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Technology · November, 2007
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Stories about Technology from November, 2007

30 November 2007

An experimental website was born in Taiwan in Nov 20, 2007: ‘Blogblind‘ (It was closed in two days). The main concept is digging (as in Digg) blogs that people do...

29 November 2007

Russia: Minor Attacks on the Opposition

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

South Africa: Bliksem: A South African Facebook App

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Guyana: Chit-Chat

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Japan: Robot Award

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Ecuador: Ultimas Noticas Collaborative News Site

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Argentina: Mar Del Plata Blog Day

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

28 November 2007

Madagascar: Building a wooden boat

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

China: Digg Model Won't Work?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Israel: Syria's Official Page on Facebook

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Egypt: YouTube Disables Activist's Account

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

A storm is brewing in the Egyptian blogosphere after video hosting site You Tube removed several videos featuring policemen torturing victims from their site. "This is by far the biggest...

27 November 2007

Syria: A Protest Against Censorship

Written by Yazan Badran · Middle East & North Africa

To crown the two months of rapid internet censorship, last week the Syrian government decided to block Facebook (The popular social network site) and Shabablek, a very popular local forum...

Ghana: Ghana ICT Journalists on Facebook

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Innovative Tools: Live Bicycle Radio

Written by Rezwan · Latin America

Innovative tools in Colombia and Bangladesh are bringing internet access to communities that would otherwise be disconnected. We take a look at wi-max bicycles in Medellin and mobile phone internet...