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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Game Development, Git, Google Maps API, HTML, HTML5, Internet Security, Javascript, jQuery / Prototype, Magento, Mobile App Testing. A tourism-oriented country in the past, now Tunisia focuses on education, skills development, and technology. What are the most common skills in each category?

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21st Century War Propaganda: How Emerging Tech Can Help Temper the Digital War Machine

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As that narrative spread on the Internet with harrowing images coming from the site, thousands of protestors mobilized from Tunisia to Jordan, with Arab leaders canceling a summit with President Biden within hours. Last week, the Middle East went further into turmoil as reports surfaced that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza.

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million

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In 2010 not "very smart" feature phones - handsets that are dumber than smartphones - comprised over 75 percent of the mobile market. with less competition and a large market, Snaptu has been able to generate revenues through mobile ads and operated a revenue share with its partners. source: [link].

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

I’m hoping that HTML5 + mobile will lead them down a more open path. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. I think this fortress company knows open will win over time and I think their instincts (or the market) will lead them in the right direction. That undervalued attribute in life and in tech.

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

Both Sides of the Table

Or just the sheer power of people being able to self organize as they have done in Egypt, Iran or Tunisia. Location Aware – According to Dick Costolo’s statements at CES, up to 40% of all Tweets are sent via mobile devices, which is a hugely powerful asset for Twitter.

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