Proposal for a Pigeon Data Delivery Service

Proposal for a Pigeon Data Delivery Service

This news item – that thumbdrive-toting carrier pigeons transfer data faster than ADSL cable in South Africa – has already gotten lots of attention around the web. It was everyone’s favorite anecdote of this year’s Internet Hungary conference....
In Which the Internet Buys Suso a Door

In Which the Internet Buys Suso a Door

I am interested in the capacity of citizen media to capitalize our best intentions by creating a community of good will among individuals who would otherwise likely never meet. Marinade on this: a Trinidadian, Puerto Rican living in NYC, Argentinian living in Canada,...

[Video] TauTona Gold Mine

Another video from our bloggers’ trip to South Africa. In March 1886, nearly forty years after the California Gold Rush, legend has it that Australian gold miner George Harrison stumbled across a rocky outcrop of gold in what was then the Zuid Afrikaanse...
On Crowdsourcing Country Branding

On Crowdsourcing Country Branding

My time in South Africa, sadly, came to an end a couple days ago. It was the most fun I’ve had in a long, long while. And I met some new friends on the We Blog the World tour who I hope will soon enough become old friends. Depending on how you count, this was my...
South Africa's Joule Electric Car

South Africa's Joule Electric Car

Optimal Energy CEO Kobus Meiring Presenting the Joule Electric Car Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary which shows the roles of American automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, and the US government in stopping production of electric cars in the US,...
South Africa's Darling Wind Farm

South Africa's Darling Wind Farm

Yesterday morning we visited the Darling Wind Farm. In addition to the three windmills in the photo, there is a fourth behind me. Those four generate enough electricity to fulfill 80% of Darling’s current energy needs. Of course, not every community is windy...