Digital Social Activism

Broadband is a powerful service for which there appears to be unquestionable consumer thirst. Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt said.

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 [...]



A fancy bit of electronics distributed without context and support may leave the laptop functioning as a doorstop.

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 [...]



Happy Mother’s Day in Many Languages

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



Australia Hosts the Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition

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 [...]



Think Digitally and Socially Green, but Not Just on Earth Day

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 [...]



President Barack Obama Holds Town Hall Address on Facebook TV Today

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



Enable a Beggar to Give, that’s Change-Making from Techistan

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



Hajimemashite! Our Thoughts and Actions are with the People of Japan

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



Community Power Solution brings power to the people and wins GSMA award

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 [...]



Tinashe Ngirandi Shares Truth as IT Startup in Zimbabwe

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