We didn’t know about version 1 but we’ve just been notified of the second version of Carl Joshua Ncube’s app and after briefly checking it out, we loved it. Well, the Android version that we used at least. There’s an iPhone (and other iDevices) and Windows Phone version of the app as well.
It’s all content on CJN in one place to make him more accessible. The app features his Facebook page updates, Twitter and YouTube channel, as well as photo galleries to give Carl’s fans insight into what the he is doing at significant points. Fans will also be able to see where he is when he’s touring and will be able to contact him via the app.
The app does have a direct commercial angle to it. It will have in-app advertising and a dedicated promotions section. “My comedy exposes me to audiences and my material is directed at selling Zimbabwe and Zimbabwean brands through my art form,” he explained to us.
Carl is of course not new to media and tech. Other than comedy, the guy has a decade of advertising, television, design and programming experience under his belt. He is credited as the first animator to make a short film at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival Short Film project.
The app Carl says, will play its part in encouraging people to start using certain communications devices and push more services from ISPs to make the internet experience in Zimbabwe a little better and a bit more affordable. Hopefully other artists also see the opportunity to use new media platforms to get their products to market.
Carl’s app can be downloaded free from the comedian’s website, www.carljoshuancube.com.
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Great idea but How is he going to make money ??
I think it is explained in the part of the article “The app does have a direct commercial angle to it. It will have in-app
advertising and a dedicated promotions section. “My comedy exposes me to
audiences and my material is directed at selling Zimbabwe and
Zimbabwean brands through my art form”
Thanks Mr Raymond,ndaibata nyaya yacho,i think its a good idea & i hope it will be a success
reaching more people increases his fanbase and popularity so more people will come for his shows and that means more money
what happened to tribe263
Shame its not a full fledged iOS app rather a web-clip-app or something… With tweets. Good effort though.
not sure i get the ‘shame’ part
I put it there coz web-apps are extraordinary data hogs, a dedicated app would have been better…
The HTML5 app is extremely light. ic0n1c suffers from crab in a bucket syndrome. on my iPhone its not a native but works very well. I think its encouraging. Well done boss.
if you say so…
would have appreciated dai mataura nechirungu, HTMLS, data hogs, dedicated,syndrome what what… beyond me, maybe for the clever ones the difference is well defined… twatiri as long as it has a camera, and plays video, and has speakers…
html5 api is the way to go, they are cross platform and they are the future of mobile api mind u. its a g8 start by carl, worth celebrating
At least the guy is being innovative, trying to new things to enhance his trade. Well done. The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.
I haven’t downloaded it yet but ‘app’arently it’s pretty good…
Yeah Carl is innovative and persistent and he definitely takes his brand seriously. Nuff!