Comments on: Blogging, social networking and activism http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html black looks Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Black Looks http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-5072 Black Looks Sun, 03 Dec 2006 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-5072 [...] So in the first 20 there are actually just 6 blogs from the African blogosphere listed - check out who the remaining 14 belong to! I am not an expert on how Technorati works but scrolling through the list it seems the more blogs that link to your blog the higher up you will come out in the search - ok that makes sense BUT thats clearly only part of it as “Samurai Soapbox” is listed and he doesnt even have a category “Africa”? As I was saying a couple of weeks ago we in the African blogosphere dont really link to each other and especially do not build on each other’s conversations so its no wonder that we remain relatively invisible in the mass of millions of blogs out there. I am not sure some sort of “TECHNORATI.COM BOMB” (as in google bomb) type exercise with the tag AFRICA + add your country tag irrespective of topic on every single post for the next 6 months might work? Could work but then again maybe it just doesnt matter and who cares a toss anyway? [...] […] So in the first 20 there are actually just 6 blogs from the African blogosphere listed - check out who the remaining 14 belong to! I am not an expert on how Technorati works but scrolling through the list it seems the more blogs that link to your blog the higher up you will come out in the search - ok that makes sense BUT thats clearly only part of it as “Samurai Soapbox” is listed and he doesnt even have a category “Africa”? As I was saying a couple of weeks ago we in the African blogosphere dont really link to each other and especially do not build on each other’s conversations so its no wonder that we remain relatively invisible in the mass of millions of blogs out there. I am not sure some sort of “TECHNORATI.COM BOMB” (as in google bomb) type exercise with the tag AFRICA + add your country tag irrespective of topic on every single post for the next 6 months might work? Could work but then again maybe it just doesnt matter and who cares a toss anyway? […]

]]> By: sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4607 sokari Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:18:55 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4607 The people at PAN would no doubt have informed the professor but I did send an email to the Pambazuka staff group on this subject so hopefully by now he is aware. Thanks for noting this. The people at PAN would no doubt have informed the professor but I did send an email to the Pambazuka staff group on this subject so hopefully by now he is aware.

Thanks for noting this.

]]> By: Ntwiga http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4606 Ntwiga Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:53:27 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4606 Question for you if I may, did someone try to contact the professor or send him a a copy of the apology? Steve Question for you if I may, did someone try to contact the professor or send him a a copy of the apology?

Steve

]]> By: imnakoya http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4605 imnakoya Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:46:18 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4605 I write this with a big smile on my face; well-done! I write this with a big smile on my face; well-done!

]]> By: brownfemipower http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4602 brownfemipower Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2006/11/blogging_social_networking_and_activism.html#comment-4602 that's a really great point sokari--i've noticed that about women of color as well, that we don't spend a lot of time linking to each other and writing about each other's stories...i think you're right, it would absolutly increase our community-- thanks for the food for thought... that’s a really great point sokari–i’ve noticed that about women of color as well, that we don’t spend a lot of time linking to each other and writing about each other’s stories…i think you’re right, it would absolutly increase our community–

thanks for the food for thought…

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