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  • Undergraduate turns millionaire overnight

    Undergraduate turns millionaire overnight

    A 400 level theatre arts student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Janet Abiodun Lawal recently won the sum of 1 million naira from Palmchat’s #CrazySelfie competition.

     

    The competition which ran between December 2015 and January 2016 took place on the Palmchat app and witnessed several entries from participants who were required to take selfies with funny gestures. The individual with the highest likes and shares was to be crowned the winner.

     

    Afmobi Nigeria, owners of Palmchat and Palmplay announced Lawal as winner of the #crazyselfie competition at the award ceremony which held at the Palmchat office in Ikeja.

     

    According to Yemisi Oluwaseun, Business Development Manager, Palmchat, “apart from creating awareness for the Palmchat app, the competition was also a way of giving value to the users the idea behind the competition, was to empower young Nigerians to create new social experience through building fun and rewarding social networks,” she said.

    On winning the competition, the overjoyed Lawal said, “The money received would go a long way in furthering my education and bring me closer to my dream of helping make Nigeria a better country”.

     

    Afmobi Nigeria, also used the medium to officially announce the launch of the newest update of its app Palmchat version 5.2 which is available on Google Play store.

     

    According to the Enterprise Generated Content Manager for Afmobi Nigeria, Mr Ejodahmen Oseghele, “Palmchat app is fast becoming one of the favorite social media and Instant messaging apps used by Nigerian youths because it is driven by rich local content and helps users connect with those around them easily.”

     

    Speaking further, he said: “Palmchat app has become one of the most used apps by Nigerian youths with a global user base of about 100 million worldwide subscribers and daily sign ups of over 100 thousand new users joining the family.”

     

    Afmobi Group Nigeria intends to keep Palmchat app at the top by providing entrepreneurship opportunity for users, through projects like the Ladies First initiative and establishment of PalmClubs in tertiary institutions.

     

  • Palmchat extends social app market share

    The growing instant messaging (IM) social platform in Nigeria has witnessed another evolution with the introduction of Palmchat, a multi-media messenger that enables friends to connect across all platforms, and make new friends in diverse fun-filled and exciting ways.

    The app which is trending in the social application space is expected to transform and create a major swept in the history of instant messaging technology. It also predicted that all outdated Instant Messenger (IM) will be clearly phased out by social media apps that are more engaging, personal and comes with interesting features.

    Head, Public Relations, Transision Holdings, Mounir Boukali, clearly defined the strength of the new IM by saying: “having used all the social application platforms we can find around, one can only ask for more and this is what Palmchat offers everyone; a cool new face of social instant messaging, personal and group chatting.

    “It offers really different features from those we are already used to. You can choose to join any chat room of your choice, discussing a range of issues, from sports to romance, and even get discounts from online stores. It enables you to share your cool pictures, music and recordings with your friends, getting in touch with them in private messaging.”

    Boukali also added that, using location based services; Palmchat helps users link-up with friends within their neighbourhoods. “That person you have always had a crush on, can just be right in front of you – on your phone or connect with someone totally new, the “shake shake” feature gives you that instand experience.

  • I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 3)

    I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 3)

    We basically struggled to break the ice, so we started by sharing our likes and dislikes then our individual experiences. He kept saying ‘…back in school that was when I met this girl or that girl’. So I knew I was right, he was a cute rookie; barely knew anything about relationships. I picked up my phone and sent him a message on Palmchat:

    ‘Don’t worry dear, I don’t bite…it’s my first date too’.

    He simply cracked open and laughed his embarrassment away, that was the peak of the moment and when I fell in love with him. He replied on Palmchat:

    ‘Thanks dear, I didn’t know it was so obvious…Jblushing face’.

    How did I meet Francis? Ok, are you a Palmchatter? If you are then you must have seen the Look-Around feature, right? Cool (if you ain’t a Palmchatter…er, I guess you just have to imagine itJ). I live at Alaka Estate just after national Stadium at Surulere and yeah, one boring afternoon with my friends I was playing on Palmchat with the Look-Around feature then I saw him, he was also within the Estate but I didn’t chat him up right away-naa, my friends Tonke and Mimi coaxed me. They won’t let me be; we were all bored and just didn’t know what to do. That is after of course bringing Mimi out of her sulky mood; she had a fight with her man a night before and we were kind of resolving the issue at my place. That was when they turned on me to get myself a man.

    They knew I wanted one and my loveable friends never made me feel bad about my failed relationships (guys if you’re reading this, I love ya…#hugs). It was actually Tonke who suggested ‘we’ (in this case, ‘we’ means ‘I’) try the Palmchat Look-Around feature, that it is cool and since one can really spot the spot the person one is chatting with if close, it won’t be such a bad idea to try a blind date. So, voila I did (lol) hit on Francis using the Look-Around feature and …my god, he responded.

    It is been a year and 4 months I met Francis Usoh; a civil engineer with Messrs. Julius Berger and life has been quite a fantasy. Yeah I had been quite bothered; I wasn’t getting any younger, at 32 I felt sometimes that ugly feeling of having missed out, you know, not being part of the lot anymore-old bloody cargo (lol). But it is funny, I am standing in front of the mirror dressed up in a wedding gown, this is the fourth gown I have tested and it still feels like a dream. Well, Francis after the last Valentine night while he was dropping me off sent me a rather…well (chest heaving) interesting message on Palmchat. He asked me to marry him; I looked at my phone, saw the message and tears swelled in my eyes. He was still driving with his face on the road like he didn’t just set the fire within me. Of course I replied:

    ‘I will Frank, I will…Jblushing face’.

    He looked at his phone; saw my reply and heaved a deep sign of relief and then he smiled and turned around and kissed me (if he had crashed our car kissing me, I bet we won’t have noticed). I can never forget that night was; it till causes a stir within me how I met my hubby on Palmchat.

     

     

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  • Palmchat: Love at first post

    Palmchat: Love at first post

    They say love comes to those who believe it and if anything, love is homecoming on Palmchat social platform as many young and honest seekers are connecting to someone true. The active user rate of Palmchat has soared in five years as more people are using the apps instant messaging and online dating capacities to connect to people around the world.

    Ronke, a 21 year old undergraduate says: “I am not afraid to connect with people I don’t know on Palmchat because I am careful to only engage people within close proximity and in areas that I am acquainted using the Look-Around custom feature. It’s kinda like a binocular; so I chat up someone I can see and trace…I’m comfortable with that”

    The Look-Around feature of the Palmchatis not the only feature driving the hits on Palmchat; the Shake-Shake is also driving engagement amongst the young people.

    “The fact that whenever you shake your phone with the Shake-Shake activated, you will connect to someone or peopledoing the same thing (shaking) as you, near or hundreds of miles away from you on other parts of the world is simply fascinating” says AdemolaIdowu, a Marketing Consultant.

    The Palmchat platform is also highly incentivize with free gift being made available to users most of the times. For instance, during the Brazil 2014 World Cup a lot of free gifts were given out to Palmchat users who participated on the Predict and win promo; from airtime vouchers to HD LED display TVs.

    “Ladies enjoyed the level of experience which Palmchat offered in partnership with some of the most exquisite lounges in Lagos mainland for the Palmchat Ladies Night Out campaign which ran for weeks. The Miss Nigeria 2014 contest is running now on Palmchat and we see lots of Nigerian ladies participating on the platform. The excitements thatPalmchat always bring with promises of gifts help drive engagement on the platform” says MounirBoukali; the Head, Public Relations, TRANSSION Holdings.

    So in whatever way you might wish to define love; be who you might meet or what you might win, Palmchat makes you simply engage love actively.Palmchat is Nigeria’s trending social platform with over 5,000 daily sign ups and 95% active user rate. It is truly love at first post!

     

     

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  • I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 2)

    I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 2)

    So like I mentioned I work as a Human Resource Manager and well my name is Bimpe Ajayi-and don’t even ask ‘cause I’m not telling you how old I am. Anyways, because my job entails managing people, I had to devise a ways to maintain a steady two-way communication with my staff (…trust me, emails and intranet don’t always work these days). I use instant messaging mobile apps a lot; any of the platforms that my staff members are active, I use it. Be it the Whatsapps, 2gos, BBMs, Wechats and I must say Palmchat (…will tell you why in a moment).

    Instant messages are hard to resist (ladies you know now); once that beep comes in, you just kind of pick up your phone and reply almost without thinking. So my staff can’t resist infos or notices etc I send across to them through these platforms. As for Palmchat, I developed a personal attachment to the platform. Remember when I said I was stuck in traffic running late to work and had a marathon presentation to make to my boss?

    I drifted mentally into a two-minute or so daydream; where I saw myself in the arms of my new found love, Francis dancing to the slow rhythms being played by a high life band at La Tropicana resort. He was about kissing me; slowly closing in like on a Close Up TV commercial when…’honk, honk’ the car behind me shattered my daydream and threw me right back into reality. I am actually in a stupid traffic and heading late to work for a presentation which I hope will go down well. I picked up my phone and sent Francis a ‘Hi dear’ on Palmchat and of course he replied almost instant with ‘sweetie I stuck in traffic…bumper to bumper’

    It is funny how I so clicked with Francis, I met this sweet guy on Palmchat and sometimes it feels impossible. I didn’t say it, but why I was running late to work that Wednesday was because I spent such a good, good time with Francis the night before (hey, not quite what you are thinking…not yet). It was close of work and I wasn’t minding sitting out a little while before embracing my mattress, so I chatted up Francis on Palmchat and told him to meet me at Radisson Blue. That was to be our second real meeting; you know, face to face not online. Our first real date was at the Leisure Mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya street Surulere and it wasn’t a bad one except that, you know, I didn’t know what to expect and quite honestly, stuffs were running through my mind like: ‘I hope I am not making a stupid mistake leaving my house to meet some guy I don’t know?…. I hope the mall is safe and nobody will be stalking me or something? And I am buying my drink, no free drinks…thanks’. With all that going through my mind, our conversation was kind of stale; it lacked energy and was completely cautious but all the same, I could tell he was a sincere guy. Like when he blushed (he has such cute dimples on his cheeks by the wayJ) and said that our meeting was his first blind date, I could tell it was not only his first blind date but his first date…and guess what happened next? (…seriously I can’t believe that I am living my fantasy)

     

     

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  • Photo: Ladies night out

    Photo: Ladies night out

    The atmosphere at Rodizzio bar and restaurant was absolutely electric, Wednesday 23rd July, 2014 was the second night in a roll and the ladies were all looking take-home-to-mama (J). Omo Baba No1 the comedian and his gang kept cracking up rib cages and the men in the house (C’mon…like you don’t know where there are ladies, there are men) fueled their desire with some buzz.

    Guys it was another Palmchat ladies night out and I must tell you the Palmchat sponsored night rocked; the lights, musical bands, jokes and interactive session, drinks-everything was perfect. You know how it is when you’ve had a not-so-nice day at work; your craving at the instant is something that will makes you happy- makes you feel special.

    Palmchat have been getting ladies reacquainted with their special side every Wednesday night for four weeks in roll; girls get to sit out after work hours at exquisite bars and lounges, have a drink on Palmchat and share their experiences: photos, voice post and text post-you name it- on Palmchat.

    Nigeria’s leading social platform believes every Nigerian woman deserves a treat because they are special, so why not join the train of extra special Nigerian babes on Palmchat and experience the new vogue in town…next hang out? Sure why not, see you at Rodizzio babe.

    Palmchat is Nigeria’s trending social platform with over 5,000 daily sign ups and 95% active user rate; Come join us.

  • Shop KONGA on Palmchat

    Shop KONGA on Palmchat

    Ladies, information they say is all that makes the difference; one minute behind the info is one minute too late and you could be losing out on that 50% discount designer handbag, platform, makeup kit …body magic (Haa…like we don’t know) or that new arrival you can’t  wait to lay hold on.

    Voila girls! Palmchat in partnership with KONGA.COM is bringing you all the shopping discounts, new arrivals, promos…you name it, on your favorite mobile social platform. Just join the ‘KONGA group’ on Palmchat and all the breaking news on your world of retail shopping will be at your finger tips. Just a click and you get to know what is new on Konga.com.

     

    Palmchat look around FOR KONGA

    The best part? All new followers get an instant discount code to shop with! Yes it’s true. Are you worried about getting unnecessary notifications from Konga? That won’t happen. Anytime you need the latest on discounts, promos and sales, simply enter the Konga.com group conversation and you will be informed.

    Join the thriving community of super-smart Konga.com shoppers on Palmchat and make your lifestyle more fashion-forward. Follow KONGA on Palmchat today.

     

  • I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 1)

    I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 1)

    I MET FRANCIS, MY HUBBY ON PALMCHAT (PART 1)

    The morning rush hour was bad, very bad. I have been in Lagos all my life and I have seen traffic gridlock but that misty July Wednesday morning was simply soul wrenching. Not to say being stuck in traffic wasn’t my fault, you know what they say about giving excuses; especially if you are a corporate staff of a time-conscious org and you happen to have an appointment with the boss at 9:00 am in the same morning.

    So, there I was stuck in traffic by 7:15am along Ikorodu road heading for Victoria Island. “My gosh…Gordon will kill me” I remember blurting out those over 20 times that morning. Mr. Gordon Kirchowsky is the Head of Operations of our multinational company with a branch in Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria-My boss and I am the Human Resource Manager who is to make a power point presentation to Mr. G. Kirchowsky on the workforce restructuring that we had only recently concluded at the organization. The issues I was to present bordered on: Who was to do what…The experience, qualification and training required and I had just 15mins of the 1hour 30 minutes of the morning session to do that.

    In all this, I couldn’t help reminiscing in the mist of my storm; “Francis is a perfect gentleman and yeah…it was high time I had a man in my life”. I bet those thoughts were out loud and it all started with a blind date on a mobile app (…did I say blind date, well yeah)….I will tell you,

    ( lol) dis gist plenty o.

    To be continued.

     

     

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  • Palmchat takes social media by the storm

    With over 80,000 users worldwide signing up daily, Palmchat has joined millions of users around the world in sharing the fun of mobile social experience.

    Palmchat is an amazing innovative mobile social app that is compactable with all mobile operating system and downloadable from all mobile app stores:  Java, Windows store, Apple store, Google play, Blackberry world-among others. It has interactive and fun custom features: Shake-Shake and Look around with other functional capabilities like the file share, instant messaging and voice recording.

    Palmchat offers premium user friendly online social and dating experience with functional features such as chat rooms, voice recording capabilities, photo and video sharing and chat by interest.

    A unique feature of Palmchat is Look-Around feature that gives the users the power to avoid all the queer chatties and connect with that special one just over your shoulder. The Look-Around uses GPRS system to show how close or far your online date is from you.

    Happy-ever-after stories have been told by users who met online using the Look-Around custom feature to connect with each other on their first date.

    With over 80,000 new users signing up daily from different mobile devices, Palmchat is fast becoming the choice social mobile platform for users around the world.

    It has become the user friendly interface and custom features usher in a new face of social interaction and bonding.

    Mrs. Bimpe Ajayi, a Human Resource Manager with a multinational company in Lagos, who met her hubby, Frederick on Palmchat said: “It was a very pleasant night; the first night of our honeymoon. Frederick is such a loveable person; he always has something amusing to say, quite an accommodating gentle man and slow to anger. Some people find it hard to believe me when I tell them that I met this amazing man on Palmchat.

    “I didn’t just bump unto him on Palmchat-no. I wanted him, I dreamt of that special one but I just didn’t know how, where and when I will meet him until a friend introduced me to Palmchat.”

    Palmchat is giving an opportunity to Nigerian ladies to become Miss Nigeria in the 2014 beauty contest.

    With over 80,000 users worldwide signing up on daily basis, Palmchat is a new innovative mobile social app that is compactable with all mobile operating system and downloadable from all mobile app stores: Java, Windows store, Apple store, Google play, Blackberry world, among others

    With Miss Nigeria beauty pageant around the corner, Nigeria’s to-be beauty icons are grabbing their chances to be shortlisted for the contest and show off what sublime endowment a cocktail of genes could conjure.

    Some contestants are really showing innovation, a really good criterion for selecting a Miss Nigeria. These beauties are filling out their registration form and sharing their Miss Nigeria story on Palmchat.

    The Palmchat Miss Nigeria group is a group open to contestants of the 2014 Miss Nigeria beauty pageantry. Contestants fill their registration online hassle free and share their stories and selfies on a cool, interactive platform.

    Nigerian ladies can join the world of hi-tech beauties on Palmchat; check out whose story is the most inspiring and whose selfie is making the buzz as Nigeria’s premiere beauty contest gets social.

    Palmchat offers premium user friendly online social and dating experience with functional features such as chat rooms, voice recording capabilities, photo and video sharing and chat by interest.