Self regulation by knowing who's editing Wikipedia
Last Friday, I was interviewed on the Midday Report with Chris Gibbons. This is a very fast-paced show which addresses everything from business to politics and what lies in between. The topic was who’s editing Wikipedia, which has been driving up a storm of online commentary. A Caltech graduate, Virgin Griffith has developed an application, […]
TEDGlobal Talks premier online with George Ayittey
Earlier this month, I received an email from Chris Anderson, the curator of TED, following up on the conference in Tanzania. Several videos from the TEDGlobal conference I attended in Arusha a few months ago premièred online. My favourite is George Ayittey, who roused the audience, alternating from lacerating criticism of Africa’s “hippo generation” to […]
The question is: Why did the chicken cross the road?
PLATO: For the greater good. * ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads. * SADDAM HUSSEIN: This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it. * MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: … I envision a world where all chickens will be free […]
No Credit Card doesn't mean you can't shop online
Despite the impression on most websites that you need a credit card to shop on the Web, that is not entirely the case. In this article I present some alternatives to using a credit card. Last time round I explained how to shop online, but my assumption were based on the fact that most e-commerce […]
Facebook drains attention and a mental bandwidth
This Wednesday morning, I will be interviewed on eTV Morning Edition at 6:30 am, likely just after the news bulletin about the impact of the social networking website Facebook on business. The views I am going to express are something that needs to be taken very seriously by companies, especially small businesses. You see, small […]