held on Friday, 7th December. The SMTC run for a total of 10 days and nonstop over the 72-hour period from…

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Guest Post: Announcing the Dropifi Contact Plugin for WordPress!

By Amma Baffoe On November 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

 

Dropifi wordpress plugin

Like eCommerce stores, all businesses with online presence are looking for ways to easily engage their site visitors and gain insight into their interactions on the sites.  We are extremely delighted to announce the official release of the most versatile, engaging and time-saving contact widget on WordPress.

Today, WordPress powers…

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MEST Updates: Dropifi, AdsBrook and Leti Games in the news!

By Amma Baffoe On September 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

TopApps Awards

Last night was yet another exciting moment for us all here at the Meltwaater Entrepreneurial School of Technology. The maiden TopApps awards held in Accra at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT announced Dropifi (A startup from the MEST Incubator) as over all TopApps of the year!

In…

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Ghanaian team from MEST is a global finalist in Google challenge

By Amma Baffoe On August 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Golden Baobab and CLAK Impressions a team of  four young Ghanaian entrepreneurs-in-training at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), have been named Global Finalists in the 2012 Google Online Marketing Challenge (GOMC). Out of 11,000 participants from 86 countries, the Ghanaian team was 1st in Africa, 2nd in the Africa-Middle East…

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