By Bernice Bessey/ bbessey@yahoo.com
A new social media platform, Kolab8, has been launched in Accra to provide internet users with a more suitable way of chatting, sending messages, download/upload music and videos, organise online debates and polls for students and business professionals.
Kolab8 is an app created by Justout Solutions and Innovation (JSS) Media Incorporation to identify special social, political, economic and technological needs of Africans, and link them to the rest of the world.
The Founder of JSS INC, Sopirial Samuel Jack, indicated that Kolab8 is a social media platform created by young Africa entrepreneurs to bring the world of connectivity and digitisation to the door-steps of Africans.
He said the app already has countries like Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa on board and it is eager to break boundaries to send out Africa talents, expediency and ideas globally.
“Kolab8 brings on board a unique features to keep its subscribers on the platform lively such as listening to music on our music library, creating your story, creating debate or an online polls and as well as discuss forums for students and business professionals,” Jack added.
He explained that Africa currently is looking for socio-economic problem solvers and one way to address such issue was through ICT training and development, adding that countries in Europe, America and Asia have succeeded in that approach.
“However, check the founders of these great social media platforms facebook is by mark Zucbery, Twitter by Jack Dorsey et al, watsapp by Jan Koum abd Brian Acton that has been bought over by the facebook cooperation etc. when can we develop an app by ourselves in Africa?” he said.
Jack call on social media lovers to freely download the app on www.kolabo8.com as it supports timeline, chat, media and business.
The Executive Director of Ghana Centre for Entrepreneurship, Employment and Innovation (GCEE), John Armah, congratulated and commended the JSS INC team for the initiative.
He urged the youth especially to patronise kolab8, since it is Africa originated and oriented.