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Category Archives: mobile
What is appropriate online? Be aware of being public
– from News24.com – By Duncan Alfreds Cape Town – New research has found that adult content consumption is growing rapidly on mobile devices. According to Juniper Research, 250 million people will use their mobile phones or tablets to access … Continue reading
Social Media in Africa – on Balancing-Act
Talking to Russell Southwood of Balancing-Act.com about social media in Africa, including some examples of campaigns and work done on mobile in Africa.
Mobile phones tackle poverty
Forever and a day, there has been much hype about the potential for ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) to change peoples’ lives. While I have never doubted that, it has been something rather obscure to prove. Here is a rather … Continue reading
Rural Kenyan Chief Finds Notoriety on Twitter
@Chiefkariuki is Africa’s new novelty, thanks to Associated Press. A chief in Kenya, Francis Kariuki, says he uses twitter to communicate with his villagers. His village is called Lanet Umoja and is 160 kilometres west of the capital, Nairobi. One … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, mobile, twitter
Tagged Francis Kariuki, Kenya, Lanet Umoja, rural communications, twitter
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The future of handsets – in Africa
The postscript – in Africa – is the most important part of this title. Many places you go, people are quick to talk Apple and Android (and at a push, Blackberry) when talking of the future. But really, do they … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, mobile, Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, Android, Apple, Blackberry, Mobile phone
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Why Syria isn’t in the headlines more
Here is an interesting story about how social media interacts with other media (and other variables) to get the world’s attention – or not. Syria has been in crisis for 11 months. While it’s definitely a feature on the twitter … Continue reading
The future belongs to the curious
Long live learning!
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Mobile health – the local way
Here is a great story from Kenya about how local skill triumphed to build a local system for a local problem. The Kenyan government recognised in 2010 that it had a problem with identifying, and therefore treating, infectious diseases. So … Continue reading
How Africa Tweets
A new study by Portland, How Africa Tweets, analyses twitter usage in Africa, a bit of a first! There is plenty of research about how the USA uses twitter, but not much in the way of numbers and usage in … Continue reading
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