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27 inactive (but influential) African Twitter accounts
July 31, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments
27 inactive (but influential) African Twitter accounts

Twitter accounts come and go, but their efforts are not forgotten. Here are a couple dozen example of once-active African accounts that currently lie dormant.

Online resources for upcoming 2011 African elections
July 29, 2011 ♦ No Comment
Online resources for upcoming 2011 African elections

Over the next nine months, sixteen additional African nations will hold democratic elections, but how much information will be exchanged using the Internet?

Insights for Search: ‘farming’, ‘health’, ‘education’, ‘ict’
July 4, 2011 ♦ No Comment
Insights for Search: ‘farming’, ‘health’, ‘education’, ‘ict’

Google searches for farming, health, education, and ICT are relatively popular within Africa. Good news, indeed, although the trend will most likely change as the user phase switches from essentials to entertainment.

Insights for search: ‘mobile’, ‘apps’, ‘Facebook’
June 28, 2011 ♦ One Comment
Insights for search: ‘mobile’, ‘apps’, ‘Facebook’

Google Insights for Search verifies East African interest in apps, African interest in mobile, and general affinity for Facebook even in less-connected nations. A fun tool.

Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)
May 12, 2011 ♦ One Comment
Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)

The BarCamp: Great discussion, great nationalism, great progress, great logos. Explore an interactive timeline listing the 50+ African “unconferences” (plus more that are on the way!)

ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia
May 8, 2011 ♦ No Comment
ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia

Enter ZedFibre, a relatively small one-man Zambian blog that shares ICT action from Zambia. Zed has remained silent since mid-April, however.