Reflections 2.10

[16:03:03] *** YALDA West Africa added Kate ***
[16:03:28] *** YALDA West Africa added Olumide Idowu ***
[16:03:32] *** YALDA West Africa added ruchione ***
[16:03:36] *** YALDA West Africa added Adebola Adenuga ***
[16:03:59] YALDA West Africa: Hi All, Welcome to the YALDA West Africa Live Chat
[16:04:17] YALDA West Africa: If you are there please write something
[16:04:36] *** YALDA West Africa added oyebisius ***
[16:04:47] Kate: Hello, greetings from South Korea
[16:05:10] Adebola Adenuga: hallos
[16:05:14] Adebola Adenuga: Something
[16:05:20] Adebola Adenuga: U said i shld write something
[16:05:23] Adebola Adenuga: lol
[16:05:25] YALDA West Africa: Thanks Adebola
[16:05:36] Kate: hi
[16:05:52] Adebola Adenuga: U are welcome
[16:05:59] Adebola Adenuga: I leave in 30 mins though
[16:06:08] YALDA West Africa: Ok thanks….
[16:06:11] Adebola Adenuga: So wat are we discussing
[16:06:20] Adebola Adenuga: let me starting punching my keyboard
[16:06:47] *** Missed conference call. ***
[16:07:12] YALDA West Africa: We are writting, not calls please
[16:07:23] Adebola Adenuga: that waz buzzing
[16:07:36] Adebola Adenuga: since there is no Buzz button , i used that
[16:07:39] Kate: So What’s the topic
[16:08:04] Adebola Adenuga: What are u writing and deleting at the same time?
[16:08:33] YALDA West Africa: Youth: Making Sustainable Change Happen,
the Imperatives and Challenges
[16:09:06] Kate: West African Youth?
[16:09:08] YALDA West Africa: Seyi Oyebisi is lead speaker and he has 35 mins and thene we discuss
[16:09:42] YALDA West Africa: Kate, the event is only being anchored by the West Africa Arm of YALDA
[16:10:06] Kate: Just checking
[16:11:08] YALDA West Africa: Thats fine Kate
[16:11:47] YALDA West Africa: I am helping Seyi Oyebisi set up and while we are at that kindly visit his personal website at: www.Oyebisi.com for a brief about the lead speaker
[16:12:50] *** YALDA West Africa added Esther Olatunde ***
[16:13:00] YALDA West Africa: Esther welcome
[16:14:46] YALDA West Africa: Seyi sends his apologies for the delays, and I am hopeful we will sort his connection issues in a minute or two
[16:14:59] YALDA West Africa: 4:00 – 4:05: Opening Remarks (Moderator)
4:06-4:45:  Keynote Paper: Youth Making Change Happen: The Imperatives and Challenges (Seyi Oyebisi)
4:46 -4:51: Q and A session (Moderator and Seyi)
4:52-5:00:  Networking Session
[16:15:51] *** Missed conference call. ***
[16:16:38] Adebola Adenuga: y buzzing?
[16:16:57] YALDA West Africa: House rules: Nobody should use the dial button please
[16:17:42] Esther Olatunde: ok, sorry about that. didn’t knw abt d rules
[16:18:07] YALDA West Africa: It is ok Esther
[16:18:30] YALDA West Africa: We will follow this agnda
[16:18:32] YALDA West Africa: 4:00 – 4:05: Opening Remarks (Moderator)
4:06-4:45:  Keynote Paper: Youth Making Change Happen: The Imperatives and Challenges (Seyi Oyebisi)
4:46 -4:51: Q and A session (Moderator and Seyi)
4:52-5:00:  Networking Session Read the rest of this entry »

I have been meaning to write and share about social networks and how they can be put to advantage by people who work in development but…for a number of reasons I have failed to do this.

However, I recently succeeded in committing pen to paper and wrote what I will like to tag Twitter (I) as I am sure there will be follow up writings afterward.

Kindly share whatever information you may have that can improve the public know on this and the general idea of social networking. Please read on:

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Twitter is about the hottest social networking tool and it seems to have a strong global appeal and NEWSWEEK magazine has called it the next KILLER APP on the internet. Read the rest of this entry »

I have been meaning to write and share about social networks and how they can be put to advantage by people who work in development but…

A friend however recomended for me this link which addresses some of the issues I want to call attention to.
Please follow the link and see if you ganer something useful.
Cheers and welldone!