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Orange threatens to leave emerging markets

Mobile operating giant Orange has threatened to pull out of emerging markets if it does not meet two important targets. Orange’s Executive Vice President…

Wikimedia, Orange to offer free Wikipedia in Africa, Middle East

The Wikimedia foundation is teaming up with mobile giant Orange to provide access to Wikipedia – without incurring any data charges. The project is…

Wikipedia says it’s not done protesting SOPA

Wikipedia may be back to full working order, but the massive online encyclopaedia says it isn’t done fighting the Stop Online Piracy Act(SOPA) and…

SOPA Protests: The day the web went black

A number of high profile websites are going dark in protest of America’s proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and Protect IP Act (PIPA)…

ANC Wikipedia page ‘wikibombed’ in secrecy bill protest

Despite international and local outcry, the controversial “Protection of State Information Bill”, more commonly referred to the “secrecy bill”, has taken its first steps…

Sergey Brin, wife donate $500 000 to Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has received a US$500 000 grant Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne…

Q & A with Heather Ford: Makmende, Web Ethnography and Ostrich

Heather Ford was recently selected as one of the 10 most influential women in science and technology in Africa by IT News Africa. Andrew…

Wikipedia: It's impossible, but works

Did this interview with Intelligence Magazine on Wikipedia… If you want to see the full interview buy the magazine… Intelligence Mag: How valuable do…

One-on-one with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

UPDATED: Here are some excerpts of an interview I did with Jimmy on Thursday afternoon. I posed questions from myself and relayed some questions…

Citizen journalism, let's keep our heads shall we?

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter. Here are the questions:

To what extent is the M&G planning to make use of citizen/participatory journalism?
What are people writing about on your blogging service and how does this influence the content of your website and the paper edition?
Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its services.

My answers over the page

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Impact Investment and the growing shift toward meaningful finance in Africa [Opinon]

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