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Tag Archives: open source
Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit
I am getting ready for the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit taking place this weekend in Seattle. I’m looking forward to it – should be fun to feed my inner geek by delving into Drupal, the open source software platform that … Continue reading
Posted in Information and Communication Technology
Tagged Bainbridge Island, Drupal, kabissa, open source, redmine, Seattle
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Setting us back while going forward: Amazee closes shop, refers members to Facebook and Google for social change organizing
I received the above message from Amazee today. Amazee is (or will be until December 23) a platform built using Drupal where people can create groups to organize around social change projects and campaigns. The makers of the site (Amazee Labs in … Continue reading
Posted in Open Data, Social Media
Tagged amazee, Drupal, facebook, Google, open source, twitter
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Now sharing 890 Flickr Photos via Creative Commons and saidia.org
After the worrying discussion of the Facebook Purge over the weekend (in case you missed it, I urged my activist friends to stop using Facebook for their organizing – it’s too risky), I thought I’d turn to a more positive … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged api, creative commons, facebook, flickr, open source, WordPress
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May Day reflections on Mailman, Facebook and the Future of Social Media for Activism
It’s May Day, a day of political demonstrations and celebrations organised by communists, anarchists, socialists, and activist groups. But today is not just May Day. It’s also the first day of a new month, which means that Mailman mailing list … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged activism, civicrm, diaspora, Drupal, facebook, google groups, kabissa, mailman, ning, open source, social media, twitter
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Me in 2007: OLPC is a Dam Project with Bunny Ears and Blueprint for Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog
After setting up shop here at saidia.org again this month, I realized that there were quite a few sites still pointing to old saidia.org posts made between February and July 2007 before deciding to blog instead at Kabissa.org. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged blogging, Civil Society, democracy, OLPC, open source, Poverty, WordPress
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Hello world!
Welcome to saidia.org, where I will be blogging about topics I care about including activism, Africa, innovation, open source software, social networking… I will also share the occasional photo. Enjoy! Why a new blog? Setting up this new blog is … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged activism, africa, flickr, kabissa, open source, social media
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Civil Society, Open Source and Me: what is your favorite book?
If there is one book that needs to be in the local public library on the importance of Open Source in Civil Society, what would it be? Add your comments to this post. I am open to all suggestions – … Continue reading
Camping out with the Drupallers in Seattle
The Seattle Drupal Users Group met for a Drupal Camp yesterday. It was an all day affair, with Drupal developers hiding out in one room learning about such things as theming and jviews with Robin Barre and noobs like me … Continue reading
Posted in Random
Tagged Drupal, kabissa, nonprofit technology, open source, Seattle, social media, Web Development
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Negroponte’s “$100 laptop” plans: yeah, right!
By way of the very useful and positively glowing with goodwill and open source optimism mailing list Bytes for All, I learned about India’s ambitious $10 laptop answer to Negroponte’s $100 laptop. The Times of India article reads like The … Continue reading
Are you in Nigeria? Text your election observations to 0808-4032739
According to this Texts monitor Nigerian elections article on the BBC News website, Anyone trying to rig or tamper with Saturday’s presidential elections in Nigeria could be caught out by a team of volunteers armed with mobile phones. The number … Continue reading
