Stories from 12 April 2007
Japan: Chuoism
Late last year blogger Joi Ito brought us a post on the Chiba Newtown Chuo, a “designed from scratch community in the middle of nowhere near my house.” This week...
Nigeria: Oyo State domain name expires
David Ajao briefly discusses domain name usage in Nigeria and reports that the government of Oyo State website displays Google Ads after domain name expiration: A case in point is...
South Korea: Investment or infantry for Iraq?
In light of today's meeting between Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ROK Drop blogger GI Korea asks if 2,300 Korean businessmen might be able to...
Japan: Ethnic Korean prefect candidate
Ongoing election bloggage from the eponymously-named debito blogger: “Read on to hear about a naturalized Korean-Japanese’s campaign for a prefectural seat in Osaka, campaigning his Korean roots overtly.“
Japan: New local law blog
As if the powerhouse China Law Blog weren't enough, now there's the new Japan Law Blog. Via gen at the Gen Kanai weblog.
Colombian Contrasts: Bush, Spanish Royalty, literature, kidnapping, internet week and free hugs.
A range of posts reflecting the multifaceted Colombian blogosphere: from free hugs and blogger meetups to Bush induced rioting, royal visitors, online campaigns and musings on civilian journalism and the upcoming Internet Week.
India: Child Abuse, The Other Half and NRIs
A few days ago a study about child sexual abuse in India was released and the findings of the study were pretty disturbing. If you recollect Mira Nair's movie “The...
Arabeyes: Esra'a Al Shafei – Your One-Stop-Cyber-Activist
At the age of 20, Bahraini university student Esra'a Al Shafei sure has a lot of chores to juggle. And it isn't classwork that is taking her time and sapping...
