Erik Hersman, Woofy African

As a Blogger (AfriGadget, WhiteAfrican), geek and power networker (and geekbear), Erik Hersman is a key member of the African blog revolution. As a builder of Ushahidi, he helps expand the power of everyday people. He recently spoke at power conference, TED (the same one that lady bear, Rosie O'Donnell begged bestie Kathy Griffin for tickets).

Here is is talking about the power of texting and GoogleMaps in the context of the Kenyan crisis.



More on Erik here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/erik_hersman.html
and here: http://whiteafrican.com/
and here: http://www.afrigadget.com/
and here: http://www.ushahidi.com/

[Source: Ted.com]

Professional Blogger/Vlogger Shay Carl

How we missed this woofy internet celeb, I’ll never know.

 

There’s nothing better than a hilarious, furry, bearded real life dad. You can check out his videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/shaycarl

 

Looks like he will have his own professional website up soon.

 

Green is sexy and so is Prof. Andrew Hargadon

Andrew Hargadon is a woofy Professor of Technology Management at the Graduate School of Management at University of California, Davis and author of How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate (Harvard Business School Press 2003).

 

He’s a nationally recognized expert on innovation and was recently profiled in Fast Company for his work on getting major companies like Chevron and Wal-mart to check out more energy efficient technologies.

 

Read the article here: http://origin-www.fastcompany.com/magazine/135/the-green-lantern.html?page=0%2C0

 

You can learn more about Andrew in his blog here: http://andrewhargadon.com/