ADEREMI'S NOTEBOOK

— Shameless self-publicity. BBC news article features my comments on African shirt and Nigeria’s moon landing. #

Nigeria Leadership Initiative (1)

The Nigeria Leadership Initiative (“NLI”) was founded in 2006 by Segun Aganga;

…to create a growing global network of credible and very accomplished community-spirited Nigerian leaders who are committed to taking responsibility for driving positive change in Nigeria and Nigerian communities.

Earlier in the year, NLI held its inaugural seminar in the U.K and currently accepting entries for its annual essay competition.

via Mona

America and World Cups (2)

In 2002, only 3.9 million people watched the World Cup compared to the 95 million who watched the superbowl in 2006 (The Economist). Maybe the dates are not comparable but you get the gist which is reflected by Kabinti and Afromusing’s comments.

Africa and Web 2.0 (0)

Dude, what’s Web 2.0? Paul Graham explains its in detail.

Wikipedia defines Web 2.0 apps as “second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online.” I intrigued by these apps because of the design and functionality that comes with them. Flickr and del.icio.us are good examples.

In March, White African wrote a business plan (pdf) on creating the African network (Zangu). It seems we are at a turning point, web 2.0 is finally coming out of Africa. Nicholas Ochiel is about to launch Cheeseforge, Zangu is progressing and now you can digg at Muti.

— She is a nerd. A nerd can never be a badass! Just too funny. #

Dude, How can you tell (2)

Dude A: Dude B, I think we are approaching Africa
Dude B: Huh, how can you tell?
Dude A: Look…

via Muti

— Radio Diaries presents “a five-part radio series documenting the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings, the voice of Nelson Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with him, and against him” #

— Is Lagos still the capital of Nigeria? Google maps thinks/thought so. #

— Here are some business ideas to avoid. Still think it would be cool to have a t-shirt company. #

— Nice World Cup map with the best result each country has achieved. USA, 3rd once? via Zach #