Mr Philemon Kwame Ankomah, Chief Information Security Officer with the Bank of Africa has revealed that Zoom conferencing has been the biggest winner following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic across the globe. He said the pandemic has forced almost everybody to conduct meetings and business engagements via online platforms such as Zoom. He revealed […]
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Zoom shares drop 6% as Facebook rolls out free video calls for up to 50 people
Zoom shares closed 6% lower Friday after Facebook announced it was rolling out new video chatting features. Some investors particularly view Facebook’s new Messenger Room, which allows users to host video calls of up to 50 people, as a threat to Zoom. Zoom has been on a tear since stay-at-home mandates were implemented to slow the Covid-19 pandemic. Zoom CEO […]
COVID-19: Couple hold online wedding; family members in different parts of the world attend
Necessity they say is the mother of invention. That is exactly the case with a determined couple who did not want to postpone their planned wedding due to the locdown imposed on the country, following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The Nigerian couple decided to leverage on technology, by using Zoom, via which […]
Denied US entry visa 8 times, Zoom Founder Eric Yuan’s App is ruling the business world today
In 1990s, Eric Yuan heard Bill Gates speak about the internet. Yuan was in China, his home country, and in his 20s then. The talk from Gates sparked a dream and he yearned to go the US, to Silicon Valley. This is the story of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. But when he had set out […]
5 reasons why Zoom became the Most Important App in the Business World Overnight
The first time I used Zoom, it was for a job interview. It was terrifying. Videoconferencing wasn’t a normal way of working for me, and the thought of sitting there staring at my computer screen–while someone stared back–was not my idea of a relaxing interview scenario. I mean, I’ve used FaceTime, which made it possible to connect face-to-face […]