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]