http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/ Cogitations on sociopolitical and economic issues focusing on Nigeria & Africa Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:06:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-17215 Grandiose Parlor » Blog Archive » TED Blog: “African bloggers stepped up to the plate …” Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:40:27 +0000 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-17215 [...] Prepping for the premiere of the conference video of the Arusha TEDGlobal conference in August, TED Blog is featuring postings from some Afro-bloggers, including yours truly. Here are excerpts from Imnakoya: As one of the missing-in-action Fellows who couldn’t attend the conference, the only rational thing I could do was plug into the mainstream media (MSM)-dominated information pipeline to follow the event. Well, this didn’t happen; the MSM dropped the ball — there was little or no coverage. Unexpectedly, the African bloggers stepped up to the plate, giving a comprehensive and almost hourly rendition of event. This is unprecedented in Africa. As I write this piece, African blogs are the only existing and extensive source of information on the TEDGlobal conference. [...] […] Prepping for the premiere of the conference video of the Arusha TEDGlobal conference in August, TED Blog is featuring postings from some Afro-bloggers, including yours truly. Here are excerpts from Imnakoya: As one of the missing-in-action Fellows who couldn’t attend the conference, the only rational thing I could do was plug into the mainstream media (MSM)-dominated information pipeline to follow the event. Well, this didn’t happen; the MSM dropped the ball — there was little or no coverage. Unexpectedly, the African bloggers stepped up to the plate, giving a comprehensive and almost hourly rendition of event. This is unprecedented in Africa. As I write this piece, African blogs are the only existing and extensive source of information on the TEDGlobal conference. […]

]]> http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-16774 Grandiose Parlor » Blog Archive » TED Blog: “African bloggers stepped up to the plate …” Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:28:41 +0000 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-16774 [...] Prepping for the premiere of the conference video of the Arusha TEDGlobal conference in August, TED Blog is featuring postings from some Afro-bloggers, including yours truly. Here are excerpts from Imnakoya: As one of the missing-in-action Fellows who couldn’t attend the conference, the only rational thing I could do was plug into the mainstream media (MSM)-€“dominated information pipeline to follow the event. Well, this didn’€™t happen; the MSM dropped the ball — there was little or no coverage. Unexpectedly, the African bloggers stepped up to the plate, giving a comprehensive and almost hourly rendition of event. This is unprecedented in Africa. As I write this piece, African blogs are the only existing and extensive source of information on the TEDGlobal conference. [...] […] Prepping for the premiere of the conference video of the Arusha TEDGlobal conference in August, TED Blog is featuring postings from some Afro-bloggers, including yours truly. Here are excerpts from Imnakoya: As one of the missing-in-action Fellows who couldn’t attend the conference, the only rational thing I could do was plug into the mainstream media (MSM)-€“dominated information pipeline to follow the event. Well, this didn’€™t happen; the MSM dropped the ball — there was little or no coverage. Unexpectedly, the African bloggers stepped up to the plate, giving a comprehensive and almost hourly rendition of event. This is unprecedented in Africa. As I write this piece, African blogs are the only existing and extensive source of information on the TEDGlobal conference. […]

]]> http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-12277 harinjaka Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:39:16 +0000 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-12277 hey ! I was just saying in french that I was sad because You won't come to Arusha ... You are lucky because we have a good news for you ... You can have the Laptop from google and sun too because you are TEDfellow like us, for that you have just to choose beetwen MAC or PC :D If you haven't ask four your, pease send me an e-mail ;) cheers hey ! I was just saying in french that I was sad because You won’t come to Arusha …
You are lucky because we have a good news for you … You can have the Laptop from google and sun too because you are TEDfellow like us, for that you have just to choose beetwen MAC or PC If you haven’t ask four your, pease send me an e-mail
cheers

]]> http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-11252 Imnakoya Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:04:16 +0000 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-11252 Thanks y'all! Just come back with some scoops... Thanks y’all! Just come back with some scoops…

]]> http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-11232 Jennifer Brea Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:24:46 +0000 http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/06/i-wont-be-attending-the-tedglobal-conferenceand-its-not-funny/#comment-11232 you're here in spirit! just keep writing, doin' your thing. you’re here in spirit! just keep writing, doin’ your thing.

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