With the increase in users of microblogging sites such as Twitter.com, a profusion of services have emerged to support analysis and search of this live 'stream' of data. This Tweetgrid example provides an view of how seaching on particular hashtags (designated with a '#') can yield useful results and interesting connections. Importantly, it provides insight into how people in distant places are talking about your field of interest, what metaphors they are using, who they are recommending etc.. Obviously there is a lot of junk and so, as always, you need to exercise discernment. You can update the #hashtags on the tweetgrid and save your own personal glimpse into the mind of the collective.

The uptake of mobile phones on the African continent continues with growth rates in excess of 100% over the past twelve months (Source MTN 'Yello corporate publication, 2008). This is happening while technologies that link people across space and time are becoming ubiquitous and mobile telephony is the preferred means of telecommunication. The result is a narrowing of the technological gap between the developed and developing world. Rates of ownership, even among the poorest, is surprisingly high and while estimates vary, there were already more than 100 million connected handsets in Africa in 2005.

As a registered KMAfrica.com user, you can now integrate some of your other social networking activities into KMAfrica.com. This will enable other KMAfrica.com users to catch up with your projects, interests and web activities. To integrate the Activty Stream in your profile, follow the following instructions:

1. Click on 'My Account' on the left hand side of this screen -( the url is http://isivivane.com/kmafrica/?q=user )

2. click on the tab marked [Activity Stream]
3. provide your twitter username, DIGG username, Delicious username as appropriate
   

Are you enthusiastic about blogging and social networking? Are you off to to the KMAfrica conference in Dakar from 4-7 May 2009? Would you like to blog / tweet for KMAfrica during the conference? If so, please tweet @kmafrica and follow the conference announcements. Also, we have a KMAfrica group on Linkedin.com - the url is http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1854049&trk=hb_side_g that includes our news announcements and the blog feed from this site.

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