{"id":2125,"date":"2012-03-25T20:55:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T18:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?p=2125"},"modified":"2012-03-25T21:17:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T19:17:25","slug":"sunny-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/sunny-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back from a run around the <a href=\"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?s=finnenbahn\">Finnenbahn<\/a>. The distance is nothing to write home about, but it was a pleasurable experience with temperatures around 18 degrees. Spring is here. <\/p>\n<p>With all the fresh air rushing thru my system, I was in <a href=\"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/?s=mindblogging\">mindblogging<\/a> mode. Reflecting on all the data I have been consuming here and there.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday afternoon I tried out new bicycles at a bicycle shop in downtown Basel. I am thinking of buying a new bicycle. My <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?w=88251828%40N00&#038;q=univega&#038;m=text\" title=\"Univega\">Univega<\/a> will soon be 10 years old. And a lot has been happening in the bicycle space since then.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/2927609156\/\" title=\"mein velo by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3157\/2927609156_e83df1627f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" alt=\"mein velo\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RobertScoble\/posts\/10150691983464655\">Scoble&#8217;s post<\/a> on reducing noise on Facebook. Useful! I don&#8217;t really have the a signal to noise problem on FB, but they are offering more and more control. Which is good. <\/p>\n<p>On Twitter: Did you see that you can now embed tweets? <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>yay! no chiperoni today! RT @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wetterbasel\">wetterbasel<\/a>: Heute: Klar bei max. 19 Grad, Morgen: Nebel bei max. 18 Grad, (Stand: 11:00 Uhr)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; san mangwana(@nchenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nchenga\/status\/183499388914634754\" data-datetime=\"2012-03-24T10:23:58+00:00\">March 24, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>How to find the embed code:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select a tweet.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Details<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Embed this Tweet<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the code to your webpage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although I am quite sure that I will keep my <a href=\"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/twitter-poetry\/\">screenshot collection of fun tweets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The effort to tweak all these corporate social media channels is getting higher than high. Don&#8217;t let the social media corporations take over. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of just consuming content, I encourage you to create content. Write a blog, take photos, learn something new, write how-tos, write about your area of expertise, own your own data, participate, enter into dialog, have fun. Here are some ideas: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>Top 10 Essential DIY Skills That Aren&#8217;t as Hard as You Think &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/r0ltF2Ph\" title=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5896102\/top-10-essential-diy-skills-that-arent-as-hard-as-you-think\">lifehacker.com\/5896102\/top-10\u201d\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; san mangwana(@nchenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nchenga\/status\/183612088864874496\" data-datetime=\"2012-03-24T17:51:47+00:00\">March 24, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I am planning to attend BarcampBodensee in June. Anybody else coming from the Basel area? It would be a great opportunity to present an updated version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/nchenga\/the-potential-of-mobile-technology-in-africa-presentation\">my presentation on mobile internet usage in Malawi<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div style=\"width:425px\" id=\"__ss_574887\"> <strong style=\"display:block;margin:12px 0 4px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/nchenga\/the-potential-of-mobile-technology-in-africa-presentation\" title=\"The Potential of Mobile Technology in Africa\" target=\"_blank\">The Potential of Mobile Technology in Africa<\/a><\/strong> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/574887\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:5px 0 12px\"> View more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/thecroaker\/death-by-powerpoint\" target=\"_blank\">PowerPoint<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/nchenga\" target=\"_blank\">nchenga<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So much has happened in this space. And even in a downturn, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnminvestor.com\/\">TNM<\/a> has managed to increase its subscriber base by 35% in 2011. Compare and contrast those kind of numbers with the saturated markets here in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Facebook users from southern Africa is increasing despite the high internet access costs. Socialbaker lists 95 820 users from Malawi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/6868752220\/\" title=\"socialbaker stats for Malawi by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7258\/6868752220_da7c2f042c.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"313\" alt=\"socialbaker stats for Malawi\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leave a comment or contact me if you can provide further interesting data \/ anecdotes \/ user behaviour on internet usage patterns in the warm heart of Africa. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading and supporting <a href=\"http:\/\/chiperoni.ch\/wordpress\/\" title=\"my private blog\">chiperoni.ch<\/a>. Alles wird gut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chiperoni\/7011726435\/\" title=\"colorful and calories by nchenga, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7194\/7011726435_91477c23bf.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"colorful and calories\"\/><\/a>    <\/p>\n<p>P.S.: I missed a LOLCat photo opportunity today: a cat stretched out on the seat of Vespa. Unfortunately I didn&#8217;t have a cam with me. <\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back from a run around the Finnenbahn. The distance is nothing to write home about, but it was a pleasurable experience with temperatures around 18 degrees. Spring is here. With all the fresh air rushing thru my system, I was in mindblogging mode. 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