Archive for November, 2011

The challenge of online reputation management in Kenya

Nov 29, 2011 2 Comments by

They say, you can take a rabid Dog to Lodwar, but once it gets fare to Nairobi, it will return as just a tanned rabid dog. Nothing More. And the tan disappears. And then it goes back to it’s rabid ways – Chapa-nese Saying. The big question, when it comes to online content and freedoms, [...]

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The launch-early, fail-early mantra

Nov 25, 2011 6 Comments by

A few weeks ago, I talked about the high standards and expectations we give ourselves and allow society to give us. The system of rewarding success and punishing failure irrespective of factors. Where the end justifies the means and the means are never allowed to justify the end. Well, Let me begin by telling a [...]

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The demons are closer than we might think

Nov 18, 2011 4 Comments by

This blog post is non-techie and might not appeal to the kawaida reader. It speaks about demons and the like. For the faint-hearted, read no more. Haiya! After coming back from Naivasha with 4 Kilograms of Malaria, I stayed indoors on Tuesday. Tossing and turning in bed all day. Then the hunger became unbearable and I decided [...]

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A weekend at the WordCamp event, Naivasha

Nov 14, 2011 No Comments

And so it came to fruition. The day finally came and I slept early on Friday because I knew the next day would be a long and gruesome day at Crayfish, Naivasha. Day 1 I woke up at 6am and did some reading, then at 8:30, I left for Alliance, our meeting point. Bwana Mugo, [...]

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