Digital Social Activism
Oct 28th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
“Broadband is a powerful service for which there appears to be unquestionable consumer thirst,” Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said on the investor call. “Over time, we will contribute more of our plant’s capacity to broadband.”
Time Warner Cable continued to see a slide in its video subscribers, but it’s trying to make up for [...]
Tags: broadband, cable provider, customers, DSL services, high speed data, single play, subscribers, telco operator, Time Warner, traditional, Turbo, video services, Wideband Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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Sep 12th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
Students in Colorado learning from classroom discussions register their progress using clickers, or individual response systems.
And when they’re not in school, an astounding number of students spend their off hours playing technology-based games, either in immersive environments that millions of users share or individually on a cell phone.
Opportunities abound for squeezing in a bit of [...]
Tags: developed, education, improved, interactions, knowledge, Opportunities, playing, practices, progress, review, students, technology, users Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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May 8th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
Yom ha-em. Maa ki mumta kaun bhulaye. Happy Mother’s Day. Araw ng mga Ina/Nanay. Haha no Hi. Muttertag. Mu qin jié. Eid Al-Omm. Fête des mère. Rouz-e Maadar. Dzien Matki. Mors dag. We love moth
Tags: happy mother's day in different languages, happy mother's day in foreign languages, moms are special, techistan Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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May 6th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
It’s the first time Australia has hosted the Microsoft Imagine Cup. It will be the event’s tenth anniversary. The “where” is Sydney and the “when” is July where 400 students are set to compete. Australia won the Microsoft Imagine Cup in 2008.
This year’s worldwide finals will be held in New York in July. Over 300,000 [...]
Tags: assistive technology, Australia, hassan uddin, healthcare innovation, high-speed broadband networks, microsoft imagine cup, techistan, techistan international awards, technology competitions Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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Apr 21st, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
From Mark Hewitt of EcoSystem Partners, LLC; Renewable Energy Production at Entergetics, and Partner at NextBend to Techistan community:
To my many Friends, Family, Colleagues, and fell citizens of the Great Planet Earth as we approach Earth Day this Friday. I am honored to be able to present to you the first public draft of the [...]
Tags: earth day, mark hewitt, metamorphosis project, social digital activism, techistan Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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Apr 19th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Africa
President Barack Obama convenes his town hall meeting over Facebook Live on April 20, 2011. Its interviewees are as eclectic a mix as that of DIDX podcasts. Conan O’Brien and Pee-Wee Herman als
Tags: didx podcast, facebook live, facebook tv, international phone numbers, president barack obama, town hall meetings, voip podcast Posted in Africa |
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Mar 31st, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
Pay it forward with an act of kindness, of change, of peace. Do not just say I want to make the world a better place. Do it the Techistan way like Ozair Rao. Use a video camera, social networks
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Mar 30th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
NTT Docomo, Japan wireless carrier, chose to not exhibit at CTIA Wireless in order to provide uninterrupted service, post tsunami disaster. Give to Red Cross. How to buy a phone number of Japan
Tags: ced, ctia wireless, hajimemashite, international phone numbers, japan phone number, Japanese greeting, maria weisnicht, NTT Docomo, red cross, technology headhunter Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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Mar 15th, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Digital Social Activism
Ericsson Community Power solution receives global recognition and wins GSMA Global Mobile Award for best use of mobile for Social and Economic Development in recognition of excellence and innovation
MTN Liberia deploys Ericsson Community Power Solution – the first solution of its kind
15,000 people stand to benefit from access to excess energy generated from mobile sites
During the 2011 [...]
Tags: community power solution, GSMA conference, international phone numbers, japan tsunami, ltt, rani wemel, social digital activism, techistan Posted in Digital Social Activism |
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Mar 1st, 2011 |
By omar shaikh |
Category: Africa
Africa Communities Online’s Isaac Twumasi Quantus interviews Tinashe Ngirandi, IT Geeks’ CEO. A big part of the mission is to empower Zimbabweans with smart IT technology. Seacom fiber project
Tags: gps navigation systems, it geeks, mobile banking in africa, seacom's fiber project, techistan, Tinashe Ngirandi, zimbabwe business Posted in Africa |
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