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Post Archive for January 2011

OA News: January 31, 2011
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Africa’s IPv4, Zimbabwean Internet banking

Sudan’s Internet News: January 30, 2011
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Sudanese protest scheduled on Facebook, YouTube video already posted of Sudanese protests

Egyptian Internet News: January 30, 2011
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How Egyptians are getting online, the risks of few ISPs, China limits information, Tor software

Egyptian Internet graphs, three ways
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Egyptian Internet graphs, three ways

As web traffic spiked, so did the Egyptian government’s fears of its power. Soon, most ISPs were instructed to shut down (only the stock market line remained up). Three charts show the action.

Quotes about Egypt’s Internet censorship
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Quotes about Egypt’s Internet censorship

Reports of Egypt censoring the Internet are all over the news. What are people saying?

AudienceScapes data reminds of Internet reality
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AudienceScapes data reminds of Internet reality

Africans may be excited about the Internet, but they lack the necessary skills and guidance to use a computer, at least according to recent surveys conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia.