The Blog of an African NERD

qTweeter is here. iPhone Twittering will never be the same.

I have been involved in a lot of cool apps for Smartphones, particularly in the glorious days of the Treo.  But this one tops it all.  qTweeter is simply the coolest thing I have been a part of to date with regards to Smartphone apps. Big shout out to everyone that contributed to this project and worked extra hard to get it out. Check it out at http://www.qtweeter.com 

Naija Boyz are at it again

How will Panera Bread handle being an office space?

Over the past few months, the surge in laptop users at Panera Bread seems to have increased 10 folds. It was only when I saw someone whoop out one of those cisco land line voip  phones   did I realize that Panera Bread has been transformed to an office space. Combine this with people losing jobs by the boat load, don’t be surprised if you go to Panera next month and every table has someone working on a laptop. This presents a business opportunity for Panera. Since I have been running a virtual company for about 3 years now, I have been a frequent user of Panera’s free wifi. But am not sure how they can sustain this unless the duration people use the wifi is offset by the food they purchase. While most times I don’t buy a lot, there are days when I get their early in the morning and essentially have breakfast and launch there. But even with this, there could be an opportunity for Panera to create a premier membership for people who are working their. Maybe something like for a monthly membership fee, workers get a faster broadband and free complementary drinks and snacks.  Who knows, am interested to see how this plays out.