tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966617675778283280.post352134089149486082..comments2023-04-12T03:31:23.035-04:00Comments on In Motion: Getting African Businesses OnlineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12789902919722195068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966617675778283280.post-35410366483640272252010-10-13T12:18:02.915-04:002010-10-13T12:18:02.915-04:00I don't really think we're imposing values...I don't really think we're imposing values here. These were all businesspeople trying to make livelihoods for themselves by selling products overseas. This was true before and after we interacted with them. We're just trying to help them do what they were already trying to do more effectively.<br /><br />And thank you. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789902919722195068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966617675778283280.post-59055104355210377662010-10-13T12:09:35.050-04:002010-10-13T12:09:35.050-04:00It's enough to really make someone one reevalu...It's enough to really make someone one reevaluate his or her privilege. This event is layered I wouldn't even know where to begin to unpack it. Part of me applauds the effort - the first word came to mind was "productive," but is it not further imposing western capitalistic values on this society? <br /><br />Also, you look very handsome in this picture.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080127143228788454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966617675778283280.post-67533862877202846412010-10-02T00:33:42.725-04:002010-10-02T00:33:42.725-04:00I loved looking at the West Africa Trade Hub web s...I loved looking at the West Africa Trade Hub web site. The site is fairly sophisticated and the products are interesting.<br /><br />Your experience in working with beginners is similar to mine in working with beginners: people are eager to use technology, but do not really know what the usage concepts are. One difference is that I was working with people ten to fifteen years ago and the people I was working with already had email accounts and understood how to use them. It is interesting to see the parallels.<br /><br />I am also thinking of some of your experiences as a child when you set up your business on the Internet. That would have been at least eleven years ago and would fall into the same time period when I was assisting people in getting business web sites. It must be terribly exciting to help others get started in this business. It is the completion of a circle: What your dad did in assisting you as a child is what you are doing for others as an adult technology pioneer. One consistency in your life is your helping others.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775494633048484651noreply@blogger.com