This Week in Appfrica [Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2008]

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Editorials

A Safari Through China’s Social Web

As China’s involvement with Africa increases, I take a look at their social web and discover some interesting facts.

Why Blog About Africa?

Supporting the meme of ‘Kelele’, Africans contributing conversations to the world wide web.

News

Internet Map of the World

Is America as influential on the internet as it once was? In short, no. Here’s why.

Zoopy Reinvents Everything but the Wheel

South Africa’s leading video sharing site announced some big changes this week, including branded channels for big media and a new design.

Improve the World’s IQ with Salt

It fuels the brain, the brain fuels society. An interesting read from Nicholas Kristof.

Is Google Secretly Building a Social Network?

All the evidence points to Google’s strategic attempt to socialize the web as one big community. Profiles, Friend Connect, Picasa, Reader…all roads point to one horizon.

Kenya Wants to Control the Media

Freedom of the press is under threat in one of East Africa’s most liberal countries.

What do South Korea and Madagascar have in Common?

Beppe Grillo highlights the injustice of South Korean company Daewoo’s involvement in Madagascar but who’s really to blame? Daewoo or the local Government for selling the countries future at the highest price?

From GosDot: Programming, Hacks and Tutorials

Hacking Wordpress When You’ve Forgotten Your Password

A blogger’s worst nightmare come true! You’ve got one Wordpress site too many and although you’re certain you know exactly what the password should be, it isn’t working. You’re locked out of your website. Here’s how to get back in when this happens.

Interviews

Q&A With MIH’s Rafiq Phillips

Rafiq Phillips talks Feedalizr, MIH and the South African developer scene.

From FricaFact

This weeks most popular/re-tweeted FricaFact was from Ron Eglash: ‘Many African villages are purposely laid out to form perfect mathematical shapes called fractals.’ http://is.gd/aiCp