http://www.saidia.org Yes, Tobias Eigen blogs. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:31:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We donated to Obama today, but we also donated to MoveOn.org, which provides excellent leadership in keeping Obama on our side. By our side I mean on the side of progressives who really do want to see real change in America, as promised by Obama himself.   February 20, 2008 Dear Tobias ... http://www.saidia.org/2008/02/20/keeping-obama-on-our-side-contribute-to-moveonorg/ Emily and I made our donation to Barack Obama today. Like the Obama endorsement I made a few weeks back, making political donations is not entirely our cup of tea but this year we feel strongly that it's important to jump on this particular poltical bandwagon - and the time ... http://www.saidia.org/2008/02/20/yes-we-can/ In September last year, I blogged about the very innovative nGOmobile competition - well, it seems it was a resounding success! I received an email today from Ken announcing that the winners have been chosen and profiled yesterday at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona. (Sokari blogged ... http://www.saidia.org/2008/02/13/projects-in-kenya-and-uganda-among-winners-of-ngomobile-competition/ Dear friends and family, This isn't usually my thing, but I wanted to reach out to my friends and family to make sure you know that I think it's important that Obama be our next president. I want to see a new name and a new face representing the United ... http://www.saidia.org/2008/02/08/tobias-eigen-endorses-barack-obama/ My kids can't read, so I can safely share the news here that my father has very generously given me the go ahead to buy them OLPC Laptops for Christmas. Believe you me, they (and I) are going to be very excited to rip open their presents this year. The ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/11/20/this-email-confirms-that-you-have-paid-olpc-foundation-84790-usd-using-paypal/ If you haven't done so already, go now to vote for Pambazuka News! It's easy to do. No login required, just go to http://tinyurl.com/2yo3vy, look for PAMBAZUKA NEWS on the list and click the "Vote" button. Vote for Pambazuka News! For the third year running, Pambazuka News has been selected as one ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/09/20/run-dont-walk-to-vote-for-pambazuka-news-in-top-10-who-are-changing-the-world-of-internet-and-politics/ Via the mobileactive mailing list, I learned today about the nGOmobile competition, which is kicking off today! Grassroots groups in the third world seeking the tools and resources to use mobile phones and SMS in pursuit of their missions are invited to participate. I am particularly excited because I have observed ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/09/18/ngos-going-mobile/ Tope Famayegun, a colleague and Time To Get Online training partner in Lagos, Nigeria, asked a poignant question in an email to our all-trainers mailing list today: Does anyone know what has happened to Professor Negroponte and the $100.00 Laptop per Child Project? I was struck by this since she is in Lagos ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/09/14/small-price-laptop/ I love Creative Commons. I love pictures. And I love Africa! So I was very pleased to encounter - and promptly join - the Images of Africa - Images FOR Africa group on Flickr. The group gathers images of Africa by people who want to share them with others. ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/09/04/images-for-africa-flickr-group-promotes-creative-commons-and-sharing-of-images-for-africa/ I was pleased to learn from Nunu Kidane (Priority Africa Network) this morning that an interview Kim Lowery and I did with Walter Turner back in May aired on KPFA in Berkeley yesterday and is available online. The interview came on the heels of the Netsquared conference on "remixing the web ... http://www.saidia.org/2007/09/04/interview-with-walter-turner-on-kabissa-web-20-african-civil-society-and-more/