I often get emails from research companies or publishers trying to sell me things. Most aren’t relevant, remotely interesting or affordable. One this morning, from Portio Research, caught my eye. It’s still not affordable (at least not for us), but it did come with ten great report ‘teasers’. And all of them interesting and relevant. … Continue reading The future of mobile messaging
Month: June 2011
The FrontlineSMS trump card
This time last year I was on my way back from Washington DC where I’d spent a week at the National Geographic Explorers Symposium. It was one of those am-I-really-here? events where you randomly share a lift with the likes of Bob Ballard – who discovered the wreck of the Titanic – or Spencer Wells, … Continue reading The FrontlineSMS trump card
Mobile technology and the last mile
Since our founding in 2003, kiwanja.net has been primarily focused on serving the needs of the smaller, local, grassroots NGO community. FrontlineSMS is testament to that approach – a low-tech, appropriate technology which works on locally available hardware and without the need for NGOs to employ the services of teams of technical experts. We haven’t … Continue reading Mobile technology and the last mile
The Environmental Network
Date: Thursday 2nd June, 2011 Venue: Aspen Environment Forum, Aspen, Colorado Chair: Ned Breslin Speakers: Ken Banks, William Powers, Courtney Hight, Charles Porch The Environmental Network “Recent social movements in North Africa and the Middle East have shown the power of social media and mobile devices to accelerate change at the grassroots level. What lessons … Continue reading The Environmental Network
The “Ultimate Music Awareness App”
Close friends will know that I’m a bit of a walker. In fact, a few years ago I did start to put down tentative plans for a walk across the African continent, but a Fellowship at Stanford put pay to that. I rarely use public transport when I’m on the road, preferring to remain above-ground … Continue reading The “Ultimate Music Awareness App”
The Aspen Environment Forum. In tweets.
Last week I was fortunate to attend the three-day Aspen Environment Forum (#AEF2011) in Aspen, Colorado. It gave me the perfect opportunity to “leave the tech behind” and immerse myself in some of the bigger environmental issues and challenges facing the planet today. The event boasted a fantastic line-up not only of speakers, but also … Continue reading The Aspen Environment Forum. In tweets.