Our weekly review looks back at some popular stories from our own blog and others from the week past. This week: NBC catches critcism for their newest show about a wealthy good samaritan, the commandline Wikipedia ensures you can find out who invented spaghetti even while programming, ICANN pollutes the namespace to save the environment, and Nigeria gets animated.
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If the MacArthur Foundation offered grants for action, adventure and intrigue the NBC show The Philanthropist would be a documentary about one of the winners. Instead it channels real-life philanthropist Bob Segar and his efforts to change the world, one C-note at a time.
The proposed .eco domain is the effort of a group called Dot Echo in collaboration with Al Gore and the Sierra Club to raise money for environmental causes. The obvious flaw being that most servers aren’t ‘eco-friendly’ and so they may be contributing to the very problem they want to solve.
Last week in Oxford, UK I had the chance to have a few conversations with Fred Swaniker, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy. I really think some of the work they’re doing there is quite brilliant. For instance, to teach their kids about economics, they created a campus currency, bank and ATM system. What are the indicators of schools that truly foster innovation?
From the African Blogosphere
TechMasai reports that Fusion Media has launched an animated series about the life of an average Nigerian family and thier adventures. TM, also points out that IzognMovies has launched as a place to watch Naira online online, similar to Netflix Streaming in the US. Nollyflix?
UgandanInsomniac wants to know what Harry Potter would be like if he were Ugandan.
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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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Week in Review: The Philanthropist, Innovation in Schools and Eco-Domains
Our weekly review looks back at some popular stories from our own blog and others from the week past. This week: NBC catches critcism for their newest show about a wealthy good samaritan, the commandline Wikipedia ensures you can find out who invented spaghetti even while programming, ICANN pollutes the namespace to save the environment, and Nigeria gets animated.
Subscribe to Week In Review
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This Week in African Tech
The proposed .eco domain is the effort of a group called Dot Echo in collaboration with Al Gore and the Sierra Club to raise money for environmental causes. The obvious flaw being that most servers aren’t ‘eco-friendly’ and so they may be contributing to the very problem they want to solve.
Last week in Oxford, UK I had the chance to have a few conversations with Fred Swaniker, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy. I really think some of the work they’re doing there is quite brilliant. For instance, to teach their kids about economics, they created a campus currency, bank and ATM system. What are the indicators of schools that truly foster innovation?
From the African Blogosphere
TechMasai reports that Fusion Media has launched an animated series about the life of an average Nigerian family and thier adventures. TM, also points out that IzognMovies has launched as a place to watch Naira online online, similar to Netflix Streaming in the US. Nollyflix?
UgandanInsomniac wants to know what Harry Potter would be like if he were Ugandan.
What happened at WhereCamp Nairobi?
Upcoming Events
MakerFaire Africa is coming up, August 14th – 16th in Accra.
Visit Our Sponsors
CitiAlly is your networking tool to keep in touch with individuals with whom you share a common professional interest or business interest.
Drupalcon Paris will be here next month in September. Drupal is a powerful open source content management system that offers advanced customization for everything from blogs, to ecommerce sites to corporate websites. Join the entire Drupal developer community as they converge on Paris, France for the annual DrupalCon conference.