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Post Archive for May 2011

The challenge of visualizing Google search volume
May 16, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on The challenge of visualizing Google search volume
The challenge of visualizing Google search volume

Submitted just last week, WebGL Globe, an experiment authored by the Google Data Arts Team, utilizes WebGL (used to power HTML5) to merge Google search volume by popular language by latitude/longitude.

OA News: May 8-15, 2011
May 15, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: May 8-15, 2011

21 stories from the past week including: censorship, kiosks, e-books, fibre, Paul Kagame, co-location, mobile apps, e-commerce, gender gap, e-governance

Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)
May 12, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments
Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)

The BarCamp: Great discussion, great nationalism, great progress, great logos. Explore an interactive timeline listing the 50+ African “unconferences” (plus more that are on the way!)

GlobalGiving’s African ICT projects
May 9, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on GlobalGiving’s African ICT projects
GlobalGiving’s African ICT projects

Of over 1,000 global projects available at GlobalGiving, roughly 18 directly involve computer technology in Africa. Find out what even $10 can provide for a lab, school, or center.

ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia
May 8, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia
ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia

Enter ZedFibre, a relatively small one-man Zambian blog that shares ICT action from Zambia. Zed has remained silent since mid-April, however.

Praekelt Foundation presents mobile overview
May 7, 2011 ♦ One Comment
Praekelt Foundation presents mobile overview

Recently, Praekelt released a short video overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa, delivering pertinent statistics that accurately describe the momentum behind mobile.