Blog on ICT and things Mobile by Mike Santer

Jun 10

A useful list of the radiation from all Mobile Phones

May 24

“Emerging economies will define the next phase of mobile advertising” — The value of emerging markets in the mobile ecosystem - InMobi

May 06

Evaluation of Intel Teach Getting Started Program in Indonesia only 25% of teachers increase use of ICT following the course.

May 04

Does Facebook Have Any International Development Impact? [Adoption, Literacy, Community]

May 03

Build a Flexible Business Plan -

Great businesses “do and think” together

1. start with the heart - believe it!

2. Think big, start small and scale fast!

3. Have a basic and simple framework

people, idea, model (revenue), market (realistic)

4. Understand tradeoffs

People always come top

Model over market

5. Keep it iterative and be flexible

Think and do at the same time!

The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics -

The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick

The R Project for Statistical Computing -

A good open source environment for statistical computing and graphics

How old is ICT4D? -

Has ICT4D celebrated its 10th birthday for is it much older than that?

Apr 15

Mobile services are the key source of connectivity within the US Hispanic community

Mar 31

IMAGINE: Cost of charging your mobile phone is 25% of daily manual wage!

Mar 14

“47 percent of U.S. adults report accessing local news and information via mobile phones or tablet devices” — Survey: Half of U.S. adults get local news from mobile devices - FierceMobileContent

Mar 07

“the mobile revolution is moving “from ear to hand” — Mobile services in poor countries: Not just talk | The Economist

“Near Field Communications: a technology primer” — Near Field Communications: a technology primer

Openness and Transparency: No looking back now

Mar 03

A great service for stats on Facebook usage!