Kenya is the second most active country in Africa on the social networking site Twitter, with 2,476,800 tweets posted in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to new research released on Thursday. South Africa led…
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Countdown of the 10 best movies in 2011
Getting a consensus on the best movies of the year is like voting for the best color of the year. You’re likely to get diverse views based on personal movie genre preferences, favorite actor(s), visual…
Top YouTube videos in 2011
Online singing sensation Rebecca Black topped a 2011 most-viewed YouTube videos list that included spoofs starring pets, talking babies and pop music star Michael Bolton. The collection of the year’s most popular YouTube snippets was…
Giambattista Valli joins haute couture club
Italian designer Giambattista Valli is to join the exclusive club of haute couture fashion, showing a spring-summer collection in Paris next month, organisers said Monday. A Paris commission including existing haute couture labels has awarded…
Google releases top searches for Kenya in 2011
Google Kenya has released some its top searches for the year 2011, including the most searched celebrity, news item and choice of entertainment. Wayne Rooney ranks not too far from Nikki Minaj and Rihanna, while…
Could Angel Gabriel be a jang’o?
The Village Christmas this year is kinda posh actually, with the bearer of glad tidings introducing himself to Mary’s mother as Gabriel; Angel, Gabriel right before whipping out his iPad. Rather than Jesus Himself, the…
Miss Venezuela wins Miss World crown
Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, was crowned the 2011 winner of the Miss World beauty pageant on Sunday at a glittering final ceremony in London. Wearing a pink dress with diamante studs that had a giant…
Teenager named as Elite face of Kenya
15-year-old Michelle Saka has been chosen as the Elite face of Kenya, trumping more than 31 other models to win a spot in the international Elite Model Look competition slated for Shanghai, China in December….
Funny Modern Family dominates Emmy awards
Comedy mockumentary “Modern Family” took an early string of gongs at the Emmy awards Sunday, as US television’s brightest stars came together for the Oscars of the small screen. The show, at which cult ad…
Tusker mega-concert set for Oct 1
Ragga superstar Shaggy will make his second visit to Kenya at the end of this month to perform in the Tusker All Stars Concert set for October 1st. He recently launched his latest album “Summer”…