What does a green consumer look like? Surely he drives a Prius, lives in a “blue” state, shops at Whole Foods and voted (and will vote for) Obama in the 2012 presidential election. This is the stereotype. But not everyone who cares about the environment falls into this category. Believe it or not there [...]
Archive for Month November, 2011
Samsung launches solar schools in Africa
Samsung Africa launched their portable, solar-powered classroom in Johannesburg in late October. As technology advances throughout the modern world, it brings change and growth opportunities for developing countries in the field of education that can unite multinational corporations and their stakeholders in a drive to turn possibilities into reality. By broadening Internet access and [...]
Samsung launches solar schools in Africa
Samsung Africa launched their portable, solar-powered classroom in Johannesburg in late October. As technology advances throughout the modern world, it brings change and growth opportunities for developing countries in the field of education that can unite multinational corporations and their stakeholders in a drive to turn possibilities into reality. By broadening Internet access and [...]
The mobile revolution: how smartphones are putting Sudan at the center of the world
I have to admit that I had some wireless issues in Omaha on a recent trip. That the author of this article is doing what he is doing in northern Sudan is remarkable. (From The Telegraph) At a dozen other archaeological sites across the country, it was the same story. Admittedly, I was the only [...]
Wikileaker? The FBI Wants Your Email
The long arm of the law reaches deep into cyberspace, secretly. The U.S. government has obtained a controversial type of secret court order to force Google Inc. and small Internet provider Sonic.net Inc. to turn over information from the email accounts of WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street [...]
China is an online tinderbox
With access to information on the web and an economic slowdown on the way, China may be in for some changes. The Party tries to contain the tempest that is brewing. China recently summoned the heads of various internet companies to Beijing to “discuss” how to deal with unwanted speech online. The Chinese Communist [...]
