The upcoming Palm Pre, Apple iPhone, and Nokia N97 are shiny and fun objects to blog about. However, this is the type of story that really gets my motor running. How can mobile technology be used for social good? Mobiles In Malawi uses SMS to deliver health care information that saves lives. See the following…
The African continent and how the African people use their mobile phones is of great interest to me. I have written about the numbers and usage patterns before as well as the outreach opportunity the mobile phone represents. Additionally, a video/trailer has been released that interested me and I thought I’d share it:
Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series based on: 1) The African mobile marketplace and how Africans utilize their mobile phones and 2) how organizations are using social marketing to reach this highly mobile population for social change. The series is based on a conversation I had with Gustav Praekelt, a…
Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about 1) the African mobile marketplace and how Africans utilize their mobile phones; and 2) how organizations are using social marketing to reach this highly mobile population for social change. The series is based on a conversation I had with Gustav Praekelt, a mobile…