Lessons in digital advocacy
I spent Friday at the Berkman Center with my friend Sami ben Gharbia, the director of Global Voices’ advocacy project. Of the hundreds of people… Read More »Lessons in digital advocacy
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Make sure the Best of Africa is in the Best of the Blogs
We’re big fans of the Deutsche Welle Best of the Blogs awards at Global Voices. In 2005, they were good enough to honor our site… Read More »Make sure the Best of Africa is in the Best of the Blogs
Genevieve Bell complicates the mobile phone
Genevieve Bell, a legendary anthropologist who works with Intel, is presenting at the same conference I’m speaking at this week, and it’s a rare treat… Read More »Genevieve Bell complicates the mobile phone
Adam Greenfield: Culture, and the adaptation of technology
I’m at a corporate event this week, giving a talk and participating in two days of discussions. These sorts of events are an increasing part… Read More »Adam Greenfield: Culture, and the adaptation of technology
African video worth watching
For those of you who weren’t able to be at the TED Global conference in Arusha earlier this year, there are multiple opportunities for you… Read More »African video worth watching
Prison blogging
One of the goals of Global Voices was to give people on the Internet access to voices they might not otherwise hear. For us, this… Read More »Prison blogging