The news that President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria had created a Facebook page eventually got to me through Google Buzz where comments had been made to the effect that the power infrastructure issue should be easy to solve. Apparently, the President had zeroed in on a comment and arranged for his aides to contact some “visionary” …
July 9, 2010 – 4:16 pm
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By Akin Akintayo
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Posted in Culture and Society, Politics, Technology
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Tagged Africa, comments, Facebook, Goodluck Jonathan, Google Buzz, Nigeria, Online Communities, President of Nigeria, Social network
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I thought I’d have you listen in on this IM conversation I had with a friend from medical school, Simon Adebola, about science, science illiteracy and biomedical science in Nigeria/Africa. Simon blogs at iInitiative. Simon Adebola: So tell me, what is new in the nebulous world of cells transmitters and neurobiology? Seye Abimbola: Nebulous world? Simon …
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The word ‘blog’, ‘blogger’ or ‘blogging’ come into existence with the advent of Web 2.0. Websites such as www.blogger.com and www.wordpress.com provided a free means (e.g. www.spiritofjesus.blogspot.com or www.charmingff.wordpress.com) for people who are generally referred to as bloggers to have a blog (an online journal) where they can share their thoughts or knowledge (blogging) almost …
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I recently went to BarCampAfricaUK here in London. For those of you who don’t know what a BarCamp is, it’s generally a gathering of people around a topic, where all the attendees can contribute by hosting a talk, or by actively getting involved in a discussion. There is no formal structure, you turn up, you …
The NigeriansTalk.org Weekly Linked List #1 The following are some interesting stories we have found this week from the Nigerian blogosphere. We plan on featuring such links every Thursday. Chxta gives a blow-by-blow rundown of Anambra gubernatorial politics from 1999 onwards. BellaNaija reveals exclusive photos from Nollywood heavyweight-turned-evangelist Liz Benson’s wedding At the Bombastic Element blog, …
Nneoma introduces the #lightupnigeria movement and offers some suggestions for moving forward. turenchi: Is Yaradua on Twitter? Will he see #lightupnigeria if it trends? Admittedly, I am usually the last person to latch onto a trend – peep-toe shoes, oversize handbags reminiscent of those used to carry baby paraphernalia, mobile microblogging, the dance craze that …
StandTall presents some blogs she finds interesting. Blogosphere has provided a great opportunity for all of us to bring to the table different views, ideas, projects or passion. It is a wonderful thing to get here and see different bloggers talking about what they are passionate about. What they find entertaining, the music they find …
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Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook
The news that President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria had created a Facebook page eventually got to me through Google Buzz where comments had been made to the effect that the power infrastructure issue should be easy to solve. Apparently, the President had zeroed in on a comment and arranged for his aides to contact some “visionary” …