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Facebook is 10 this year. Great stuff. I'm a huge fan of Mark Zuckerberg. I've loved using Facebook but never considered working there like I did for Google (and ultimately did). I was watching the Social Network movie just the other night. Awesome cinema. I didn't join Facebook as soon as I knew about it. Took some months to do so. It's been a great ride. Facebook has had its issues but I've loved it. I've made many friends there, some of whom I've never met but are really close with. Below is a video looking back at my Facebook life. I love that one of the first pictures I have up is of the Akwaaba lady. At some point in the video, it centers on the new Barcamp Ghana sticker logo. That's so appropriate. But erm, maybe that happens because that was and still is my current profile picture? hehe. Post by Ɔdadeɛ Ato Ulzen-Appiah . I used to put up so many pictures on Facebook. Ever since I came to Ghana, I've not been a fan of that. I ...

I met  +Mabel Blankson  last year after  +Barcamp Ho . She was introduced to me by  +Ali Bukari Maiga . I rode with her,  +Seyram Freddy Ahiabor  and another lady back to Accra after the event. I didn't get to know her as much as I could have but that's a story for another day. Early this year, she approached me saying she wanted to write about me on her blog. Wow, I thought. Hadn't realised she was the writer type. After some whatsapp chats back and forth, she asked me a number of questions and I answered her. Today. this blog post was born. yibellla journal: A LEGEND OF INSPIRATION- ATO ULZEN APPIAH : You meet him and you see nothing but inspiration. He has got great brainchildren which are fruits of bold initiatives he took. He dared ... Read on. It's a good read. I have talked about various things in the post she has via some of these blog posts so you can learn more via these. The Tech (KNUST primary and JSS) years . The Presec years . The MIT y...

I hardly check my yahoo account, I check it once every two months or so. Or when I am expecting some important information that only goes there. Tonight, I started looking at my drafts. Emails I never sent. One of the drafts reminded me of when I first was in love. I mean that's what it had to be. Just read this email I was going to send to a lady. The whole email was written like a poem :-) Hey Ma, rhythmic huh? u want more? u can get more. good u liked the poetry piece wasn't written with ease Hope you are doing well is there any news to tell? Great news,  Now there are no rooms for an excuse I got u a ticket And it's not for a game called cricket Wednesday is the day to be on the go We are going to see Carmelo For me, it's been long overdue Looking forward to see you You have no clue How I am missing you. xoxo, It's Bambino, Ato. Lovely huh? This is a real email I was going to send. Pity that I never sent it. But hey, I sent messages like this to the lady j...

This is my first blog post of 2014. Last year, I set a goal of posting 233 blog posts and met it . #233moments . I had to clutch at straws to post 9 blog posts on my birthday (31st December no less) and 50 blog posts in December . I promise not to leave it so late this year. I'm using this first blog post to talk through some goals am setting and want to share publicly. I'm sure you could have guessed one already. Yes, I plan to write 233 blog posts again this year. My blog didn't do as much for me as I wanted it to do last year, and I'd continue with that. I want to write more feature pieces and grow the influence of MightyAfrican.blogspot.com . They will be longer posts to write but I'd find a way. Vim dey. At work at Rancard , I have a strong desire to contribute a great solution to e-commerce and online payment issues we're facing in Ghana and in many African countries. Paypal is still not coming to Ghana soon after all the noise we made last year a...

I set a target of writing 233 blog posts this year. This is the 233rd blog post of 2013. Thank you all for giving me vim to do so. Here are a selection of tweets capturing some of what I blogged about.  Google remembers Miriam Makeba with a Doodle - #MiriamMakeba http://t.co/KOZ2mvwYXa @Museke @Partycrewgh — Ali Bukari Maiga (@Abm233) March 4, 2013 "some mighty african experiences from #Lagos " http://t.co/AVDcQfeGph via @Abocco #Nigeria — Jennifer Ehidiamen (@disgeneration) March 11, 2013 read @Abocco 's blog Part 1 of the "Retrieving pick-pocketed items in #Accra , #Ghana " story. http://t.co/BwK3NkDNAv Nollywood movie script. — AfricanInvestor (@AfricanInvestor) March 14, 2013 read @Abocco 's blog Part 1 of the "Retrieving pick-pocketed items in #Accra , #Ghana " story. http://t.co/BwK3NkDNAv Nollywood movie script. — AfricanInvestor (@AfricanInvestor) March 14, 2013 2:33pm. I'm releasing Part 4 of the Retrie...

233moments was started as a hashtag where we'd share where we are and what we are doing at 2:33pm and 2:33am in honour of Ghana. This year, it's become more than that. People have shared various things they call Ghanaian moments as #233moments. In fact, it's become a hashtag to promote and brand Ghana, as captured by +Donald Ward  &  +Edward Amartey-Tagoe  in a tweet below. Here are a few top and selected tweets to capture the essence of this in 2013. This has to be one of the saddest #233moments ever RT @comedyghana : disappointment pic.twitter.com/UXuArKuf — Efo Dela (@Amegaxi) January 4, 2013 I was asked to talk about something in 300 words or less on some form. So then I submitted 233 words exactly. :-)  #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco)  January 10, 2013 Last Saturday, I donated blood to save 233 lives in  #Ghana .  #giveblood   #savealife   #233moments  cc  @nbsghana   pic.twitter.com/KCmVZvmXWC —...

2013 has been a great year. Here is one of the recap posts I am writing. For this, am choosing to share some favorite #233moments tweets. Praying and will work to make 2014 an even better and more interesting year :-) Past 2:33pm in #Ghana . Almost getting home to #Kumasi with my sister. I feel incredibly blessed. May I do more to bless others. #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 1, 2013 <23.3 minutes to 2:33pm in #Ghana . It's a Joseph New Year celebration here in #Kumasi while #Edina Bronya goes on in #Elmina . #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 5, 2013   Past 2:33pm in #Ghana . It's #TraditionTuesday via @GhanaThink . Get a Ghanaian name today! :-) http://t.co/nLCz4v70 by @faddai . #233moments — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) January 29, 2013 2:33pm in #Accra , #Ghana . It's #FashionFriday . Wearing a nice #Ghanaian shirt my mother gave me. I love wearing these. #233moments . — Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) February 8, 2013...