Who’s Watching in Addis?
Global Voices has been trying to follow both the violent suppression of street protests in Addis Ababa and the ongoing rioting in Paris suburbs. A… Read More »Who’s Watching in Addis?
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Amazon Embraces Human Filtering
Ten years ago, I used to get pissed off when other companies implemented ideas before we had a chance to build them at Tripod. I’ve… Read More »Amazon Embraces Human Filtering
Missed the Africa panel at Pop!Tech? Listen in.
Two weekends ago, I wrote about a great session at Pop!Tech, a two hour conversation where African attendees at the conference got to talk about… Read More »Missed the Africa panel at Pop!Tech? Listen in.
How big’s Wikipedia? Around 23 meters, near as I can tell.
I’ve been reading UserFriendly since the third or fourth day it’s been online. JD “Illiad” Frazier was good enough to feature Geekcorps prominently on the… Read More »How big’s Wikipedia? Around 23 meters, near as I can tell.
Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak! My wishes for a happy Eid Al Fitr to all my Muslim friends around the world. Haitham Sabbah – with the help of… Read More »Eid Mubarak!
One Laptop Per Child – a preview, and a request for help
I took a day off from this year’s Pop!Tech conference to hang out with some friends in Portland. But before driving from Camden to Portland,… Read More »One Laptop Per Child – a preview, and a request for help