Monthly Archives: September 2011

Today’s discovery: five.sentenc.es – treat all email responses like SMS text messages

I received an email today with a link to http://five.sentenc.es in the footer. Not only do I love this idea of sending and receiving shorter emails, but I love how people are inspired to set up initiatives like this. So … Continue reading

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“I will be a hummingbird” – RIP Wangari Maathai

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-24

Woohoo! First post by guest author on @slashopen – and she gets it too! http://t.co/Uw3gttjL #opendata # I need help designing @SlashOpen site, logo & badge – anybody interested? Check out http://t.co/bz485NMB to see progress so far. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-17

Crushed to miss today's @globalgiving workshop in Seattle on behalf of @kabissa – was really looking forward to meeting Alexis & Britt! # Naija here I come! I'll be speaking at @enigeria2011 in October – a conference organized by the … Continue reading

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Naija here I come again – eNigeria 2011 Summit in Abuja

I’ve been invited to speak at the eNigeria Summit in Abuja taking place October 11-13, 2011. The event is organized annually by NITDA, the National Information Technology Development Agency, and promises to be a high level affair. My last contact with … Continue reading

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Woohoo! Launched new SlashOpen.net site today – check it out!

Open Data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone. I’m pleased to finally have been able to put in a few hours to build the SlashOpen.net site to encourage Open Data websites to add a … Continue reading

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This is so me right now.

       

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The extraordinarily irritating world of US mobile phone carriers and smartphones

Since moving back to Bainbridge from Berlin, I have been on the lookout for a new handy. In Berlin, I had a Motorola Milestone (aka Droid in the US) and Vodafone Callya prepaid without a contract that docked me a mere 15 … Continue reading

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-02

Stay safe, friends and family on the east coast! Here's some good advice from @gawker http://t.co/G18I0D4 #irene # Hey @dreamhost is it possible to use Custom DNS elsewhere & media streaming? What is server IP to use? Thx. Ur wiki: … Continue reading

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