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Digital Planet: 01/06/2010

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01/06/2010

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Ken Banks; Chile computer bus; Afropixel; Facebook experiment

Ken Banks discusses his award for Frontline SMS; Restoring connectivity in Chile after the earthquake; Dakar celebrates computer art kit in a suitcase; A Facebook experiment scrutinises profiles.

Ken Banks is the founder of FrontlineSMS.  He’s also the recent recipient of a National Geographic young explorers’ award.  He joins Digital Planet to discuss the myriad emergency uses of FrontlineSMS.


Irene Caselli reports from Chile on the bus, touring areas of devastation three months after the earthquake that is bringing computers and connectivity to those regions.


Sasha Gankin reports from Dakar on the Afropixel festival.  One of the highlights this year is the 'pedagogical suitcase', an artistic computer kit that fits neatly in a suitcase.  


What do the images on your Facebook profile tell the world about you?  How discreet are you?  Would you rather the anonymous blue silhouette rather than a true-to-life photo?  The young scientist, Nina Jones, embarks on an experiment to determine the meaning behind our Facebook profiles.

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