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Twitter, a new world player.

adam — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:48:06 +0000

Twitter has found its self in a new place of global communication. In the past twitter has been an instrumental part of communication in natural disasters. With the elections in Iran Twitter has caught the eye of the State Department.

“One of the areas where people are able to get out the word is through Twitter,” a senior State Department official said in a conversation with reporters, on condition of anonymity. “They announced they were going to shut down their system for maintenance and we asked them not to.”

Here is more on Twitter and Iran from Clay Shirkey: TED: Clay Shirkey on Twitter and Iran

Here is more social networks and Twitter, also from Clay Shirkey: TED

WWDC Hero Session

adam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:59:06 +0000

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Great time at stump, there I am stumping the experts!

For those keeping track (me) that is 5 points for the audience over 5 years (and one for the experts) ! (One stump, two answers, and two songs)

William Kamkwamba: How I built my family a windmill

adam — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:23:07 +0000

This is one of the shorter TED talks, but also one of the more inspiring. Minds like this will save Africa.