Comments on: Why don’t tech bloggers write about Kenya http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/ Exploring the 2010 Web Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:56:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert Scoble is already global | CNReviews http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-115151 Robert Scoble is already global | CNReviews Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:30:28 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-115151 [...] Which then spun out-of-control into criticism of Robert Scoble himself. Which then resulted in Scoble defending himself and explaining why he doesn’t blog about Kenya. Via RConversation, I also read Global Voices [...] [...] Which then spun out-of-control into criticism of Robert Scoble himself. Which then resulted in Scoble defending himself and explaining why he doesn’t blog about Kenya. Via RConversation, I also read Global Voices [...]

]]> By: jamesfarrar http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-92712 jamesfarrar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:18:07 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-92712 Great, look forward to hearing this. It's important. Great, look forward to hearing this. It’s important.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-92713 Robert Scoble Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:22:06 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-92713 James: yes, it did, but I'm still thinking about how. James: yes, it did, but I’m still thinking about how.

]]> By: jamesfarrar http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-92714 jamesfarrar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:10:02 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-92714 I'm interested to hear if Davos has changed your perspective in the ways you thought it might and if you can now see how tech is affected and affects the situation in Kenya- http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/davos-takeaways/ I’m interested to hear if Davos has changed your perspective in the ways you thought it might and if you can now see how tech is affected and affects the situation in Kenya- http://jamesfarrar.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/davos-takeaways/

]]> By: Greg Marlin http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-92711 Greg Marlin Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:27:44 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-92711 If you want to get a hands-on perspective from different parts of Kenya, we launched a Kenya channel on our site at www.kenya2.0television.com that has about 3,000 members from around Kenya who have been blogging and writing in special groups pages about the situation on the ground. Here is the most recent post from member Otuonick based in Kisii: http://2.0television.com/blogPage.php?bid=525&buid=543 I don't think you can be blamed for not bringing the topic up in any other way than you did. Yes, there is a tech angle in the way SMS was used pre- and post-election to spread hate and false rumours, and also to disseminate factual information and mobilize people...unless you were very familiar with the situation on the ground it would be easy to walk into a minefield with a tech-angled post. Thanks for giving your audience pause to think about the country...young people are suffering in the name of a chess game of old men. If you want to get a hands-on perspective from different parts of Kenya, we launched a Kenya channel on our site at http://www.kenya2.0television.com that has about 3,000 members from around Kenya who have been blogging and writing in special groups pages about the situation on the ground. Here is the most recent post from member Otuonick based in Kisii: http://2.0television.com/blogPage.php?bid=525&buid=543

I don’t think you can be blamed for not bringing the topic up in any other way than you did. Yes, there is a tech angle in the way SMS was used pre- and post-election to spread hate and false rumours, and also to disseminate factual information and mobilize people…unless you were very familiar with the situation on the ground it would be easy to walk into a minefield with a tech-angled post.

Thanks for giving your audience pause to think about the country…young people are suffering in the name of a chess game of old men.

]]> By: Benjamin Melançon http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/comment-page-1/#comment-92710 Benjamin Melançon Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:53:36 +0000 http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/18/why-dont-tech-bloggers-write-about-kenya/#comment-92710 The traditional counterpoint to Davos Economic Forum, the World Social Forum, is being held all over the world this year with an online presence at <a href="http://wsf2008.net/" rel="nofollow">WSF2008.net</a>. As such, it does a little bit to bring together technology, injustice, and even Kenya ;-) The traditional counterpoint to Davos Economic Forum, the World Social Forum, is being held all over the world this year with an online presence at WSF2008.net. As such, it does a little bit to bring together technology, injustice, and even Kenya ;-)

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