I put down Skype about a year ago because it was distracting me too much from my work, but the time has come to start utilizing it more for calls, chats, and everything else it has to offer. It is an invaluable tool for international calls and I use it frequently for calling to Africa. [...]
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What will you be remembered for?
Somewhere in my vast collection of RSS feeds, I read this statement today: “What will you be remembered for?” Now, I know this has been uttered many times before, but on the Internet we all seem to be obsessed with Twitter followers, RSS subscribers, blog readers, Facebook friends, etc. But will you actually be remembered [...]
NEED Magazine, the photography publication for humanitarians, needs your help
NEED Magazine, whose slogan is “We are not out to save the world but to tell the stories of those who are,” has a need of its own. The beautiful Minneapolis-based magazine, which features stunning humanitarian photography alongside profiled NGO’s, has been in publication since 2006 and is working hard to stay afloat amidst the [...]
Link Roundup: Farm Radio to Eric Reeves
Farm Radio International Launches 3rd Radio Scriptwriting Competition Google Steps Up Its Darfur Genocide Coverage In Google Earth (via TechCrunch) When Society Expects Us to Fail, We Usually Do (from Nathaniel Whittemore via Change.org Social Entrepreneurship blog) Ten reasons why Chinese are despised in Africa (via African Politics Portal) Navigating Africa With OpenStreetMap (via 27 [...]
Link Roundup: From Social Media to Emmanuel Jal
How Social Media Is Like Sharecropping (via Conversation Agent blog) Why You Need Empathy to Be an Innovator (via Guy Kawasaki’s “How to Change the World” blog) Conferences that Matter Fall Edition 2009.2.1 (via Philanthropy 2173 blog) Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child (via TEDTalks)–From Sudan, this musician is going places. Check out [...]
The Wisdom of Travelers
I thoroughly enjoy the blog of Erik Hersman, aka White African, and his wonderful Twitter feed. They have both inspired me tremendously and opened my eyes to the generous network of technical people in this world who have dedicated their lives over to making this world a better place. Erik is truly a trooper and [...]
