Greatest African Web 2.0 sites

Today with help of Google I've found a picture with logos and links to the greatest African Web 2.0 projects like Afrigator or Jahazi. It seems people in Africa can do modern and cool Web 2.0 sites. I like most SK and Jonga.

Amazing online keyboard trainer

Today with help of Google I've found an amazing online keyboard trainer. You don't have to register on the site, login or do any other wasting of time. Just start typing. This trainer has error highlighting, advanced stats including your typing speed. You can choose between several keyboard layouts and keyboard languages. This is most easy to use keyboard trainer I've ever seen.

12 years of social networks - who was first?

Word "Social network" was first
introduced by J. A. Barnes in 1954. What was first social network on the web? Many sources give the answer - the first one was Classmates.com. Classmates.com is a social network created by Randy Conrads in 1995. The Classmates.com website helps users find, connect and keep in touch with friends from throughout their lives – including school, high school, college, work etc. Here cronological list of other social networks.

1995
First social network ever - Classmates.com

1996
SixDegrees (acquired by YouthStream Media Networks in 2000)
PlanetAll

1997
AsianAvenue - online community with support of contacts, address book

1998
PlanetAll acquired by Amazon.com

1999
Cyworld first started as forum
QQ community around IM service
Blackplanet started as online community

2000
MiGente

2001
Ryze
ClubNexus

2002
Friendster released as private beta version

2003
LinkedIn
Hi5
MySpace
OpenBC
Tribe

2004
aSmallWorld - private network
Piczo
Dogster
orkut
Facebook
Mixi
Multiply
Dodgeball
Friendster

2005
Bebo
Yahoo! 360°
Bebo launched as social network
AsianAvenue launched with social network capabilities
BlackPlanet launched with social network capabilities
Tagworld
Zaadz

Elephants caught in Google Maps

Users of Google Maps has found a group of elephants in Africa. This is a Sahel area in Tunis. If you want to look to wild nature with Google Maps fans just click the link. There you can find more animals.

Wearing personal cell phone booth

An artist from Boston Nick Rodrigues has an idea on how to put an end to annoyance while you talking over cellphone. This portable mobile phone booth straps on to the shoulders of individual cell phone user, keeping their conversations private, and keeping our ears safe. Here is the video of this booth:

Why Google won't buy Skype

There was a rumor yesterday that Google plan to buy Skype but we all know this is not possible. Widely known that Google make deals only with open source free solutions. Closed propritary solution could take a lot of time and resource to be made open and flawless. From this we can make conclusion that this is just rumors.

Vladimir Putin watch how Georgia declares state of emergency

Today Georgia’s government declared a state of emergency and accused Russia of managing battles between police and opposition supporters in the G's capital. President of G Mikhail Saakashvili was accused the Kremlin of instigating the violence. In an earlier release likely to enrage Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, Mr Saakashvili makes the expulsion of three Russian diplomats and recalled Georgia’s ambassador from Russia. G's prime minister said in a televised statement that there had been an effort to overthrow the pro-Western government. M.S. blamed Russian intelligence services for coordinating supporters of the demonstration. M. Saakashvili, appearing on national television, said the violence has pained his heart. But he defended the police and he makes the decision to deploy them.