Hipipo

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HiPipo (Pronounced as "Hi Pipo" or "Hi People") is an online social entertainment platform with primary target to serve Africa Social Entertainment.

History

HiPipo was founded by John Mark Ssebunnya in Uganda originally as a "social network", under the technical guidance, advice and motivation of Dr Frederick Wamala, the current Executive Chairman Board of Directors and Information Security Adviser who registered HiPipo domain plus contributed some of the critical website operations funding. When Innocent Kawooya, the current CMO/COO together with the CEO cited the need to streamline HiPipo's focus to entertainment, HiPipo changed to "social entertainment network" soon after and currently runs Uganda and Kenya platforms for social entertainment. In 2011 HiPipo Kenya Launched. As of 2012, HiPipo is one of Africa's top websites.

Features

Among HiPipo's major coverage is Entertainment News, Music, Videos and the HiPipo Charts that are powered by online music consumption statistics on HiPipo Desktop and Mobile Platforms.

Partnerships

HiPipo.com has been main online partner for PAM Awards 2011 and DIVA Awards offering these events the first ever online voting platform in Uganda. HiPipo.com introduced online voting in Uganda with Diva awards 2010. This online voting campaign went on successfully and attracted Ugandans to vote at www.HiPipo.com. This was followed with the Pearl of Africa Music Awards 2011 and DIVA Awards 2011 online voting.

HiPipo Charts

In 2012, HiPipo.com launched the "HiPipo Charts Festival" and annual event with the theme “Celebrating and Promoting Uganda Music Online Performance” with the first ever Mobile Web Voting in Uganda.

HiPipo Mobile

In 2012,HiPipo.com launched mobile version that targets to provide the social entertainment accessible on desktop to majority of Africans that currently do not have Personal Computer access. The mobile version host the fist of its kind mobile web voting in East Africa for the first Annual HiPipo Charts Festival. The mobile version is accessible on "mobile.hipipo.com"

HiPipo Audience

HiPipo.com attracts the biggest number of online social entertainment consumers in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda

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Created: July 20, 2012

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http://www.hipipo.com/diva-awards/

http://www.hipipo.com/pamawards/

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