Diaspora And The Cloud
by TMS Ruge on Sep 10, 2009
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No longer is Africa’s rich cultural heritage, development and identity championed and hijacked by those from outside and treated as a footnote to human history....
No longer is Africa’s rich cultural heritage, development and identity championed and hijacked by those from outside and treated as a footnote to human history.
Social Media tools are allowing Africa's Neo Diaspora an opportunity to tell their stories, share their culture, collaborate, and engage in Africa's development.
For the first time, Africa is contributing it's collective intelligence to the collective human cloud of knowledge.
Africa's story is increasingly being told by Africans.
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Khaled Islaih
Myspace used to share African music and culture
Over 500 Africa-related pages on Facebook.
Over quarter million videos on Youtube.
Twitter is fact becoming the #1 tool for discoverability and conversation
Myspace used to share African music and culture
Over 500 Africa-related pages on Facebook.
Over quarter million videos on Youtube.
Twitter is fact becoming the #1 tool for discoverability and conversation
Myspace used to share African music and culture
Over 500 Africa-related pages on Facebook.
Over quarter million videos on Youtube.
Twitter is fact becoming the #1 tool for discoverability and conversation
Myspace used to share African music and culture
Over 500 Africa-related pages on Facebook.
Over quarter million videos on Youtube.
Twitter is fact becoming the #1 tool for discoverability and conversation
On February 20th 1909, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti challenged Italy’s status quo by laying to white paper his generation’s blue print for an awakening.1 It was a stinging criticism of all that was, a violent cry for what could be but wasn’t, a generation’s trumpet call for all to shake off of a staid past and take on the responsibility of defining a new path. Italy had become too complacent with it’s rich history of accomplishments.
He sent out a call for a new future defined by bold ideas, unapologetic disregard for tradition and the status quo, and a fully clenched punch into the gut of old-schoolism.
Born Egyptian, he represented Africa’s earliest Diaspora activism spirit
Earlier this year I experienced the power and speed of social media. My criticism of Ashton Kutcher’s popularity contest with CNN, which pitted Africa as the beneficiary got a lot of traffic. Pushed mainly by Twitter and Facebook.
David showed us a map of the data centers earlier.
Not a single one on continental Africa, but it’s not a slight.
This is how a vast majority of Africa connects to information, how we learn.
Social networks are an increasing way for Diaspora to stay in touch with their families back home.
Social networks are an increasing way for Diaspora to stay in touch with their families back home.
Social networks are an increasing way for Diaspora to stay in touch with their families back home.
Social networks are an increasing way for Diaspora to stay in touch with their families back home.
Mobile platform.
The mobile platform is changing the game. Going beyond simple communication, to a full-fledged platform.
What will be Africa’s contribution to the cloud now that the pipes are fatter? How long will it take to hit critical mass?
What will that do to the cloud bias we talked about earlier this morning?