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The State of the Internet 2014

Tech Soup

Global Internet adoption growth is actually slowing compared to previous years. The high Internet growth countries are now India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, and Philippines. Global mobile data traffic is up 81% from the previous year. Here's what I found: Internet growth: 2.6 Big Picture: Everything Is Getting Cheaper.

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Women Ingenuity is Powering Solutions for the Digital Divide

Connection Cafe

But while global experts search for solutions to bridge the worsening digital divide for women, it turns out the answers are at our fingertips. And then there is Myrna in the Philippines, who escaped trafficking as a young girl and worked as a domestic helper. Even if it is for an hour each day, women will access the Web.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Blogging To Improve Cambodia's Environment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Born in Roxas City, known as the seafood capital of the Philippines, she graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in mass communications. Cross-posted on Global s. She has been blogging about her work and life at Sreisaat Adventures in Cambodia since January, 2004. She moved to Cambodia in April, 2000.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. All other platforms are in the low single digits. HTC, Motorola, and LG are next, but all are in the single digits with regard to market share. Digital Inclusion. There are now 2.4 telecom companies.

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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

I knew that was going to be me very soon -- and a blog, in many ways, is like a digital version of that envelope. When I did a little digging, I realized that aside from threatening our water supply in Austin, Texas, they had sufficiently done that in Indonesia, and the Philippines and pretty much all over the world.

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