Comments on: Showing the Internet to a Burmese Refugee Who’d Never Seen it Before http://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before Michelle Greer, Web Marketing Strategist Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johnhttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-2238 John Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-2238 Michelle, Over the last five years I have bought several used computers to help Burmese arrivals get online.  The children learn fast, but I was gratified to see a father sit beside the computer and listen to a Burmese Daily news broadcast the other day.   I have devoted a blog to the story of our work with refugees:  johnmcmurphy.wordpress.com  Michelle,
Over the last five years I have bought several used computers to help Burmese arrivals get online.  The children learn fast, but I was gratified to see a father sit beside the computer and listen to a Burmese Daily news broadcast the other day.   I have devoted a blog to the story of our work with refugees:  johnmcmurphy.wordpress.com 

]]> By: showing the internet to a burmese refugee - Andrew Harrisonhttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-1109 showing the internet to a burmese refugee - Andrew Harrison Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:41:26 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-1109 [...] Michelle Greer showed a Burmese refugee the internet for the first time: [...] [...] Michelle Greer showed a Burmese refugee the internet for the first time: [...]

]]> By: Linux Against Poverty: the mother of all install fests!http://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-920 Linux Against Poverty: the mother of all install fests! Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-920 [...] ago, Michelle asked me how she could obtain computers for the Burmese refugees she was helping (story and story). She didn’t have a lot of money to throw at it, and no ready sponsors, so the [...] [...] ago, Michelle asked me how she could obtain computers for the Burmese refugees she was helping (story and story). She didn’t have a lot of money to throw at it, and no ready sponsors, so the [...]

]]> By: Donhttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-907 Don Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:21:59 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-907 I appreciated your blog post. Have you read 'Wealth of Networks'? It's written by Yochai Benkler and basically details the benefits of providing information access to communities. It would be relatively easy to help set the Burmese refugees up with a sustainable affordable open source mesh network. I appreciated your blog post. Have you read ‘Wealth of Networks’? It’s written by Yochai Benkler and basically details the benefits of providing information access to communities. It would be relatively easy to help set the Burmese refugees up with a sustainable affordable open source mesh network.

]]> By: Clementhttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-881 Clement Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:52:25 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-881 This is a moving story. Sometimes we take the technology that we have at our disposal lightly. I feel sad for the Burmese for the problems that they have at home.<abbr><em>Clements last blog post..<a href="http://nthambazale.com/2009/02/awesome-consumer-generated-media-night-in-tokyo/" rel="nofollow">Awesome Consumer Generated Media (CGM) Night in Tokyo</a></abbr></em> This is a moving story. Sometimes we take the technology that we have at our disposal lightly. I feel sad for the Burmese for the problems that they have at home.

Clements last blog post..Awesome Consumer Generated Media (CGM) Night in Tokyo

]]> By: GeekAustin.org » Blog Archive » Linux Against Poverty: the mother of all install fests!http://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-871 GeekAustin.org » Blog Archive » Linux Against Poverty: the mother of all install fests! Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:59:10 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-871 [...] ago, Michelle asked me how she could obtain computers for the Burmese refugees she was helping (story and story). She didn’t have a lot of money to throw at it, and no ready sponsors, so the [...] [...] ago, Michelle asked me how she could obtain computers for the Burmese refugees she was helping (story and story). She didn’t have a lot of money to throw at it, and no ready sponsors, so the [...]

]]> By: Christopher Mikkelsenhttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-346 Christopher Mikkelsen Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:20:01 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-346 Dear Michelle,Please have a look at the organization I work for, Refugees United. I'm hoping you'll like it, especially given the story you just told here.Thank you for sharing it!Christopher MikkelsenRefugees United Dear Michelle,

Please have a look at the organization I work for, Refugees United. I’m hoping you’ll like it, especially given the story you just told here.

Thank you for sharing it!

Christopher Mikkelsen

Refugees United

]]> By: andrew.harrison.org : quickly: showing the internet to a burmese refugeehttp://www.michellesblog.net/social-media-and-society/showing-the-internet-to-a-burmese-refugee-whod-never-seen-it-before/comment-page-1#comment-340 andrew.harrison.org : quickly: showing the internet to a burmese refugee Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:57:18 +0000 http://www.michellesblog.net/?p=123#comment-340 [...] 1 [...] [...] 1 [...]

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