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November 27th, 2007

Innovative Tools: Live Bicycle Radio

Rezwan · 16:36

lingua → pt · fr · de · bn · mg

Innovative tools in Colombia and Bangladesh are bringing internet access to communities that would otherwise be disconnected. We take a look at wi-max bicycles in Medellin and mobile phone internet kiosks in Bangladesh. 2 comments · »»

December 9th, 2006

Global Voices launches new search function!

Rebecca MacKinnon · 17:04

Global Voices co-founder Ethan Zuckerman and tech guru Boris Anthony have put together a new "Global Voices Web" search using the new Google Co-op platform which enables you to create your own search engine. Check it out - it's in the yellow search bar near the top of ... 3 comments · »»

April 2nd, 2006

Bold Flavors of the World

Melissa De Leòn Douglass · 20:54

#1: From Cambodia, Phnomenon To understand Cambodian cooking, we have to look back to explore the historical events that took place there and the cultures that influenced the building of today's gastronomical bounty.In the 6th century, Cambodia was a kingdom with an Indian-inspired culture, situated on the delta and along the ... 6 comments · »»

March 24th, 2006

How to Tag Your Blog and Increase Your Readership

Hash · 02:48

I see a lot of great blogs from all over the world, many of them highlighted right here on Global Voices. They are top notch writers and thinkers supplying new insights and fresh thoughts on issues that face us every day. However, the bloggers don't seem to have ... 11 comments · »»

November 17th, 2005

Video Blog from WSIS: Negroponte's $100 Laptop

Andy Carvin · 14:23

Eight-minute video documentary of the prototype of Nicholas Negroponte's $100 laptop, which premiered yesterday at the WSIS summit in Tunis. Andy Carvin talks with the chief technology officer of the initiative and gets a first-hand look at this highly anticipated device. 6 comments · »»

August 28th, 2005

Arab Blogging Revolution?

Ahmed Al-Omran · 06:12

Occasionally, I like to take a break from my blog, and sometimes from the internet as a whole. During my latest break from my blog, I found this website. It is a cultural Arabic website. What impressed me about this website was not the content -although it looks good- but ... 12 comments · »»

July 7th, 2005

London blast blogging

Rebecca MacKinnon · 16:52

(Image by "alfie" posted at moblog.co.uk) Thanks to Erica George for pointing us to this Livejournal Community devoted to information sharing in the aftermath of today's bomb blasts in London. DoWire.org has put together a "London Responds" wiki. Metroblogging London has been going all day, as have thousands of other ... 2 comments · »»

June 16th, 2005

New Features on the Global Voices site

Ethan Zuckerman · 16:51

You may have noticed that we've made a few small changes to the Global Voices side - we hope they help you use the site more effectively (and, in one case, we hope that they'll encourage you to help us out as well.) There's now a search box on the top ... 0 comments · »»

Links about Tools

June 20th, 2007

Venezuela Analysis takes a closer look at the Bolivarian Computers, which will be produced by the Venezuelan government for use in the country and sale across the region.

September 25th, 2006

Ezequiel Galotti is building Buenos Aires … so to speak. Block by block, building by building, he is constructing the capital in 3D to be viewed with Google Earth. The results are really amazing. You can also view an interview with Galotti from CNN.