Something happened on the way to the front page
Early in 2006 I was featured in the now defunct Nova newspaper and about a week later the paper shut down. Back in 2004 I was featured on the front page of ThisDay newspaper and shortly afterwards it was also shutdown. Now if I was superstitious I would think those were bad omens for me. […]
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 […]