_______________________________________________Walu,Am sorry but i did not mean it in that sense, except to give information for participation. You know am as African as a Kenyan, Ghana happens to be my locus for coming into time.On a much lighter note, African tradition demands that if your son in visiting me, i need to inform you - we need to keep our Africaness intact....:-)Eric hereOn 7 Jul 2009, at 09:02, Walubengo J wrote:
Eric @ Ghana,
dont rub it in. He maybe visiting Ghana but he is still our son of "K'ogelo". :-)
walu @ Kenya.
--- On Tue, 7/7/09, Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko@internetresearch.com.gh> wrote:
From: Eric M.K Osiakwan <emko@internetresearch.com.gh>
Subject: [kictanet] President Obama's upcoming trip - media resources for your involvement
To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 12:36 PMDear All,Hope your morning is well.Below are some outlets for getting involved in President Obama's visit - http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/NB: Sorry for crossposting.SMS. We’ve launched an SMS platform to allow citizens to submit questions, comments and words of welcome (in English and in French) . Using a local SMS short code in Ghana (1731) , Nigeria (32969) , South Africa (31958)and Kenya (5683), as well as a long code across the rest of the world*, Africans and citizens worldwide will be encouraged to text their messages to the President. SMS participants will also be able to subscribe to speech highlights in English and French. Long numbers for mobile registration pan-Africa: 61418601934 and 45609910343. This SMS platform is not available in the US. We’d love to get a bunch of people signed up and submitting questions via SMS today.Radio. A live audio stream of the President's speech will be pushed to national and local radio stations during the speech. After the speech, a taped audio recording of the President’s answers to the SMS messages received will be made available to radio stations and websites. The President hopes to answer a variety of questions and comments by topic and region. The audio recording will also be made available for download on www.whitehouse.gov and iTunes.Online chat. We will host a live web chat around the speech on Facebook. The White House will also create a Facebook “event” around the speech wherein participants from around the world can engage with one another. A Twitter hashtag (i.e. #obamaghana) has been promoted to consolidate input and reaction around the event.WhiteHouse.gov/Ghana - On the day of the speech, we will launch www.whitehouse.gov/ghana with links to all of the relevant programs and content (including transcript, video, etc.) for both domestic and foreign audiences.Eric M.K OsiakwanDirectorInternet Research42 Ring Road Central, Accra-NorthTel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031Fax: +233.21.258811Cell: +233.24.4386792
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