Liberian 2011 Elections
October 11th, 2011, the day of general elections in Liberia, is drawing to a close here in Monrovia and there really isn’t too much to say. The day has passed by peaceably without any major...
View Article2011 Liberian Elections Data
I had the privilege of working with the Ushahidi Liberia team as they helped elections related organizations map and organize their data. As a result of all of this I was able to collect a fair number...
View ArticleLonestar Vs. Cellcom – Getting connected
I was in Liberia the first couple of weeks of October of this year, and while I was there I visited Lonestar and Cellcom to get a sense of their internet offers, both mobile and fixed wireless. I...
View ArticleiLab in Balancing Act
iLab was featured in this weeks issue of Balancing Act as its top story. Check it out: http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-584/top-story/despite-high-costs-i/en Balancing Act...
View ArticleUshahidi Trusted Developer
Today I found out that I have the honor of being a Ushahidi Trusted Developer. Ushahidi put out a blog post announcing that I have been their latest developer to achieve such notoriety. The work I have...
View ArticleFlash 11 on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit
Hey, So after the last update to my Ubuntu install Flash stopped working on all my browsers. Which means no Pandora. Which is a no go. After Googling around I couldn’t find any fixes. However, the...
View ArticleLiberia – May 2012 update
I was back in Liberia in May of this year for a short visit. Below are my thoughts and observations ACE Cable What trip to Liberia would be complete with out talking about the ACE Cable. Since my last...
View ArticleA Panel Discussion on Media, Technology and International Development
Today I had the privilege of being a part of a panel that was discussing media, technology and international development. The event was put on by The University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public...
View ArticleDon’t Censor Search
Just because I strongly disagree with the EU’s ruling on the “right to be forgotten.” If someone wants to be forgotten they should ask the organization hosting the content to remove it, not de-list it...
View ArticleLiberia 2008 Shape Files
I’ve had a few people ask for this data since the 2014 Ebola outbreak started, so I thought I’d make it public. This file includes the county boundaries, political district boundaries (not electoral...
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