Tripod, and the very early days of blogging?
In early 1998, Tripod, a company I helped founders Bo Peabody and Dick Sabot build, was sold to search engine Lycos for $58 million dollars.… Read More »Tripod, and the very early days of blogging?
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Obama, and the Kenyan – and American – Imagination
I don’t follow American politics with the same passion I follow African politics, so it was hard for me to know what parts of the… Read More »Obama, and the Kenyan – and American – Imagination
Talk to US
Brad DeGraf of MediaVenture.org just pointed me to an interesting new project, Talk to US. Talk to US invites people around the world to submit… Read More »Talk to US
African Union monitors report civilians burned alive in Darfur
Reuters is reporting that Janjawid militias shackled villagers and burned them alive during recent massacres in Darfur. These reports come from a document authored by… Read More »African Union monitors report civilians burned alive in Darfur
The Whitest Black Man in America
There’s a wonderfully surreal little piece of video on CSPAN’s website. (Top of two links, realplayer only) Mychal Massie, an African-American columnist for conservative website… Read More »The Whitest Black Man in America
Internet Enabled Radio in Mali
I’m no longer working with Geekcorps, but I remain a passionate fan and supporter of the work geeky volunteers are doing around the world. One… Read More »Internet Enabled Radio in Mali