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Mobile money transfer in Kenya

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:54:41 +0000

Ruud Elmendorp has produced an excellent short report video on how people in Kenya in Africa use the mobile phone to send money to friends and relatives. Africa is leapfrogging the world when it comes to mobile options.

Citizen mojo films bank robbery aftermath

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:16:50 +0000

Sydney’s Daily Telegraph has a story about a citizen who used a mobile phone to film what happened after a man allegedly robbed a bank and took a bank employee hostage. A group of shoppers captured the alleged robber, and the mojo captured that event with a mobile phone.

Legal rights of mojos

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:06:33 +0000

David Earley has written a useful post about the legal rights of people who film or video in public. It follows my post about police seizure of a mojo’s work in Sydney on December 23.

Mojo on mojos

admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:08:04 +0000

This short video from the excellent Voices of Africa project shows how the mojo concept has expanded in Africa. The first paragraph summaries the concept: “The Africa Interactive Media Foundation is convinced that mobile technologies will change the media landscape in Africa by offering more practical and more efficient reporting tools.”

Australian police grab mojo’s phone: report

admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:52:33 +0000

This report of police confiscating a mojo’s mobile phone is a worry both for journalism and democracy. The citizen journalist, a well-known Australian businessman, filmed police with his Blackberry in public in Sydney’s Kings Cross. Two women officers apparently took the phone and deleted the video. If the story is true, and it appears it is, this is a sad day for democracy. Read the story comments for more details.

Mojo course in Kuala Lumpur

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:55:45 +0000

Norazah Muhamad Azha talks on Qik about the course I ran today in Malaysia. Apologies for the background noise. She was going live to the web, and we can hear my voice in the background. Norazah did well to ignore the distractions.

European blogging competition

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:18:57 +0000

Mojos should consider entering the European blogging competition sponsored by the European Journalism Centre in 2009. The centre wants to offer a platform for journalism students and aspiring journalists and bloggers to express their views about Europe, as well as cover elections in the region. Visit this site for more information. Registered participants get a free trip to Brussels to the main event that runs from 25-27 January in 2009.

Newspapers’ role: providing context

admin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:46:30 +0000

This is one of the best pieces I’ve read about the role of journalism in a digital world. It argues that print is best for analysis. In a world of information overload, newspapers should concentrate on providing context for their many audiences.

Few mojos in Australia

admin — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:20:33 +0000

Have been travelling a lot these past two weeks, staying at hotels that charge a fortune for Internet access. That’s my excuse for the lack of updates. I refuse to pay for a utility. It’s like charging people to take a shower or turn on a light. I found this piece about the use of social media during the Mumbai crisis useful. Also this piece. Visited the Sydney headquarters of AAP this week. They do good videos. And I really like this image service. AAP are Australia’s leaders in mojo work. Sadly, not many other Australian media companies know much about mojos.

Qik on the iPhone

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:10:28 +0000

Qik’s blog reports that it is possible to access most of the features on the Qik website from an iPhone and iPod Touch. To get started, go to Qik on your iPhone or iPod Touch.