danah explains Brazil
danah boyd just gave a wonderful answer to a question that’s fascinated me for a while: why are there so many Brazilians on Orkut? danah’s… Read More »danah explains Brazil
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Ghostly rodents and journalistic detentions
When President Mutharika moved out of his absurd, 300-room palace in Lilongwe because he – reportedly – was troubled by ghostly rodents crawling over his… Read More »Ghostly rodents and journalistic detentions
The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
Mark Jones of AlertNet has an excellent visualization of media attention imbalance as concerns the December 26th tsunami and other major international crises. Using data… Read More »The Asian Tsunami and Media Attention
African Welding, African Weblogs
The BBC has an excellent story today on the “Wonder Welders” of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The welders are a group of wheelchair-bound men, crippled… Read More »African Welding, African Weblogs
danah explains Brazil
danah boyd just gave a wonderful answer to a question that’s fascinated me for a while: why are there so many Brazilians on Orkut? danah’s… Read More »danah explains Brazil
Review of Pietra Rivoli’s “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy”
As promised yesterday, I’ve done a “proper” review of economist Pietra Rivoli’s book on global trade policy, “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global… Read More »Review of Pietra Rivoli’s “The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy”