May 2011
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November 2010
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“69% of Africans are very or somewhat comfortable with mobile advertising. This...”
– Five key findings about the mobile advertising landscape in Africa, by Nur Bremmen for Memeburn.
Nov 18th
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Nov 13th
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Nov 6th
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“I was also an early writer. And when I began to write, at about the age of...”
– Not a new TED talk, but still one of my favorites. Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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“Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has introduced a fast, effective and...”
– The service was developed by SMS Media, one of Uganda’s leading providers of SMS products. Read more about how it works on the Uganda National Examinations Board’s web site.
Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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“Are designers the new anthropologists or missionaries, come to poke into village...”
– Bruce Nussbaum, Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism?
Nov 5th
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July 2010
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Jul 28th
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 22nd
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Jul 21st
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Jul 20th
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Jul 19th
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Jul 17th
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Kenya's Tech Innovations, Japan's Digital Divide
If you follow my blog, you know that I like to report on the many technological innovations coming out of East Africa, especially Kenya. There is no shortage of subjects to report on, from the nationwide spread of mobile money to portable solar solutions, but also the inventiveness of individual “hacks”, such as SMS-powered remote locking systems and home-made mobile phone sonar fishing devices....
Jul 17th
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listening to "Tito Puente-Tito and Mongo on... →
@EFR56: Tito Puente - “Tito and Mongo onTimbales” from “Puente in Percussion”(1957)For percusssion aficionados and lovers of good Afro-Cuban rhythms”
Jul 15th
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“Why do people tweet? What is the driver of them spending time doing this? I...”
– Amazon’s Former Chief Scientist, Andreas Weigend
Jul 15th
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“Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African...”
– BBC South Asia News Desk via @Ethnicsupplies
Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 13th
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ListenAli Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté -...
Jul 12th
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Jul 9th
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Jul 8th
June 2010
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Jun 26th
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ListenRégis Gizavo - Tsikaholy Régis Gizavo is a...
Jun 26th
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Jun 25th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 23rd
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Jun 22nd
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ListenRokia Traoré - Dounia How can one nation produce...
Jun 21st
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iPad: a Distraction From the Joys of Boredom
Peter Bregman writes a guest blog post for Harvard Business Review on why he returned his iPad to the store after a week. His reason: he found himself using the iPad so much that he missed being bored. “Being bored is a precious thing, a state of mind we should pursue. Once boredom sets in, our minds begin to wander, looking for something exciting, something interesting to land on. And...
Jun 20th
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ListenCocody Rock - Alpha Blondy Yeah, we need some...
Jun 19th
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Jun 19th
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listening to "Sally nyolo Agneungle" →
@rinzwin: Sally Nyolo - Agneungle #CMR - well some team had to be the 1st out :(
Jun 19th
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Jun 18th
listening to "Va - Mamani Keita By Nicolas Repac -... →
Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac.These 2 work so well together. Better than Simon and Garfunkel. #Mali
Jun 14th
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Jun 14th
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ListenDick Brummelman is “grumpy man” with...
Jun 14th
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March 2010
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February 2010
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Feb 7th
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