Tech Soup

JUNE 18, 2013

Hylton Villet, the chairman of MyDigitalBridge in Namibia. and was completely surprised at how African projects like MyDigitalBridge are getting low-cost Internet to low-income people in a mostly rural country. Namibia is a medium-sized country that borders South Africa. like Connect2Compete. Citizen Connect.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2013

Sadly, slacktivism – actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement ( courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary ) – is the popular avenue of support when it comes to contemporary activism. Five minutes and you’ve done your good for the day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 13, 2012

They had no internet access and – most distressingly for me – no phone service at all. This puts New York City’s economic disparity on par with places like Sierra Leone or Namibia. Through our nation’s history, this light has served as a beacon to millions looking for a better life. They lost power, heat, and light.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

In hardware life extension news, the grand award winner for software in Popular Science's Best of What's New 2013 this year is a server/software technology called Neverware Juicebox. Big Data and the Internet of Things. MIT Technology Review declared 2013 the year of the Internet of Things. Green Technology.

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