February 2008

Twittering for Good

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 12:50

 

There's increasing buzz on using Twitter for non-profit goals; from the familiar sources of Idealist, NetSquared and of course Beth Kanter. It seems mostly cautious and curious at this point.

Fujitsu joins the tiny laptop market

Submitted by Jon on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 10:37

 

The new Fujitsu LifeBook u810 looks, frankly, a lot like the OLPC.

Slacktivisism for Fair Trade (Updated)

Submitted by Jon on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 09:46

 

My friend over at Esperanza en Accion in Nicaragua, has let people know that someone is attempting aland grab against a cooperative clothing factory, Nueva Vida, that'sone of her suppliers. Nueva Vida's supporters are asking that we email Nicaragua's first lady, Rosario Murillo, who has been "a strong defender of poor women throughout the country" asking for her support. They also ask that we forward the story widely so that others can do the same.

MS offers to buy Yahoo?

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 10:06

 

Engadget is reporting that Microsoft has posted a formal offer to buy Yahoo (and by proxy, flickr, del.icio.us, and steer the development of Flock (...into the ground).

Google, step up your game

The OLPC's Stone Soup

Submitted by Jon on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 07:58

 

Birmingham, Alabama has had possibly the first of many rude awakenings worldwide as they realize that the XOs don't come with an Internet connection included in the price tag:

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