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Google Launches SMS-Based Services for Africa

Google today announced a number of SMS-based services for the African market. Google SMS provides access to information by SMS (news, local weather, sports, agriculture tips, etc.), while Google Trader is an SMS-based marketplace where buyers and sellers can connect.

Google Wants Citizen Journalists and Professional Media Organizations to Upload More & Better Videos to YouTube

This morning, Google’s YouTube opened up its Reporters’ Center – a new hub for teaching citizen journalists to become better reporters by teaching them about how to prepare for interviews, be better investigative reporters, and how to help media organizations in the news-gathering process.

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