maneno

Maneno was a blogging application powered by PHP, Smarty, and MySQL with content management capabilities. Initially released in October, 2008, it focused on creating a multi-theme, multi-author, multi-lingual system that works in a hosted setting [1]. The name Maneno means 'words' in Swahili and the site focused on having low latency/filesize options to make it fast to load on low bandwidth connections [2]. Additionally, it had an architecture that allowed for heavy customization by end users.
The core of the system was envisioned after a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2008 by two of the founders. They realized that while trying to write articles from the country via VSAT connections, the connection speeds proved incredibly slow and discouraging for not only them, but anyone striving to pursue citizen journalism endeavors [3]. Additionally it was shown that the language spheres of Africa had nearly no crossover between one another. Taking these issues into account and coming to the conclusion that no current blogging system adequately addressed them, this entirely new platform for blogging was created to serve the African blogging community.
Maneno was available in Bambara, English, Spanish, French, Fula, Swahili, Lingala, Portuguese, and Zulu. The available languages covered all of the lingua franca languages of Africa as well as a selection of large local African languages that were gradually added to. The site worked in allowing a user to be able to view and interact with the site in any one of the languages available for the interface as well as being able to translate articles and sections of the site via a crowdsourcing method [4].
In August 2010, Maneno announced that would be scaling back their extensive social media outreach initiatives to focus on developing the core technology of the site [5] and as of 2014, the site is now inactive.
The Board of Directors were a group of bloggers and technology enthusiasts working to expand the platform and reach out to new bloggers. Members were: Rebecca Wanjiku [6], Elia Varela Serra, Saul Wainright, and Miquel Hudin.

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  1. Ticha wako alikuwa anasumbuka kutamka maneno gani?

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  3. Maneno na majina ya Kiswahili yenye herufi zinazofanana

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  5. Sijawahi kuambiwa maneno yakaniuma kama aliyoniambia aliyekuwa mpenzi wangu, sitayasahau kamwe

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  6. Kwa maneno haya ya Nahodha wa Asas FC kuna haja ya kupoteza muda Kesho kutizama wakicheza na Yanga SC?

    "Tunafurahi Kesho kucheza na Yanga SC ambayo baadhi ya Wachezaji wetu Wanaishabikia na Wengine Wanaishabikia Simba SC. Na kuhusu Matokeo anayejua ni Mwenyezi Mungu pekee kama tutashinda au tutafungwa" amesema Nahodha wa Asas FC kutoka nchini Djibouti inayocheza na Yanga SC Kesho ( Jumapili )...
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    Mwezi mmoja uliopita ROSTAM AZIZ Alitangazia Umma kwamba mahakama zetu hazifai kwamba eti zinaingiliwa kwa maelekezo! Maneno hayo mazito kutoka kwa Rostam hayakuwa ya burebure! Bali ni maneno ambayo yalitoka kwenye kinywa cha mtu anaemaanisha wala siyo kuteleza! Pamoja na Rostam kuombwa...

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  10. Maneno yapi sahihi hapa?

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  11. Je wajua Nyimbo za taifa za nchi hizi, hazina maneno?

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  12. "zilipotokea na zinapokwenda" pana utofauti ?

    Mfano una daftari la kurekodi stock inavyoingia kutoka stoo au ukinunua, na pia unarekodi stock ikitoka aidha kwa kuwauzia wateja ama kuibiwa. ni sawa kuandika "zilipotokea na zinapokwenda" ama kuna maneno yapi yanaweza kuwa mbdala mzuri

  13. Maneno "Enzi za Mwalimu" yanatakiwa kutumika panapostahili

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  15. Huyu Mwafrika mwenzetu "anatisha", anaongea maneno mazito sana kuhusu ujinga wa Waafrika

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  18. Maneno yanayoishi

  19. Wanatamani kusema Azam ni dhaifu lakini wakikumbuka wamekandwa nayo wanatunza akiba ya maneno

    Comments ziwe fupifupi.

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