Stories about Technology from July, 2007
Argentina: Newest eBlog Podcast
eBlog [ES] releases its 36th program of the Radio eBlog podcast, which includes discussions on the passing of Roberto “El Negro” Fontanarrosa and the recent collaboration between OLPC and Intel.
Cambodia: Scheduled Posts on WordPress
Vutha from Cambodia has a tutorial on how to do scheduled posts in WordPress blogging platform.
Nigeria: True Love magazine features Nigerian female bloggers
Several Nigerian female bloggers are featured on the West Africa's True Love magazine:”Bella is still very much incognito…but has a very sweet interview along with the bloggers who inspired her to start, Adaure and Taureanminx. As well as Bimbo Lads, and Mona!!”
Nigeria: aggregation is not duplication
Akin's comments regarding a new Nigerian blog “aggregator”: “My candid advice is for the mover of NaijaLive to confer with the owners of AfricanLoft and AltNigeria, probably an email to a techie like Chxta would come in handy too – they all seem to know a good deal about the...
Africa: interview with Kenyan activist, Firoze Manji
Blackademics interviews Firoze Manji, the Kenyan journalist and activist: “This month we got an interview with Kenyan author, journalist, and activist Firoze Manji for y’all. He runs the African equivalent of Blackademics and has a lot to say about genocide, the digital divide in Africa, and African continental unity.”
Nigeria: Two Heroic Nigerian Cops; Borderless Office
This week’s blog round-up begans from Nigeria, where Yomi shares a rare story of two brave Nigerian policemen who braved the odds to fight-back about 30 well-armed bank robbers with one of the policemen loosing his life in the process.
Angola: Blogging from inside the country (I)
With a total population estimated at just under 16 million, five years after the end of the thirty-year long civil war, the state telecommunications enterprise Angola Telecom’s fixed-line network still serves less than one percent of the population, Internet Service Providers hardly serve one person per one thousand people and...
Frustrations with Malawi Soccer, President looks to God, Questions about AIDS and Sex, and Benefits of SourceForge
In recent years, Malawi’s soccer scene has been less exciting due to poor performance of national team, The Flames. Its performance has attracted a number of bloggers calling for action now. At the heart of the matter are issues of coaching and finances. Such problems have not only affected the national team but also many clubs. Malawian bloggers look at the whole situation from different angles.
Touring Libyan blogs: women at the realm, promoting blogging, missed calls and other annoyances
Libyan women are a cut above, with the top 43 graduates from high school being girls. However, some bloggers argue that their place is still in the home. In other developments, blogging is making its way to students, mobile phones are a must have, and Libyans have got the hang of making missed calls, for others with credits on their phones to call them back.
Guyana: And The Award Goes To…
“When I first start blogging, I did feel as if I been talking to meself. Then I discover other bloggers…and suddenly…click…click…the whole world open for me!” Guyana-Gyal passes on The Blogger Reflection Award to five bloggers who have touched her life.
Kazakhstan: Blogs not only for debate, but also a source
A lot of goodies in the Kazakhstani blogosphere this week: The big bosses walk away unscathed after two important trials, right-hand-drive advocates celebrate their victory, Kazakhstan is set to advance in nuclear energy production, many facts and figures, and much more in this week's roundup.
China: QQ into Citizen journalism
China Media Project wrote about QQ.com's recent move in setting up a page calling for witness accounts on the devastating flood in Jinan.
China: Individual Domains Blogs are All Illegal
Yee translated a blogger dialogue with Shanghai Communication Administration on phone about the closing down of individual domains blogs because they apply the regulation to forums and BSPs to blogs.
Iran:Iraqi hackers attack
Iraqi hackers yesterday attacked Perisan blog.com,the most important blog service in country, according to Iranian news sites.Hackers wrote “anti Iranian” slogans.According to managers of Persian blog service,hackers could not get any information or data from blogs.
Sri Lanka: On blogs and writing
London, Lanka and Drums reflects on the Sri Lankan Blogosphere and writing.
Barbados: Blog Gag Order?
Barbados Underground learns that that a gag order has allegedly been imposed on government ministers who have been interacting with the public via certain blogs.
Americas: A New .lat Domain?
Isopixel [ES] wonders whether the proposal to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to create a .lat domain for Latin America will really be beneficial for the region.
Palestine: Khobbeizeh in the Lead
Palestinian blog Khobbeizeh has been named among Jordan's top blogs.
Uganda: wireless internet in Kampala
A list of places with wireless Internet in Kampala: * Just Kickin’ in Kisementi (free for two hours) * Mateo's on Parliament Avenue (rumored to exist; rumored to be free) * Crocodile in Kisementi (5000 shillings buys a card that sometimes gets you an hour, sometimes unlimited) * Rouge, across...
Kenya: TIDE: Technology, Innovation, Design, and Everything
John Wesonga announces the birth ot TIDE: “About 3 months ago during our company meeting we begun brainstorming about coming up with an event that would bring together techies and web designers in Kenya to discuss and share ideas, out of those discussions TIDE: Technology, Innovation, Design, and Everything was...
Algeria: Revolutionary's Choice
Nouri, from Algeria, marks the 60th anniversary of the Kalashnikov with this post.
