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SANGONeT Thethas

Thetha is a Nguni verb meaning talk, discuss, debate and share opinions. In southern Africa, SANGONeT is organizing a series of regional thethas to promote discussion and engagement on the topic of ICTs, development, and civil society. I had the pleasure of meeting Nthabiseng Taole, the manager of these events, when I was last in Johannesburg and it's exciting to see them take off. Posted: 7/23/06; 10:12:27 PM #

Pew Bloggers Survey 2006

The Pew Internet and American Life Project has put out another survey, on the topic of bloggers (33 page PDF). The weakness of this study is that in conflates every type of blogger into one large category, blurring what we can learn about particular models of blogging as they might apply to civil society. But you can look at it this way: It's highly likely that one in twelve of your online stakeholders is a blogger and that two in five is a reader of blogs. If you are interested in leveraging the power of networks in support of your mission, you would do well to consider those numbers. Posted: 7/23/06; 10:08:22 PM #

C&T 2007 Call for Papers

The third Communities and Technology Conference, which will be held at the Michigan State University in June 2007, has issued a Call for Papers. The topics that they are addressing look great. They include: virtual community formation and development, communities of practice, knowledge sharing and organizational learning, communities and innovation, system platforms for e-community research, design methods for communityware, social capital and communities, and numerous others. Posted: 7/23/06; 9:59:37 PM #