http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican/newwith/me Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:19 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:19 -0800 http://www.mybloglog.com/ en-us <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/k_7g0rzebKI/'>Quick Hits Around African Tech</a> <br>South African Startup Index The Business Report is running a South African Startup Index using YouNoodle&#8217;s API. Quite...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:39:43 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/pKLVJLZnggk/'>African Connectivity Visualized</a> <br>Jon Gossier&#8217;s Appfrica Labs has put together an amazing infographic on internet connectivity in Africa. Amazing...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:49:50 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/JrFdJDKrLok/'>Creative Juices</a> <br>What gets you thinking creatively? I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about the need to have more time spent away from the normal...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:52:44 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/yYafUCT6bqs/'>Solution for Nairobi Blackouts</a> <br>It&#8217;s no secret that Kenya&#8217;s rivers are running dry as a result of forest destruction and environmental degradation...<br /><a href='http://www.afrigadget.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='AfriGadget' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:33:54 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/4XvCMtIWafw/'>Tags, Time and Location</a> <br>On Friday I had a long conversation with Noam Cohen from the New York Times about Ushahidi and Twitter. He was doing some...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:28:51 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/hCjUNKl473Q/'>An African Tech List on Twitter</a> <br>A lot of people are on Twitter these days. So many, it seems that you can be overwhelmed by the number of people and...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:06:02 -0800 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/0tEqU0jRyX0/'>Trusted Intermediaries</a> <br>If you&#8217;ve run into me in the last couple months you&#8217;ll likely have heard me talking a lot about the need, power and...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:52:10 -0800 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/25/pesapal-kenyan-web-mobile-payments/'>PesaPal: Kenyan Web & Mobile Payments</a> <br>Start local, then Africa, then the world. That&#8217;s the mantra app developers in Africa should be repeating to themselves...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:52:49 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/IBYa0v9Mp4s/'>PesaPal: Kenyan Web & Mobile Payments</a> <br>Start local, then Africa, then the world. That&#8217;s the mantra app developers in Africa should be repeating to themselves...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:52:49 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/22/the-flap-bag-project-at-poptech/'>The FLAP Bag Project at Pop!Tech</a> <br>If you follow AfriGadget, you&#8217;ll know that this summer I spent some time testing some new bags made by combining flexible...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:58:32 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/NH-Tkd_ftvA/'>The FLAP Bag Project at Pop!Tech</a> <br>If you follow AfriGadget, you&#8217;ll know that this summer I spent some time testing some new bags made by combining flexible...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:58:32 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/17/brain-food-poptech-fellows-2009/'>Brain Food: Pop!Tech Fellows 2009</a> <br>[More Pop!Tech Fellows 2009 pictures] There are a lot of reasons to come to Pop!Tech, the conference, but honestly the...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:51:47 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/ZlPekfN8XpU/'>Brain Food: Pop!Tech Fellows 2009</a> <br>[More Pop!Tech Fellows 2009 pictures] There are a lot of reasons to come to Pop!Tech, the conference, but honestly the...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:51:47 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/3aeo_hO69NQ/'>Win a Copy of William Kamkwamba’s Book!</a> <br>If you&#8217;ve been reading AfriGadget for a while, you know of a name that keeps popping up over and over &#8211; William...<br /><a href='http://www.afrigadget.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='AfriGadget' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:56:24 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/3QRfoQ-Ki1I/'>MoneyGram Tackles Mobile Payments</a> <br>Transacting money to and from Africa comes in a variety of flavors. Generally, besides country-specific solutions, there are:...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:09:15 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/13/moneygram-tackles-mobile-payments/'>MoneyGram Tackles Mobile Payments</a> <br>Transacting money to and from Africa comes in a variety of flavors. Generally, besides country-specific solutions, there are:...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:09:15 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/12/iwarrior-an-african-iphone-game/'>iWarrior: an African iPhone Game</a> <br>There aren&#8217;t a lot of African gamers, as would be expected due to the general lack of access to gaming technology and...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:41:23 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/UJOyZycDv6E/'>iWarrior: an African iPhone Game</a> <br>There aren&#8217;t a lot of African gamers, as would be expected due to the general lack of access to gaming technology and...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:41:23 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/08/text2fly-flight-schedules-by-sms-in-nigeria/'>Text2Fly: Flight Schedules by SMS in Nigeria</a> <br>Timi Agama was frustrated with his experiences in trying to get information about flights in Nigeria. It just didn&#8217;t...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:45:03 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/3hlxXBrEmbc/'>Text2Fly: Flight Schedules by SMS in Nigeria</a> <br>Timi Agama was frustrated with his experiences in trying to get information about flights in Nigeria. It just didn&#8217;t...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:45:03 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/10/07/when-do-you-need-funding/'>When do You Need Funding?</a> <br>I&#8217;ve spent the last couple days in scenic Salzburg, Austria with 20 other people from both traditional journalism and new...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:54:40 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/e0Y7y2KyPPc/'>When do You Need Funding?</a> <br>I&#8217;ve spent the last couple days in scenic Salzburg, Austria with 20 other people from both traditional journalism and new...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:54:40 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/NwlSnRj2wkU/'>Killer Snares turned into artful message</a> <br>I’ve been meaning to write this post for some time to recognize the amazing work being done by Dipesh Pabari at the Kenya...<br /><a href='http://www.afrigadget.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='AfriGadget' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:08:54 -0700 <a href='http://whiteafrican.com/2009/09/25/william-kamkwamba-harnessing-the-wind/'>William Kamkwamba: Harnessing the Wind</a> <br>&#8220;A rare and inspiring story of hope in rural Africa, a true story of youth challenging and winning against all of the...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:12:05 -0700 <a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/white_african/~3/YImquqeAfiE/'>Is There Technology Arbitrage in Africa?</a> <br>The term arbitrage traditionally refers to taking advantage of the price differential (the gap) between two or more markets. ...<br /><a href='http://www.whiteafrican.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='White African :: where africa and technology collide' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/WhiteAfrican'>Erik Hersman</a> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:27:13 -0700