Comments on: Audioblogging by Mobile Phone? Round 2: Nigerian Election Blog Blueprint http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/ Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: imnakoya http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-206 imnakoya Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-206 I'm a little bit confused Tobias. Are you referring to the elections that starts on April 14th? Secondly, my assumption is that the content of this site will come from Nigeria. Are you familiar with the charges for airtime minutes in that country? I’m a little bit confused Tobias. Are you referring to the elections that starts on April 14th?

Secondly, my assumption is that the content of this site will come from Nigeria. Are you familiar with the charges for airtime minutes in that country?

]]> By: Tobias Eigen http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-207 Tobias Eigen Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:43:17 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-207 Hi Imnakoya - Thanks for the comments. Yes, all of this discussion was inspired by the upcoming election, and while we're late hopefully these ideas will still be useful for this election and future elections. As regards the airtime charges: I agree completely that this is a big issue, and have been looking for (and not yet finding) a solution that involves at least a call within Nigeria. If you have any suggestions, let me know. At the end of the day, however, there are going to be quite a few activists out there observing the elections, many of them recruited by the Transition Monitoring Group and other civil society groups. They have mobile phones and presumably also a budget, so making occasional short calls to a UK number might be feasible. For them to have confidence that their messages are being posted will be empowering to them. Cheers, Tobias Hi Imnakoya -

Thanks for the comments.

Yes, all of this discussion was inspired by the upcoming election, and while we’re late hopefully these ideas will still be useful for this election and future elections.

As regards the airtime charges: I agree completely that this is a big issue, and have been looking for (and not yet finding) a solution that involves at least a call within Nigeria. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

At the end of the day, however, there are going to be quite a few activists out there observing the elections, many of them recruited by the Transition Monitoring Group and other civil society groups. They have mobile phones and presumably also a budget, so making occasional short calls to a UK number might be feasible. For them to have confidence that their messages are being posted will be empowering to them.

Cheers,

Tobias

]]> By: imnakoya http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-222 imnakoya Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:51:47 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-222 see http://nigeriaelectionhotline.com/NEH_aboutus.asp May you can work with them... see http://nigeriaelectionhotline.com/NEH_aboutus.asp

May you can work with them…

]]> By: Tobias Eigen http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-223 Tobias Eigen Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-223 Hi Imnakoya - Thanks for pointing this out. Check out http://www.greenlightnigeria.org - this blog was set up by SDN. The nigeriaelectionhotline.com site is already in the bloglines. It would be terrific if you could help spread the word about the new blog. Cheers, Tobias Hi Imnakoya -

Thanks for pointing this out.

Check out http://www.greenlightnigeria.org - this blog was set up by SDN. The nigeriaelectionhotline.com site is already in the bloglines.

It would be terrific if you could help spread the word about the new blog.

Cheers,

Tobias

]]> By: Phil Wolff http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-226 Phil Wolff Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:39:29 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-226 Pamela-Systems.com's Pamela will record Skype calls, transcode them to MP3, and automatically upload them to a blog. I think they have a free trial that should last through the election. http://www.pamela-systems.com/ Pamela-Systems.com’s Pamela will record Skype calls, transcode them to MP3, and automatically upload them to a blog. I think they have a free trial that should last through the election.

http://www.pamela-systems.com/

]]> By: Our first response to the elections… from Canada! at greenlightnigeria.org http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-242 Our first response to the elections… from Canada! at greenlightnigeria.org Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:42:04 +0000 http://www.saidia.org/2007/04/04/audioblogging-by-mobile-phone-round-2-nigerian-election-blog-blueprint/#comment-242 [...] over the weekend. (Ok, Tobias ironed out the bugs…) I need to check out his post about blogging to the site by mobile phone. Hmm, now wouldn’t that be [...] […] over the weekend. (Ok, Tobias ironed out the bugs…) I need to check out his post about blogging to the site by mobile phone. Hmm, now wouldn’t that be […]

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