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Technology · August, 2011
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Stories about Technology from August, 2011

31 August 2011

After seeing the huge impact of social media on the Egyptian revolution, Egyptian blogger, Mahmoud Salem (@SandMonkey) decided to collaborate with a non-profit organisation, Peace and Plenty, to help them...

Nigeria: The Brain Behind the Nigerian Blog Awards

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Sub-Saharan Africa

Behold the face behind the masquerade. Good Nigerian Girl is the brain powering the Nigeria Blogs Awards since 2010. The Nigerian Blog Awards is an annual event that rewards creative...

Russia: Chamber of Accounts’ Leak Exposes Significant Financial Violations

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

China: Real Name Registration Requirement Coming For Weibo?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

30 August 2011

Nepal: Live Tweeting Miss Nepal Contest

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Jamaica: Collaborative Documentary for Independence

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: Missed Opportunity re: Teen Video?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Iran: Rogue SSL certificate and Iranian dissidents

Written by Fred Petrossian · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Brazil: Bank Account of Google Blocked Due to “Offensive” Blogs

Written by Sara Moreira · Quick Reads · Latin America

Malaysia: Emergency App Alerts Police

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Russia: Content Analysis of Party Manifestos

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Japan: A Revealing Blog by a Fukushima Robot Operator

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · East Asia

29 August 2011

Trinidad & Tobago: Thoughts on the SoE

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago: The “Granny Quilla” Video

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Kenya: Local Webcomics

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

28 August 2011

Japan: Trends in the blogging service landscape

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

Saudi Arabia: A Special Twitter Hashtag for the King!

Written by Mona Kareem · Middle East & North Africa

A Saudi hashtag entitled #tal3mrak which literary translates into “May god prolong your life” or “your majesty” if translated into a Western context, took Twitter by storm today. The hashtag...

Egypt: Omar Soliman Facebook Army

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

A poll conducted by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces on their Facebook page to see how much support each of the potential Egyptian presidential elections candidates had on the...