I read with surprise that google.com blocked Linda Ikeji Blog on the grounds of a purported report by a self acclaimed cyber squatter popularly known as Ayedee who claims Linda Ikeji is a plagiarist even without very hard evidence.
While one cannot single handedly change the internal company policy of an IT giant like google.com which is to first pull down the site before reaching the blogger for counter claims as a pre-condition to returning back access. The facts I know is that all over the world, Bloggers are engaged in content replication and this is how the blogging world generates buzz.
I do not know Linda but its glaring to all that she has worked her way up the ladder. 10 years ago, nobody knew anything about blogging as a commercial venture in Nigeria. This young lady started it and today we have the likes of Olodo Nation, Tech Crunch, Tech Moran, omo odua e.t.c.
Some versions of the story states that the attack on Linda Ikeji's blog became more ferocious after she shared pictures of her new Land rover jeep worth 20+ million naira. Such people will only be making themselve appear quite cheap, feeble minded and seriously misinformed of the pot of gold on which they are sitting i.e. Information marketing.
The least people like Linda deserve is fair competition and recognition where they do well. Any attempt at mud slinging, back bitting and financial blackmail to pull her down is simply anti hardwork and doesnt augur well for our young blogosphere market space. If anything, Nigeria needs alot more quality bloggers to drive quality competition in the market space. This is potentially a $2billion per annum business waiting for the Ayedees of this world to use their time for more positive and valuable contribution and make this pie bigger.
It behoves on all of us who have a stake in the young electronic commerce sector in Nigeria and Africa at large to rise and speak up against this injustice.
For Linda, Keep pushing...
1. The darkest nights results in the brightest mornings.
2. If one door doesnt close, A better door doesnt open.
3. The Bigger the prospects, The Higher the Hurdle
Joseph Onuorah is a former Vice President with Konga.com & Founder of Mexiloyd.com; A firm believer in the Economic Contribution Prospects of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing.
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